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There were some frustrating losses but if the Pirates play .500 ball away from Pittsburgh (as they did this week) that should be good enough. They need to better at home

Cleanup hitter with 0 homers

I wrote about the two newest Pirates, and what fans can expect from them buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/wha…

Figured the Pirates would lose that one based on the pitching matchup but man, they had chances to steal a game and they blew it

Santana has nothing. The last few years were nice but he’s utterly incapable of putting guys away

The Pirates' offense has had two weaknesses this year: hitting left-handed pitching and the depth of the bench. Two recent call-ups could address those issues: buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/wha…

This week, the Pirates added two of their top prospects to the big league roster: Esmerlyn Valdez and Jhostynxon García. I wrote about their histories in the minor leagues and what Bucco fans can expect from these newest Pirates. buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/wha…

@notbenfish Joe Smith looked disgusting — belly button protruding — in his green shirt before the Oval Office. Very very disrespectful

@ilove2shit Damn, guess I was wrong (and Cherington really is sick of watching Mangum hit)

@BuccoBallBlog Rats

That’s a bit of a shock. Either someone is hurt or Cherington is also tired of seeing Mangum get this many at-bats

Woah, they really are just replacing Cook with Valdez. The bench got a whole lot stronger.

@ilove2shit I don’t think so

@BuccoBallBlog Is Billy cooked?

@BloopAndABlast I love Pirates Kremlinology

You know Ozuna’s days are numbered because Brown is openly criticizing him on the broadcast. He must have gotten the go ahead from management. Also Kelly seemed pretty fed up after his double play in game one of the series.

Skenes may be more dominant but I enjoy watching Ashcraft just as much. He’s efficient, hits his spots, and throws strikes. It’s everything you could ask for from a pitcher

To describe what Ozuna does on his way to first after hitting a ball can’t even be described as “running.” “Continental drift” would be a more apt descriptor

First pitch of the at-bat in the second inning with 1 out and nobody on. Get real

Marcell Ozuna should be tased the next time he challenges a pitch

If the Pirates want to show this team is different, they'll need to play more games like Wednesday's buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/wha…