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This year we’ll attempt to have a throwback memory every Thursday. This one stars Forbes Field and Frank Sinatra. Enjoy!
Fans always overreact to early season results. Whether good or bad. It’s what we do. Reading the message boards and comment sections is always entertaining in an eye-rolling sort of way. After Tyler Glasnow’s embarrassing season debut where he seemed incapable or even fearful of throwing strikes the fans are ranging in comments saying Glasnow should … Continue reading
Tyler Glasnow wins 5th starter job. I’m surprised. Glasnow pitched well down the stretch in spring training, but the Bucs have such a history of delaying their future stars arrivals that I didn’t anticipate this at all. This will make many fans happy. I’m not surprised that my prediction of starting the season with only … Continue reading
Well we’ve learned some things over the last week. Drew Hutchinson will not be in the starting rotation as he performed inconsistently over the spring and trended downward as the season approached. Jung Ho Kang still isn’t cleared to join the team and there is no timetable for him to do so. Chad Kuhl captured … Continue reading
Mark it down. This is the year. Raise the Jolly Roger! The Bucs ran into a lot of bad luck last year in the form of injuries losing Starling Marte, Francisco Cervelli, and Jung-Ho Kang for long stretches of time. They had key star players underperform: Andrew McCutchen, Gerrit Cole, and Francisco Liriano. They had some … Continue reading
I’ve been a Pittsburgh Pirates fan for almost 40 years. I decided on the name for the blog based on the history of the team. Although the Pittsburgh Pirates got their start as the Pittsburgh Alleghenies in 1876, they were later renamed the Innocents in 1890. The funny thing is that this could still be their … Continue reading
The Pirates jumped on the Cardinals early scoring four runs before recording an out in game one of the five game series against the first place Cardinals. Pedro Alvarez smacked a 3-run HR in the 1st inning to stake the lead to 4-0. The take-aways: Francisco Liriano is establishing himself as the ace of this … Continue reading
It is better to sit tight than be taken to the cleaners at the trade deadline. I still think there will be some sneaky value. Some teams will overpay for what they want, and then the Bucs will come in and trade for value. Huntington is likely in discussions with teams that about players that … Continue reading
I know the best Pirates blogs don’t throw hypothetical trade ideas around. But, this is not one of the best Pirates blogs. I love Mark Melancon and think he is a key reason the Pirates have been as successful as they have been this season. But, as great as he has been, he is replaceable. … Continue reading
If the first two games are any indication, Andrew McCutchen is going to carry the Pirates on offense. The question is – will it be enough? Francisco Liriano was not on top of his game on Friday and neither was AJ Burnett on Saturday. The fielding was less than what we’ve seen too. Admit it … Continue reading
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