Sports – Page 72 – Steel City Pirates

Why Not Just Bring Up the Young Bucs?

As the 2022 season plays out, watching rookies make their MLB debut is going to almost get so commonplace that I’d just about bet the special feeling for many will erode a bit.

Some Nagging Pirates Issues Plague the Team Early On

Here we are, not even 20 games into the 2022 season and the Pirates are already in full on confuse the fans territory. I don’t mean like the normal “why can’t we have this good player?” or similar, I mean just confusing moves.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five

Live from New York, its, well, the Five Thoughts at Five. I’ve been sent into enemy territory for work and I still have Pirates thoughts. Let’s do this.

The Pirates are Already Doing Some Things Better than Last Season

This team is projected to be in the bottom third of the league, that’s more than true since most predicted they’d be in the bottom 4 or 5 teams overall, but when it’s this early I like to look at it in thirds.

Wil and Pete’s Excellent Adventure

The Pirates haven’t been accused of pushing the right buttons often over the past few seasons, but the handling of the pitching staff early on and the emergence of Dillon Peters and Wil Craig is the early season story none of us should be taking our eyes off of.

The Pirates Rebuild is Still On Track

I suppose I should start here, that headline up there still doesn’t mean it’s all going to work.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five

Hey, if you had the Pirates a game over .500 right now, I’d love to see the receipts. More than that I’d love to see the replies you surely got in return for your bold prediction.