2026 Pittsburgh Pirates

Today will be the beginning of a 10 game winning streak!
We will be 6 games over .500
And back in contention for last playoff spot!
LFG!

 

Battlin Buccos
Up 8-0
Top of 5
See if they can hang on

 

Battling Bucs getting an ass kicking this Sunday.

 

Not blaming him
As
Our ace that returned gave up 8 runs
But
Mr Soto can’t pitch a single inning without giving up a run
He is impressive
A utility player most likely would have a better ERA than Soto
Season shot in ass over this BP
Well we got Weaver
Only after we dipped below .500
SP is a mess
Injuries have been decimating to our bats
Waited months upon months
Victory after victory snatched away by this BP
Once again congrats to another Pittsburgh organization that could care less
Rooney
Pens Owner
Pirates owner
All stuck 30 yrs in the past
What was once the
City of champions
Has become a laughingstock across the board
Can’t wait to see our 80 yr old qb perform this season
Adding
I as a Pittsburgh fan was spoiled
Appreciate the Burgh
Just miss it

 

Does a 1 game win streak count?

 

Perhaps the pitching demise (bullpen all season and now starting pitchers from top to bottom) can all be explained/blamed on one single move - they canned 2025 pitching coach Oscar Marin (7th best ERA in MLB) and replaced him (rumors say it was Skenes who led the charge) with Bill Murphy (now 24th ranked ERA). Then you have Matt Hague as the hitting coach for 2025 when the Bucs were one of the worst hitting and scoring teams last year to one of the best and most productive offenses in all of MLB. I can't explain either one other than the Bucs did pick up several good hitting players as well as timed the promotion of several young players from the minors. I think right now the bats are silent (throwing in the towel and cruising to the season's end) as they watch the starters crumble early and often. Bubba did great Saturday but even that is a rarity. They haven't even been in a save situation I don't think since Weaver showed up. Reynolds sure puts together great Junes but pretty much sucks in other months. Mangum and Nick Gonzo have been steady at the plate but NG is a real liability on the left side of the infield. Just like Cruz in his early days, teams have film on Vasquez now and his magic act has vanished at the plate. Any other bright spots these days?

 

Better than nothing I reckon

 

For some odd reason we cannot hit left handed pitching
This has been the case all season long

 

Bright spot = season almost over

 

Cruz is a liability anywhere on the field
Just can’t hide him in right field like we used to do in softball

 

Pirates have officially folded like an umbrella

 

Skenes may very well lose 15 games this season
Only thing that can save him, is if they pull the plug on him for the rest of the season

 

Pirates have lost 6 straight series
Will they win at least one series before end of season?

 

Now that all hope is lost I'm actually rooting for loses. I predicted 74 wins in a contest on another board and now I want to win that contest. I was the lowest win total prediction.

Just lose baby. Can win 16 more and that's it.

 

7 series in a row that Buccos have lost
@steel machine
Good luck on finding 16 more wins

 

Pirates soon to be 8-17 since all star break and 2-7 since trade deadline day. Yikes.
This Pirates team would get swept by the Los Angeles Angels as it stands today. They are pathetic and just a lifeless team.

 

16 teams are below .500 in MLB. Seems like a lot of teams to me. Is this normal or not?

 

Damn money teams buy up the best players. Only 11 teams under .500 in 2025. 12 teams in 2024. Season not over but 16 is a lot.

 

Call the papers. Alert the TV stations. The world is ending.

A Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher actually pitched a complete game. Ashcraft pitches a 3 hitter with 10 SO's!! Pirates bats come alive when we really only needed 2 runs for him.

Bucs soar out of last place moving 1 percentage point ahead of Reds. This could set the tone for tonight's Steeler game. Allar could throw 3 TD's tonight

 

Allar threw 2 tds
Plus ran for one
= 3 tds!
Very impressive performance from Ashcraft
In today’s baseball, almost impossible to throw a complete game!

 

Will the Pirates shut down Skenes?

 

Yet Milwaukee one of the Smallest market in Baseball has the best record?

 

Good question
But I don’t think so
They still have a chance at last WC spot
But
If there is something physically wrong with Skenes to cause this down year
I would shut him down now