2026 Pittsburgh Pirates

Now 3-0 BUCS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Little surprised Konnor is married. His generation generally waits until at least mid 20's. She is a babe but most young ladies are.

 

A W is a W even if it's a nail biter. First time over .500 since late 2024 season. Wow. Didn't know that.

 

Cruz is a liability in cf
He isn’t a cf

 

He makes me nervous

 

Just read where MLB.com won't be offering Free Game or Games of the Day anymore now that ESPN took them over. Cheapskates.

 

Another reason to hate ESPN
They suck
And have sucked for years
Too political

 

I wondered why I didn't see one every day at start of season. My pilfered password will save the day. It's great, I check score on phone and if it's still a game in later innings I tune in.

 

Pirates sure like the "LOB" stat Penguins could have lent them a few runs seeing how they are up 8-2 headed to 3rd period.

 

Walk that sh!t off!! BUCS!!!!!!!!!

 

Hope for a repeat of Saturday. Bucs and Pens win.

Lot of empty seats this Easter Sunday. From the looks of it the weather is not the best in the Burgh.

 

Early but Bucs are hammering the ball. Up 6-0 after 2. Going for the sweep!!

 

5-1 for the Pens looks like some deja vu again today

 

Raise it!!!!

 

Cruz is a true butcher in CF but is leading the league in home runs. I don’t think he will get better defensively, he is late 20s and this is who he is. The solution could be to DH him and put Mangum in CF. Use his bat but bench his glove. Or maybe shift him further to the left on the defensive spectrum, which they already have done once by moving him from SS to CF. Cruz as a third baseman? Sounds nuts but worth a try, as they don’t have one. Third basemen handle fewer chances per game than SS or CF, so he would have fewer chances to f up.
In the end, he may be an eternal baseball enigma, a cypher. He may just be a very gifted athlete who has no position on a baseball field.

For those who don’t know what I’m talking about….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_spectrum

 

I just wish he was our DH. I cringe every time a ball is hit to center.

 

Nice to see them dump Ozuna from the DH role yesterday. They put Reynolds there and Mangum in LF.

 

You show up after a 5-0 loss. You missed what could be the best part of our season. And Reynolds was in LF with Ozuna as the DH. Mangum just PH.

 

They aren't giving up on Ozuna this quickly after signing him to a $12 million deal. The guy has appeared in the field only twice since 2022, not at all the last two seasons. That is one reason why they are stuck with Cruz's horrendous defense in center field.

They finally spent some money for once, but this is a poorly-constructed roster.

 

Technically I think it was posted just prior to Monday's game, albeit they reverted to the previous unworkable scenario. Not sure why the Bucs have so much trouble regardless of the year or players with the Friars at PNC and especially German Marquez? Hope they can salvage the series and Skenes can show some efficiency and go 6 or 7 innings today.

 

Indeed. It's sad when they have a "high-paid" DH who can't even sniff 1/3 the Suwinski level who couldn't even sniff 1/2 the Mendoza level.

 

Really think MLB should shorten the season and start latter. I think it is going to be damn cold in the Burgh tonight. Skenes is scheduled to start so that might bring in a few extra diehards but can't see how they will enjoy the game freezing their asses off.

 

No
His generation waiting until 30s
A lot not even getting married

 

Skenes done after 6 1/3
Hopefully the bullpen can save this one
Pirates can’t beat the Padres at home for some unknown reason

 

Skenes era down to 5.25