2026 Pittsburgh Pirates

pirates still sailing with the wins in spring training --arrrgh...lets sail the high seas this year and not shoot cannonballs through our own deck

 

I'm headed up to Casino but still not sure if I'm betting over or under. Leaning towards over. Years of failure causes mistrust.

 

The Pirates were 20 games under .500 with a putrid offense in 2025. The middle of the lineup should be better with Ozuna, O'Hearn, and Lowe, but those guys aren't superstars. I will believe Cruz has figured things out when I see it during the regular season. They also need Reynolds to bounce back, which is actually a fair expectation.

If all of those guys work out and Griffin is read to make some impact at short, they can make a big jump and get over .500, but "if" is doing a lot of work there.

 

Taking a look back at 2025 final standings. I'm a Rockies fan my season ended in April. 43-119, wow! I know Bucs suck it but I think the fans would have got highly agitated with a record like that. I don't know if the fans chant a lot against Nutting but they only win 43 games I hope they have the sense not to support him.

I have not been back since 2011 when I got to see the seasons future Super Bowl Champions beat my arch enemies the Eagles in a pre-season game. Then at PNC the next night to see a loss of course

First time I went back was 2002. The Bucs were home for 9 games. They went 2-7 but it was a fantastic time. I only went to 2 games and those were the 2 they won. It was against a powerhouse of a team too, the Montreal Expos

 

Don't fail me boys. I bet the over. Maybe I'll win to make up for the money I lose in about 10 minutes at the Roulette table.

 

3b Brett Baty of Mets should be a trade target. Send them prospect Fliorentino or whatever the heck it is and another guy.