You can either buy into the Pirates or stop watching baseball

The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to wrap up their 2023 campaign. Like many others before it, the Buccos’ season will end without a postseason berth and with a losing record. There is hope for the future, however. Pittsburgh may have started out with an interesting and initially effective mix of veterans and young players, but… read more

The Texas Rangers Could Really Use Cole Ragans Right About Now

The Texas Rangers recently lost Max Scherzer for the rest of the season to a torn teres major muscle, a major blow to their World Series hopes in the midst of a fierce battle that could land them either the AL West crown, a wild-card spot, or – just as easily – nothing at all…. read more

Kyle Bradish Is the Ace the Orioles Needed

It’s always a gamble when a team trades away established veteran talent for a prospect that may or may not pan out. That was a chance the Baltimore Orioles were willing to take in 2019 when they traded Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels for a package of prospects that included current rotation staple,… read more

Affected by Altitude: I was lied to about the .500 baseball

The podcast Affected by Altitude is hosted by Purple Row staff writers Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, who are incredibly proud and excited to be lending their voices to more great Rockies content for you to enjoy. Joining Evan and Skyler is a rotating cast of guests hosts to talk shop about everyone’s favorite purple… read more

Pirates complete largest comeback in team history with 13-12 win over Reds Saturday night

Someone needs to tell these young 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates that they’re supposed to be cannon fodder in the final days of the National League wildcard race. After forging an early 9-0 lead in front of the home folks at Great American Ball Park, the Reds, who began Saturday’s action 1.5 games out of the third… read more

The young Pirates are playing spoiler in the NL Wild Card race

The emotions were on high as the Pirates took on the Reds at Great American Ball Park on Friday night. Pittsburgh went into the night with a 72-81 record and was virtually out of the National League wildcard race with nine games to go. The Reds, on the other hand, began Friday’s festivities with a… read more

Drew Romo Is Proving His Potential for the Colorado Rockies’ Future

It’s not always easy to deliver in a clutch situation. Yet, with the go-ahead run at second and only one out in the sixth inning, Drew Romo delivered a single up the middle, giving the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes the lead at the time and keeping their playoff dreams alive for a little while longer. Not… read more

Affected by Altitude: Bryantman Begins

The podcast Affected by Altitude is hosted by Purple Row staff writers and Fans First Sports Network contributors Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, who are incredibly proud and excited to be lending their voices to more great Rockies content for you to enjoy. Joining Evan and Skyler is a rotating cast of guests hosts to… read more

Bryan Reynolds hasn’t made much of an impact as the Pirates best player

With the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season winding down, Bryan Reynolds, the Pirates starting left-fielder, is having a pretty good all-around year. Reynolds is currently batting .272 with 143 hits, 21 home runs and 75 RBI. He has an on-base percentage of .333 and an OPS of .804. While not his best season, Reynolds’s… read more

MLB’s expanded playoff format may actually level the playing field for small market teams

As I sit here and type this article, the Pittsburgh Pirates are 66-76 and helplessly out of the National League Central Division race with 20 games to go in the 2023 regular season. But while the Pirates are 13.5 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in their division, they are just 8.5 games back of… read more

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