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Let me start by saying I am new to this page, but have been a Pirate's fan for over 40 years( and caught a lot of flack since I grew up in New York)...I've endured alot while supporting the Buccos. I've gone through so many years of questions about front office decisions.....they hold on to nonprod...

Despite enduring a second consecutive 100-loss season, Forbes estimated the Pirates made $51.5 million in operating income in 2022, which ranks eighth among MLB teams, and $41 million in gate receipts.

We may need a tie breaker. What if the Pirates end the season 74-87 (and don't make up a west coast rain out). Who wins? The person that guessed 74-88 or the person that guessed 75-87?

Many positives, but the biggest disappointment might be the hitters jogging because they think they are going to be out. High fly ball by Suwinski to left where it wasn't caught. Good job by Bae going from second to home. Good job by Castro going from first to third. With the throw going to third, t...

I rate Profar a 2.

GreenWeenie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:49 pm Chances are, teams just followed Manfred and went along with the program. Makes life easier.

I would have to think Bauer not being signed by any team was a hush-hush agreement by all of the owners....and probably a hush-hush suggestion by Manfred.

Because I watch only so often- and, not at all this ST- 'll ask others who have: do you think that the shift elimination has made much of a difference? The positive- I have seen a few diving stops in the infield which results in more exciting plays. The negative- I have seen several grounders right...

3 is good.

Stats, Your "if" is a big one. I'm not convinced that we do. Are you? I do like some of these guys in the minors (Endy Rodriguez, Henry Davis, Nick Gonzales, Travis Swaggerty, Mike Burrows and a few others.) I am fine with the older guys to bridge the gap(Cutch, Santana, Hedges). In the m...

I thought we just signed Chris Owings and the Pirates like him. Can we call Mathias JVM3? If we are wanting to get a major leaguer, the Yankees would probably give us Isaiah Kiner Falefa and pay most of his salary, but we keep getting AAAA middle infielders to block guys like Castro, Bae and Nick Go...

I guess they had to come up with some modern, fancy, complimentary term for "bench guy." If they play a bunch of places, they won't sit on the bench as long as they should. I thought Josh Harrison was more valuable to the Pirates when he played several positions as opposed to being the ev...

Dan_Stonerook wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:12 pm https://triblive.com/sports/veteran-chr ... r-pirates/

I'm sorry, but I'd rather have Bae or Marcano in the super utility role than Owings.
But it seems Shelton likes him.

Can we refer to Owings as JVM2 ?

I was at the game today against the Yankees where we got our first hit in the 9th inning. The hi-light was Swaggerty throwing out a runner at home plate on a fly from deep center. Maybe the best throw I have ever seen in person.

72-90

Line-up Line-up 1) SS Cruz, 2) LF Reynolds, 3) 3B Hayes, 4) DH Cutch, 5) 1B Santana, 6) 2B Castro 7) CF Suwinski, 8) RF Joe, 9) C Hedges Catcher-Austin Hedges Catcher-Tyler Heineman 1B-Carlos Santana 1B-He Sop Choi 2B-Rodolfo Castro SS-Oneil Cruz 3B-KeBryan Hayes OF-Andrew McCutchen OF-Bryan Reynold...