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Brewers Defeat Pirates 9-0, Luis Oviedo Rocked in First MLB Start

I mean, if you don’t score you can’t win. That said, if you give up 8 runs in two innings after the team has watched two, then three, then two, well still kinda three players moved in three days time, it’s not surprising not many looked like they were feeling it.

Clay Holmes Has Been…Traded?!?!

If I was being asked to finish this sentence before 5:30 PM this afternoon, my honest answer would have consisted of three words, with none of those being traded, to, or Yankees; unless cash considerations were involved. This assessment is not a knock on Holmes by any means as I was as surprised as prettyContinue reading “Clay Holmes Has Been…Traded?!?!”

The Trade Piece That Isn’t Getting Enough Attention

July 30th (so used to saying the 31st) is right around the corner, and that means that trade talks are going to ramp up drastically. We’ve already seen Adam Frazier shipped off to the Padres, and Tyler Anderson and Richard Rodriguez are likely on the way out. Maybe sprinkle in Chad Kuhl if you’d like.Continue reading “The Trade Piece That Isn’t Getting Enough Attention”

The Giants Out-Pirated The Pirates

7-23-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement) Prior to the start of the season not many could have predicted that the San Francisco Giants would be a top the NL West beyond the All-Star Break; especially with the defending World Series Championship Dodgers and the young and exciting Slam Diego Padres to compete with. Yet,Continue reading “The Giants Out-Pirated The Pirates”

Cherington and Company Love To Target Guys From The Wood Bat Leagues; Especially The Cape

Over the past week Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Talk, especially the potential for General Manager Ben Cherington to work the system in order to sign four first round talents, has flooded social media to the point that many of the other draft picks, aside from maybe 14th Round selection Braylon Bishop, have become just an conglomerationContinue reading “Cherington and Company Love To Target Guys From The Wood Bat Leagues; Especially The Cape”