https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xti32-14a87b6 In this episode Craig talks about the possible effect of Roansy and Ortiz’s changeup usage, Jared Jones pitching with the ABS vs. The Umpire Challenge and Anthony Solometo potentially wearing down as the season went on. Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especiallyContinue reading “Minor League News and Brews: Pirates Prospect Pitching Development”
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Pirates Problems
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-s3q72-14a4529 Craig and Chris begin by talking about some of the issues that exist at the end of this year and how they can possibly be fixed, before going on a tangent-similar to Ke’Bryan’s-about home plate umps; and, finish off the episode with Cutch’s season ending injury. Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers theContinue reading “Pirates Problems”
Corbin, Abrams Lead Nationals Over Pirates 6-2 (66-78)
9/11/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Good teams find ways to win and bad teams find ways to lose. The past few years of rebuilding, the Pirates have consistently been in the latter category. But this season, we’ve seen flashes of a team that may actually be playing meaningful fall games in theContinue reading “Corbin, Abrams Lead Nationals Over Pirates 6-2 (66-78)”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Baseball and 9-11 will always be intertwined. The sports world played a huge role in helping to heal the nation and I’ll never shake the images of our President throwing out the first pitch.
Early Pitchers Duel Negated By Bullpen Blow-Up, Bucs Drop Finale 5-2 (66-77)
9/10/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Wrapping up the series in Atlanta with Luis Ortiz of the Pirates taking on Allan Winans of the Braves, turning out a surprising pitchers duel between one of the best offenses in baseball and one of the worst. After combining for 24 hits and 12 runs overContinue reading “Early Pitchers Duel Negated By Bullpen Blow-Up, Bucs Drop Finale 5-2 (66-77)”
Detailing the Pirates Roster with an Eye Toward 2024
As soon as the last pitch is thrown in 2023 there will be immediate calls for blindly spending money and judgements will be passed on players who in some cases have had little more than 100 at bats in the league, if that.
Talking Pirates Late Season Storylines With Jason Mackey
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fe2w3-149a0f7 Craig is joined by Jason Mackey-Pirates Beat Reporter from the Post Gazette-to talk September callups, who we could still see this season, Oneil Cruz’s injury outlook, the likelihood of Andy Haines returning next season and the future of Andrew McCutchen; whom Craig has continued to successfully reverse jinx for almost a month now. BroughtContinue reading “Talking Pirates Late Season Storylines With Jason Mackey”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Late Night Buc’n
Sorry it’s late, but life always wins, and this time, there was just no avoiding it.
Know Your Enemy – August Edition
The division is still a dogfight at the top. There are scenarios that can develop yet where any of Cincinnati, Milwaukee, or Chicago could take this thing. The month of August will help to clear this up some, but there is a possibility that we get even less separation between the top 3 contenders. Join us again next month and we will find out what happened and who stood out!
Minor League News And Brews: Picking Favorites And The Age Of Information Overload
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9qgwr-149612e Craig talks about how he picks his favorite players in the Minor Leagues, and how they are not always even the best on their own team. He then jumps into a conversation about the amount of information that is generated during each game that is played; with some being more of an educated guess,Continue reading “Minor League News And Brews: Picking Favorites And The Age Of Information Overload”
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