Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Opening Weekend In Indianapolis

4-4-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Whenever I went on social media after a jam packed weekend of watching the Pirates take on the Reds, and the Indians as they welcomed the Omaha Storm Chasers to The Vic, one particular comment caught my eye. An obvious fan of the Pittsburgh Baseball ClubContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Opening Weekend In Indianapolis”

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)”

Triple-A Opening Day

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6a5ub-13cfad8 Craig is joined by Taylor Perri (@ShopYinzz) to discuss their takeaways from the Pirates Opening Day, and the Indianapolis Indians Roster Announcement; as the Triple-A Season Gets underway.  Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen.Continue reading “Triple-A Opening Day”

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”