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It should be no surprise that Francisco Liriano and Melky Cabrera made the opening day roster. The maniacs in the comments sections of DKPittsburghSports (subscription required) are pointing at both as being examples of the Pirates sucking. These same people would have criticized it had they been cut. Last season Liriano held players the first time … Continue reading
But, not in that order. We like to finish on a positive note, so we’ll start with the ugly, then move on to the bad, and close with the good. The ugly: The Bucs have scored the 2nd fewest runs in the NL. -19 in run differential. 1-6 against the Reds. Averaging .86 errors per … Continue reading
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
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
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
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