The 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Team Season Thread

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Postby shafnutz05 » Tue May 11, 2021 7:07 am

This is great.


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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Tue May 11, 2021 9:16 am

They've upped their social media game.

And this anthem thing...is this new? The Reds broadcast seems used to this "contest." Have the Buccos been doing this for a while as well?

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Postby Troy Loney » Tue May 11, 2021 8:17 pm

Lost his control in the 6th, 2 straight walks. Is likely going to get pulled.

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Postby willeyeam » Tue May 11, 2021 8:19 pm

Lost the perfect game by walking the pitcher lol

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Postby King Colby » Tue May 11, 2021 8:53 pm

Tremendous start for Brubaker yet again.

He may get me to go to a game this year.

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Postby Troy Loney » Wed May 12, 2021 10:55 am

Roansy has faced 40 batters this year and stuck out 22 of them, he's also the youngest pitcher on the team.

Canaan Smith, the last piece of that Taillon trade was a prep hitter drafted in 2017 is also off to a crazy start in Altoona, for context, same age / draft as Calvin Mitchell, who is also in Altoona this year. Mitchell is holding his own with a .800 OPS, Canaan's is 1.260 thus far.

I think there's definitely a wave starting to form for 2022/23, the biggest 2021 promotion could be Swaggerty, but next year could be Roansy, Cruz, Nick Gonzalez and Pegeuro.

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Postby Troy Loney » Thu May 13, 2021 6:24 am



Cruz barely has to swing to get the ball over the fence

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Thu May 13, 2021 9:58 am

John Perotto noticed that Pirates beat writers Twitter had more Tweets about minor league Pirates doing things than the MLB club.

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Postby faftorial » Thu May 13, 2021 7:10 pm

You know you're getting old when you see grandchildren (Mike Yastrzemski) of players you watched as a kid.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu May 13, 2021 8:01 pm

I don’t know if Capps is really good or usually hearing McKenry makes him seem that much better, but what a nice change from what I usually hear on the radio. I had no problem with what McKenry provided in studio, but he doesn’t seem to have the mental acuity to opine off the cuff for a living.

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Postby faftorial » Thu May 13, 2021 8:14 pm

I don’t know if Capps is really good or usually hearing McKenry makes him seem that much better, but what a nice change from what I usually hear on the radio. I had no problem with what McKenry provided in studio, but he doesn’t seem to have the mental acuity to opine off the cuff for a living.
Plus a terrible radio voice. He's better than Wehner at least.

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Postby willeyeam » Thu May 13, 2021 8:20 pm

I turned the game on and "Shreve" is pitching. Whatever that is

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Postby willeyeam » Thu May 13, 2021 8:20 pm

Also Will Craig is up. Who knew

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu May 13, 2021 8:31 pm

I turned the game on and "Shreve" is pitching. Whatever that is
Low overall, high potential LOOGY that I would always trade for in MLB The Show.

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Postby willeyeam » Thu May 13, 2021 8:32 pm

I turned the game on and "Shreve" is pitching. Whatever that is
Low overall, high potential LOOGY that I would always trade for in MLB The Show.
Not any more

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Postby King Colby » Thu May 13, 2021 8:36 pm

LTOOGY?

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Postby willeyeam » Thu May 13, 2021 9:08 pm

Will Craig homered

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu May 13, 2021 9:09 pm

After listening some more, I lean toward Capps being good. Better than Wehner ever was for sure, but even more toward being really good with some room for improvement. Good radio voice, knowledgeable, insightful, conversational, making a Block broadcast not boring. I give it two thumbs up.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu May 13, 2021 9:10 pm

Will Craig homered
Best 1B in the system.

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Postby willeyeam » Thu May 13, 2021 9:26 pm

Will Craig homered
Best 1B in the system.
Do we have other 1B

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Postby Troy Loney » Fri May 14, 2021 2:45 pm



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