Pirates Break Out The Lumber, Out-Slug Red Sox 7-6: (2-2)

The Pirates fought back after an early haymaker from the Red Sox to take Game 1 of the series.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five

Folks, if the Pirates had swept the Reds, I’d be saying largely the same thing. You don’t know much about this team yet. Neither do I, neither does anyone else. Baseball is not a sport that tells you much in 3 games.

When You Have Options, Excuses Die Quickly

So much that is and has been wrong with the Pirates is about money, but right now, it’s about decision making. They can’t be afraid to make a change, but they also don’t want to be too rash and take the possibility of success off the table for a player they genuinely see as talented.

Three Bombs By The Reds, Sink The Pirates 6 to 2: (1-1)

4/1/23- By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter As soon as Pirates Fans saw their old friend Kevin Newman in the lineup for Cincinnati in the 5-hole, they had to know he was going to do some damage against his former Ball Club. Especially after numerous comments were made in jest concerning him beingContinue reading “Three Bombs By The Reds, Sink The Pirates 6 to 2: (1-1)”

Through The Prospect Porthole: Key Developmental Year For The Pirates Farm System

3-30-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) From the moment Ben Cherington and Company took over the day-to-day Baseball Operations of the Pittsburgh Pirates, one overarching mantra has been promoted throughout the organization. And no, I’m not talking about tank narrative that has saturated social media for the past three years. Since beingContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Key Developmental Year For The Pirates Farm System”

2023 Pirates Season Preview

It’s that time of year again folks, a brand new baseball season here in Pittsburgh and for the first time since probably 2019 a bit of an air of optimism can at least be smelled in the wind. What this team is this season and what they have coming, well, safe to say both world will collide a bit this season as it looks to be the biggest migration of talent from the system to the Bigs we’ve seen since easily 2010.