Tag Archives: Pittsburgh Pirates

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – The All Star Break

Even as the Pirates and every other team in the league for that matter, are selecting players they hope one day might represent their organizations in the All Star Game one day, every team is also suiting up their representatives and shipping them off to Seattle for this year’s festivities.

Pirates Select Paul Skenes Number 1 Overall – Adding Potential Huge Piece of the Puzzle

Bottom line, The Pirates added a fantastic prospect, he’ll be the Pirates number 1 prospect immediately, and I suspect fairly high on the MLB Top 100 as well.

Early Fireworks, Solid Bullpen Salvage Win Ahead of All Star Break (41-49)

7/9/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on TwitterBreaking out a bullpen game ahead of a 4-day break, Pirates managed to end the first half of the season on a high note, netting a 4-2 victory over the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks. Pittsburgh led off with Carmen Mlodzinski – who made his first start with theContinue reading “Early Fireworks, Solid Bullpen Salvage Win Ahead of All Star Break (41-49)”

Pirates 2023 MLB Draft Preview

7/7/23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) When you have the 1st Overall Pick-especially in a year where there are at least 3 to 4 players near the same talent level, or project-ability depending on who you ask-things can get a little muddled. Throw in some genuine misunderstanding-at the very least-and misrepresenting-at theContinue reading “Pirates 2023 MLB Draft Preview”

Pirates Use Offensive Fireworks in July 4th Victory Over LA Dodgers: (40-45)

The Pittsburgh Pirates and LA Dodgers dealt with fireworks being shot off in the parking all night on July 4, but those weren’t the only fireworks the two teams had in mind.

Dodgers Down Battered Bucs 5-2 (39-45)

7/3/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Heading out west for a series in Los Angeles, certainly a challenge for any team. Even when the Dodgers are “bad,” they’re still a good team. They still have a top 5 payroll in baseball, a number of starters in the All Star Game, multiple former MVPsContinue reading “Dodgers Down Battered Bucs 5-2 (39-45)”