When the demise of the Pirates’ season meets the ascent of the Steelers’ season, a beautiful nexus of Pittsburgh sports fan animus, angst and agitation coalesces. It’s like seeing a Black and Gold double rainbow. Or the Northern Lights over the West End Bridge.
Or a unicorn with a hypocycloid on his haunches. It also makes for a particularly meaty edition of “U mad, bro!” So here it is. Fatten up! After Oneil Cruz’s 23rd error of the season Tuesday night, Ron sent me this suggestion .
“ Maybe get Cruz a bigger glove! ” Oh, no! We just got over Kenny Pickett’s small hands. Now we are onto Oneil Cruz’s small glove. After 10 straight losses, Ed is fed up with the Pirates.
” Some unbelievable starting pitching with no run support. They have a small core of major league capable hitters, but that core hardly ever plays in the same lineup. They can’t play fundamental baseball.
How many playoff teams are terrible at fundamentals? They can’t grind and will themselves to wins. That’s always the other teams. The 1990 Pirates needed a Wally Backman to give them some attitude.
The 2012 Pirates benefited tremendously from A.J. (Burnett) bulldog mentality.
If the Pirates are ever going to win in this Skenes, Jones, Keller window they need a major league manager and coaching staff, they need a hard-nosed veteran with a winning history (no this is not McCutchen) and maybe an additional major league hitter or two. ” Well, yeah, they sure could use all that and the.