Based on the pattern that Trevor Cahill has been following all year, he was set to have a good outing versus the Cubs at Wrigley Field this afternoon. Since the beginning of the year Pirates Fans have gone back and forth between Cahill being a DFA candidate, not going to happen, and a possible tradeContinue reading “Last Inning Pirates Rally Falls Just Short”
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The Pirates Lineup Needs Help, Is There Any Coming?
The thing that will help this club the most would be getting their injured third baseman back, but let’s dig a bit deeper.
There Are Certain Truths You Come to Realize Watching Minor League Ball
ust about every year, minor league baseball is inundated with coverage from folks who simply don’t spend a whole lot of time covering it. In an obvious rebuild, that gets ramped up to 100.
Pirates (13-17) Drop Series to Padres, Brubaker Fights Through 5.2 for No Decision
Before I get into this game in particular, this was a fun series. Lots of good defense especially from Kim Ha-seong and Erik Gonzalez. Kim played 2B, SS and 3B consecutively giving each of the Padres big three a night off during the series and he just shined.
A Tremendous Day of MiLB Baseball
A rebuilding club always has one thing going for them. They can always point out toward the affiliate locations and say hey guys, look over there, not here.
Keller Comes Out Strong Against The Padres
Through his first five starts of the season, Mitch Keller has been the very definition of Jekyll and Hyde; either wild and outside of zone, while hanging sliders for batters to punish, or in command and pounding the zone as he fools hitters with the off speed and overpowers them with the fastball. The strangestContinue reading “Keller Comes Out Strong Against The Padres”
Tyler Anderson Knows His Role, And He Accepted It
As I sat down at my deck, coffee in hand, to do my my morning pursuing of Pittsburgh Pirates Social Media-I know I am a glutton for punishment-I noticed a fairly common theme from some Pirates Fans, feeling bad for Tyler Anderson because of the lack of run support he was provided; while pitching aContinue reading “Tyler Anderson Knows His Role, And He Accepted It”
Pirates (12-16) Squander Tyler Anderson Great Start, Fall to Padres 2-0
Tonight there were positives to take away, plenty actually, but the bats remained silent for a second straight night.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 5-3-21
Rough week for our Buccos, but that’s going to happen when any one aspect of the club falters. What separates the bad/good/great teams is the ability to survive and win when some facets of the game fail.
Through The Prospect Porthole: AAA (Formerly Known As The Alternate Site) and The New High A Are Ready To Play
When the AAA-Indianapolis Indians and High A-Greensboro Grasshoppers Rosters were unveiled, I immediately grabbed my phone and asked Siri how long it would take me to get to First National Bank Field. The bad news is that it came out to 6 hours and 55 minutes, on the first leg of a 870 mile roundContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: AAA (Formerly Known As The Alternate Site) and The New High A Are Ready To Play”
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