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@SouthernYinzer @mearshannah_ @SNPittsburgh @Pirates Totally agree. This is the kind of guy I want in the clubhouse.

@mearshannah_ @SNPittsburgh @Pirates In every interview/spotlight piece I’ve seen of Billy Cook, he seems like such a kind, gentle soul. No ego, very humble. Happy for him that his hard work has paid off to make the opening day roster. Let’s Go Bucs! 🏴‍☠️🖤💛

“Some meetings are hard. This one is not going to be.” Billy Cook reflected on his conversation with manager Don Kelly about making the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. 🏴‍☠️👏

@AmyLauth @mearshannah_ @SNPittsburgh @Pirates Totally agree! This was a great call!

@mearshannah_ @SNPittsburgh @Pirates So happy for Billy Cook! He deserves this and will be helpful to have on the team 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@Musketman668665 @buccoburners @BehindTheBucs Thrilled to see Billy's hard work pay off! I expect to see him PH and log late-game innings in CF and LF. Hope he gets the chance to show off his exceptional defense and speed. Can't wait to see what happens!

@buccoburners @Pbaker1111 @BehindTheBucs Billy Cook is still there.

Here’s how I would make the Pirates OD roster: CF Cruz 2B Lowe LF Reynolds DH Ozuna RF O’Hearn SS Griffin 1B Horwitz 3B Triolo C Davis C Rodriguez UTIL Gonzales OF Garcia OF Mangum Endy’s hot spring makes me comfortable to trade Bart, hopefully for a reliever. Pitchers ⬇️

@Musketman668665 @buccoburners @BehindTheBucs Billy Cook just needs an opportunity. His OF and 1B defense is stellar. He can steal bases. His hard-hit ball rate is excellent. He'll succeed in Pittsburgh or some other MLB club.

@buccoburners @BehindTheBucs And that extra year.. Billy Cook is a solid 5th option

@Musketman668665 @BuccosOfTheWest I totally agree that Cook needs to start the year on the big club.

@BuccosOfTheWest I'm almost exactly where you are.. I can see Triolo or Gonzales depending on whose hitting to be above Cruz in the lineup. putting a RH between the lefties.. And Billy Cook over Password. Garcia needs regular ABs and Cook could drive up his trade Value.

My projected starting lineup: 1. 1B, Spencer Horwitz 2. 2B, Brandon Lowe 3. LF, Bryan Reynolds 4. DH, Marcell Ozuna 5. RF, Ryan O’Hearn 6. CF, Oneil Cruz 7. 3B, Jared Triolo 8. C, Henry Davis 9. SS, Nick Gonzales SP: Paul Skenes

@Pirates Looks good. Get B Cook a couple ABs.

Oneil Cruz is back in the lineup today! 📻 Pirates.com

@NoahW_25 @lastwordonsport BC is the real deal! He steals bases and is an excellent defender, too.

Billy Cook is cooking Spring training pitchers, and nobody is talking about it. Read more in my recent @lastwordonsport article: ⤵️#LetsGoBucs #Pirates lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2026/…

@JenKiggans Jen doesn't like it, so it must be illegal... This is like the kid who tells the teacher, "So and so won't stop looking at me!"

🚨 Early Voting starts TOMORROW, March 6th! 🚨 Vote NO to reject the illegal and unconstitutional power grab to gerrymander our congressional districts...!

@Pirates Billy Cook with two absolute lasers... and a BB. Looking for Cook to contribute to the big club in big ways this year.

That’s ballgame from LECOM.

@JenKiggans What bank issues the new car loan where the borrower pays $10k/year in interest?? This is @RepJenKiggans in a nutshell--seems ok until you start paying attention to what she's actually saying...

🚨TAX SAVINGS ALERT!🚨 If you purchased a new American-assembled vehicle in the last year, you could qualify for up to a $10,000 tax deduction on the loan interest! Just one of the many big wins delivered through the Working Families Tax Plan the U.S. House Republicans have passed to make sure YOU keep more of your hard earned dollars….!

@JenKiggans Partisan jerrymandering remains both highly unpopular among both major parties *AND* completely legal. It's almost like my Member of Congress could have been working to fix this obvious legislative gap *before* it threatened her chances at reelection!! Selfish as always, Jen.

