Samson
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Samson
@SamsonTmeyer
https://t.co/l92WFEnrVt #letsgobucs
Pittsburgh Se unió Aralık 2011
637 Siguiendo229 Seguidores

@SamsonTmeyer @EthanHullihen I do not enjoy how old he’s looking
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I'm struggling to name most of these players
Bob Nightengale@BNightengale
It’s a Who’s Who of retired players too catching this game.
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@Greenieb32 @EthanHullihen No one in the replies to Bob named him either..that's how deep this bucco disease runs in my blood!
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@ZackTanner @MLBPA He's always been a company man! More puff pieces coming up.
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Jason raked in pay raises as a scab and now has weaseled his way into a job with the team that he was covering while at Spring Training on the PG's dime. I'd take whatever he writes with a huge grain of salt, especially as his employer looks to lockout the @MLBPA next year.
Jason Mackey@JMackey_PGH
My next adventure: working for the Pirates. Title is Pirates Insider. It's a newly created position that will involve writing, radio, TV, podcasts, etc. Written work on MLB.com, radio with @937theFan and TV on @SNPittsburgh. Read more: medium.com/p/a3b95ddf90c3…
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@SteelCityBucs30 I'd make both of those trades in a heartbeat. I'm still a big Termarr believer, but at this point you've got to be comfortable moving prospects for MLB talent. I don't get a lot of the Paredes slander either.
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Samson retuiteado

Growing followership on X is hard, and it takes too much time. Can’t I just throw money at it?
Sure, why not? We’re running a contest this month -- all it takes to enter is to follow my account @GMBCSuperfan and share/repost this photo. Easy peasy.
One lucky schlub will win a $100 gift card to Pittsburgh Clothing Co, which graciously agreed to accept my money and receive this free promotion. No, seriously, they are awesome and real fans of the Buccos. Glad to support them.
Don’t want to follow my account or shill this contest by sharing? Gee, selfish much? If you simply can’t bear it, you can also participate by emailing me at gmbcsuperfan@gmail.com. Please, no nudes.
Let’s keep it clean - one submission per person. Help me get over 1,000 followers people. This is the task. #WinterofBen

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• Cruz breakout
• Skenes continued dominance
• Young Bucs thrive
GMBC Superfan@GMBCSuperfan
What are the storylines on this season of The Pitt?
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@atrupar You get to make your claims by examining slow mo video and looking back in time something that in real time federal agents didn't have. So in that same vein we get to look at the character and previous actions of Saint Tail Light
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "Seeing an American taken to the ground, having his gun removed, and then after having his gun removed being shot in the back up to 10 times, and then having the govt say he was a terrorist all along based on no evidence besides the fact he was a lawful conceal carry holder -- I think those are the kinds of things that as painful as they are, can actually bring together a lot of Americans to say, 'Hey, we need a different direction.'"
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@BuccoBallBlog The boxes he checks are that he can play third base and will take pennies
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@Wins_Williams Oh yeah, ok I agree. He's a fine defensive 4th/5th OF but digging out infield singles isn't a great OBP strategy or one that generally works. Bucs need to get a 3B and then it's hopium for Password IMHO
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@SamsonTmeyer Mangum sadly. I like him well enough, he seems like a great OF defender, but that's limited value if most of it is going to come in a corner. There are projections that have him at sub 80 wrc+, would rather have him on the 40 than not but man I don't want this guy starting.
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@Office_Dolt @ScoringChanges Ah ok thank you! Missed him putting it over the ball
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@SamsonTmeyer @ScoringChanges The catcher places his mask on top of the ball. Clear case of someone understanding the detached equipment rule. I had to look up the rule specifically, then watch the clip again, then noticed he didn't use his glove the entire time.
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So I hate ill informed posts like these that make people think something is true when it isn’t.
This is NOT a “catcher’s balk”. This is an error for detached equipment. It’s an advancement error (not an assumed out error) and is scored as E2.
Fun fact at one time this was a two-base error, but it’s just one now.
Incidentally, a catcher cannot balk, only a pitcher can. If a catcher is NOT in the box when a pitch is thrown, that is a balk on the pitcher, because it’s incumbent on the pitcher to not throw the ball in that instance.
There is NO SUCH THING as a “catcher’s balk”.
Baseball’s Greatest Moments@BBGreatMoments
I was today years old when I learned that catchers can balk too.
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@eYARKulation @EkewakaKapule @GMBCSuperfan @Bucfish67 No chance the Phillies would do this deal anyway lol
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Alec Bohm 2026 Projections
ZiPS: 560 PA, .282 BA, .332 OBP, .431 SLG (.763 OPS), 15 HR, 1.8 WAR
Steamer: 532 PA, .275 BA, .330 OBP, .425 SLG (.755 OPS), 14 HR, 2.1 WAR
I’m sure you’re asking — when did the Pirates trade for Alec Bohm? They haven’t. I was fully prepared to write the morning-after reflection on their shiny new Japanese acquisition, so instead I decided to pivot (yes, PIVOT!) to the player I think is the most realistic solution to the gaping hole at third base.
I was also inspired by how aggressively negative Pirates Twitter has been about Bohm as a solution. Where others see an imperfect third baseman, I see a market inefficiency -- specifically, a Phillies team with long-term payroll pressures, a player entering his walk year, and a Pirates front office that looks for value buys over trophy purchases.
If the Pirates can move Joey Bart and his contract back to Philadelphia while acquiring Bohm, that’s a solution worth exploring further.
Why Not Eugenio Suárez?
The Okamoto sweepstakes told us something important: the Pirates were stretched to make a competitive offer. Beat reporter Alex Stumpf has since noted the club isn’t planning any other splash free-agent signings. With a left-handed starter still needed, I don’t see Suárez in black and gold in 2026.
Bohm, on the other hand?
ZiPS and Steamer are remarkably aligned here. A .750-ish OPS with 14–15 home runs is what a reasonable expectation would be for Kazuma Okamoto in his first MLB season. If that stat line was acceptable from Japan, it’s hard to understand why it’s unacceptable from Bohm.
I’ll use this column to make an argument for Bohm as a fine backup plan having missed on Okamoto.
#ProjectingthePirates #WinterofBen

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@SteeloCity @YankeeWRLD @AlexBrandt7 HAS to happen if we whiff on Okamoto. Not holding my breath for either though, sadly.
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The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.
Kudos to our brave special operators who pulled off a truly impressive operation.

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