The Pirates kicked off their Luau Weekend by kicking the stuffing out of the Mets by a score of 14-2 in the first of a four-game series at PNC Park on Friday night. The second sell-out crowd of the 2024 campaign was on hand to witness Pittsburgh’s roasting of the Metroplitans that included 16 hits… read more

If you’ve been waiting for the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates to get on a roll, you might have to wait a little longer. How much longer? It’s hard to say, but it may never happen. Independence Day at PNC Park was the latest example of the Buccos’ inability to take a step and gain some momentum–both… read more

Do you know how you can tell that the Bryan Reynolds hitting streak wasn’t all that historic? It came to an end during the Pirates’ 4-2 victory over the Braves at Truist Park on Sunday afternoon, and I said to myself, “Did Reynolds get a hit?” Obviously, Reynolds did not get a hit, and his… read more

When bad baseball teams make mistakes, good teams make them pay. Chicago White Sox reliever Michael Kopech temporarily lost the ability to pitch, leading to a 7-6 win for the Cleveland Guardians last night. The score was tied 6-6 in the ninth inning and Andres Gimenez was on second base. Kopech delivered a VERY wild… read more

There is no secret that the Toronto Blue Jays have had quite a poor season thus far, and certainly one of the worst in recent memory. Furthermore, current faces of the franchise Vladimir Guererro Jr. and Bo Bichette have been on serious down years this season and talks of moving one if not both players… read more

If “classic Cleveland Guardians baseball” is a thing that exists, we saw it last night in Kansas City. Tanner Bibee (7-2) delivered six strong innings, and Jose Ramirez led the offense in a 7-2 victory over the Royals. Cleveland avoided its first four-game losing streak of the season and has a chance to even the… read more

OK, the headline for this article is a little misleading. When you see words like “Pirates,” “managed,” and “ineffective,” you probably think Pittsburgh’s brain trust has taken Paul Skenes’s enormous pitching talent and turned him into a pitch-to-contact guy, a la Gerrit Cole back in the day. You probably think Skenes has been ineffective over… read more

The Kansas City Royals are making their move on the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland came to town with the best record in baseball, but the Royals beat them 10-3 to take the first half of the four-game series. The Guardians have lost three in a row, but they still hold a seven-game lead in the American… read more

The best team in baseball rolled into town, and the Kansas City Royals rose to the challenge. Vinny Pasquantino’s sacrifice fly in the sixth inning was the difference as KC beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Thursday night. The third-place Royals are now eight games behind the Guardians in the American League Central Division. The… read more

Over the last 5-10 years when thinking about the face of Major League Baseball, I think of Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Altuve and a few others. While most of those men are still relevant to the sport, I believe that the torch has been passed to the next generation of talent. A… read more