Can We Get A COMON?
By Joe Smeltzer The Yankees are winners. The Pirates are losers. The Yankees are rich. The Pirates are poor. The Yankees eat steak. The Pirates eat fast food. The Yankees are Kendall Jenner. The Pirates are Ms. Gulch from The Wizard of Oz. This is the narrative, and, for the most part, it’s an accurate perception. Yet, for reasons even more
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By Ryan Simpson I can’t say I didn’t see this one coming. Adam Frazier (pending physical) has been traded to the San Diego Padres. The return for the Pirates is a group of three prospects, and I am here to break down their potentials and grade the trade.The headliner of the return is Tucupita Marcano, a 21-year-old infielder who has
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By Joe Smeltzer 2021 would have marked the 50th anniversary of the 1971 World Series champions. Alas, it doesn’t look like there will be a celebratory reunion this summer. “Postponed” wouldn’t be a fair word to use since there never was a tentative date scheduled for the likes of Steve Blass, Manny Sanguillien and Richie Hebner to put on knockoff
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By Joe Smeltzer For as bad as the Pirates have been since 1993– get your jokes out now– they’ve only lost 100 games twice. This year’s team might be No. 3. One day, I was looking through a Twitter account called “PGH Sports History,” which posts newspaper articles to coincide with the day’s date. I stumbled upon an article the
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Mitch Keller has a 7.41 ERA, and many Pirates fans are throwing in the towel. Is that a little premature? Our analytics guru @RyanSimpson20 dives in.
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By Joe Smeltzer Phil Coyne’s longevity made him a celebrity. He spent more time as a Pittsburgh Pirates’ usher— 81 years— than most people spend on planet earth. Coyne’s tenure started in the heat of the Great Depression, and lasted through 12 US Presidents and five American wars. He saw Babe Ruth’s last three home runs in person, and was
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By Joe Smeltzer The 20th season of PNC Park should have been celebrated last year, and since the season ended up taking place, I guess, in a way, it did. Since there were no fans and the season was the most screwed-up baseball ever has (and hopefully ever will) see, I don’t count it. Besides, PNC Park opened in 2001,
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By Joe Smeltzer The 20th season of PNC Park should have been celebrated last year, and since the season ended up taking place, I guess, in a way, it did. Since there were no fans and the season was the most screwed-up baseball ever has (and hopefully ever will) see, I don’t count it. Besides, PNC Park opened in 2001,
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By Joe Smeltzer The 20th season of PNC Park should have been celebrated last year, and since the season ended up taking place, I guess, in a way, it did. Since there were no fans and the season was the most screwed-up baseball ever has (and hopefully ever will) see, I don’t count it. Besides, PNC Park opened in 2001,
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By Ryan Simpson In the latest episode of Trevor Bauer’s offseason blog, which every baseball fan should be watching, Bauer and his agent Rachel Luba talked about the MLB offseason. Bauer proposed several different ways that the MLB could “spice up” the offseason to be on par with the NBA’s. Agent Luba talks about the recent player grievances against teams
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