🚨REMINDER to Virginia:🚨Vote NO to Virginia democrats' illegal and unconstitutional gerrymandering push!!🚨 Election Day is April 21 ❌️ Early Voting starts March 6 (Tell 10 friends to VOTE NO!)

@DanStonerook @colin_beazley I think Billy is going to mash in his Spring Training at-bats and make the team.

@colin_beazley So do Nick Yorke and Billy Cook have any chance of making the roster and contributing?

Some Pirates first and third drills today. Jared Triolo and Nick Yorke were at third, Nick Gonzales and Konnor Griffin at shortstop, Brandon Lowe and Enmanuel Valdez played second and Spencer Horwitz was at first.

@JenKiggans Update: It is *super* close, but I still get to vote against you.

When you can’t beat me at the ballot box…..you do this: Lie, cheat, & steal to win an election. Shameful.

@Olivia4Rea1 @JenKiggans You are absolutely entitled to your opinion. We'll see what happens.

@Pbaker1111 @JenKiggans Don't you see that you have a convoluted explanation that has nothing to do with us Virginians? It's a power grab and an attempt to silence 48% of the population, who predominantly live in rural counties. Nothing you say can justify this unfairness toward your neighbors.

🚨🗳️ELECTION ALERT! 🗳️🚨Virginia democrats are trying to gerrymander our congressional districts!! Vote NO on April 21st. Early Voting starts March 6th...!

@BlnrRlph @JenKiggans You don't have to share your answer, but consider this: if none of the Dem-controlled states had initiated mid-decade redistricting, would you be complaining that Texas went too far?

It the matter of degrees. In Texas the new map dropped Democrat reprentation down by 10%, from 35% to 25%. They also left the big city core Democrat districs alone, so Austin folks arent having their needs met by some elected rancher 120 miles away. Virginia didn't do that. They went extreme & redress so 44% of Virginians get 9% of the representation. And all the seats will be held by urban politicians with little understanding of rural issues. Summary. It isn't unfair because Virginia decided to gerrymander, its unfair because they went too far.

@JenKiggans Christianity is not a buffet, Jen. "When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God." Leviticus 19:33-34

Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of 40 days of Lent in the Catholic faith. As we reflect on sacrifice and self-denial, we prayerfully remember “from dust you came and from dust you shall return”…..

@Olivia4Rea1 @JenKiggans As you noted, Virginians voted for nonpartisan redistricting. But Trump doesn't care about Virginians. He doesn't care about Texans. He cares only about Trump. So despite what the people want, Trump made Abbott pursue redistricting, and here we are...

@Pbaker1111 @JenKiggans Gotcha. I don’t think gerrymandering is acceptable from any side; people should be represented. I live in rural VA, and if the redistricting goes through, I won’t have any representation at all. I’ll probably never vote again. My voice will be silenced by Fairfax County anyway.

@didthat1x @JenKiggans I'm glad we live in a country where everyone is allowed to think and decide for themselves. I hope lots of folks will read my question and the replies it's elicited before making up their minds on this issue.

@Pbaker1111 @JenKiggans VA population has only grown by high 5 figures that doesn't warrant redistricting. Dems kept legislature in session for an excessive period of time doing nothing, but waiting for the polls to swing their way for this vote. Besides early voting on this is unconstitutional. 90days.

@Olivia4Rea1 @JenKiggans Sorry, Olivia, but you have lost me. I'm only curious why @JenKiggans thinks midterm redistricting is perfectly fine for Texas but unacceptable here in Virginia.

@Pbaker1111 @JenKiggans Haven’t we voted in Virginia, and 65% rejected gerrymandering in 2020? Why do we need to depend on other states?

@Olivia4Rea1 @JenKiggans Olivia, read your answer carefully, and you'll see Chat GPT (or whatever) told you about Texas's *normal* redistricting, which they completed after the 2020 census, just like every other state. I'm asking about the midterm redistricting.

@Pbaker1111 @JenKiggans Texas redistricting is primarily based on the decennial census, which dictates reapportionment and requires districts to have roughly equal populations. Following the 2020 Census, Texas used that data to draw new legislative and congressional maps. Now please vote NO! 🇺🇸