Author Archives: WTM
Back When Things Went Right — Part Two
Click Here To Read Part One The Pirates were one of MLB’s dominant franchises in the 1970s. Their record that decade included two world championships, six division titles, three… Read more
Back When Things Went Right – Part One
After eighteen years of losing, Pirate fans are used to things not working. Lots of things not working. Baseball teams make many decisions in the course of just one season,… Read more
Report from Pirate City – 3/21
This will be an abbreviated report, as I left about halfway through the games. The Pirates’ upper level minor leaguers took on the Phillies’. Once again, many of the at-bats… Read more
Report from Pirate City — 3/20
The Yankees were back at Pirate City today, this time with the low-level minor leaguers. To get right to the highlight of the day, it clearly was Jameson Taillon pitching… Read more
Report from Pirate City — 3/19
On Saturday the Yankees’ upper level minor leaguers visited Pirate City for a pair of exhibition games. Even the coaches don’t generally seem to know what the score is in… Read more
Report from Pirate City – 3/18
The Pirates’ minor leaguers today went up against Toronto’s in two class A level exhibition games. (The level designations mean little at this stage, as players haven’t gotten their assignments… Read more
Minor League Roster Notes
Charlie Wilmoth has been good enough to post the Pirates’ minor league roster at Bucs Dugout (which means he had to type the whole thing in). The bulk of it… Read more
Update On Players Who Are Out Of Options
With a handful of players who are both on the bubble and out of options, the Pirates will be facing some tough roster decisions at the end of March…. Read more
Images From Spring Opener (Without the Squashed Manatees)
As you no doubt know, the Pirates beat up on a hapless junior college squad in their spring opener by a score of several million to one, roughly. For some… Read more
Filling Out the Farm
One of the less attention-grabbing rituals of the baseball off-season is the signing of minor league free agents. Most or all of the major league teams will sign a significant… Read more
