The shit's gonna hit the fan for MLB once the CBA expires in December, with a long lockout looming. At the same time, Walter's gotta come up with billions, even after selling the Lakers. Maybe MLB needs to get all its dirty laundry cleaned and aired out before playing again in 2027, or perhaps not until 2028.
Happy birthday, Roberto Clemente, born on this date in 1934.
Pirates facing another lefty, we'll see if they can get a win and take the series
Pirates facing a lefty starter, we'll see if today's lineup can get the job done.
The 58-64 last-place Pirates look to salvage a game in this series. They have lost 12 of their last 15 games.
I remember this game like it was yesterday.
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Boston/Toronto, 1 out, runners 1st and 3rd, fly ball to center caught, runners thought 2 outs and don't tag up, watch what happens in the end.
$12 million for 8 homers, glad the Pirates are moving on.
"98+ MPH pitches thrown by Paul Skenes in each of his 78 career big league starts:
32, 38 34, 30, 46, 42, 32, 33, 21, 32, 21, 44, 22, 23, 14, 24, 30, 33, 40, 35, 31, 21, 11, 19, 26, 12, 29, 21, 25, 10, 22, 17, 26, 35, 27, 35, 29, 34, 29, 32, 40, 28, 30, 30, 25, 49, 35, 26, 27, 27, 35, 37, 7, 22, 17, 7, 15, 0, 11, 3, 20, 0, 9, 1, 7, 2, 8, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0"
Information from the Codify Baseball X site, link in comments
Marinaccio was DFA'd by the Friars on the 19th. To make room on the 40-man roster, Dennis Santana is walking the plank.
This team can't continue to lose like this and have a realistic postseason chance. The farm system is strong, it's time for aggressive action and make some deals.
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"Jared Jones is the only starting pitcher in MLB's modern era to pitch at least 6.0 innings and retire every batter he faced during his entire outing and yet not get the win." (Information courtesy of OptaStats, link in comments).
Lineup courtesy of the official Pirates X site.
Konnor Griffin out for about a month with a torn tendon in his left hand.
VanderWal has some harsh remarks about baseball today and the "fucking know-it-alls" on X.
"The Phillies radio announcers spent a lot of time attacking Pirates players throughout last night's game.
Blowing a 5-0 lead must've been too much for their announcers to handle:"
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