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Jared Jones might be the most exciting rookie pitcher in MLB this year. In 8 starts he has never given up more than 3 runs. In 47 innings, he's given up only 34 hits. He's walked only 7. His WHIP looks like a misprint: 0.872. He's struck out 56. But he's only 2-4. One of those two wins was a 1-0 ga...

Doc, analyzing it further, the Pirates have drawn the 3rd highest amount of walks in MLB. Only the Dodgers and Yankees have walked more. Those teams have batters who scare opponents and get pitched around. But the Dodgers also lead MLB in runs scored and the Yankees are 8th of 30 teams. What have t...

I'm as guilty as anyone for taking some of my frustrations out on the players, but I shouldn't. They're just not very good major league players. What we're getting from them is about what they're capable of doing. Occasionally, someone will do something out of the ordinary, like get an extra base h...

I'm as guilty as anyone for taking some of my frustrations out on the players, but I shouldn't. They're just not very good major league players. What we're getting from them is about what they're capable of doing. Occasionally, someone will do something out of the ordinary, like get an extra base hi...

Sadly, barring an incredible walk up crowd, the game won't be close to a sellout. I'm no business man, but jacking the prices up, including doubling the price of 300 level seats was not smart. The original face value for the end 4-5 sections in the upper deck were 30 dollars last week, Thursday the...

The Bucs had something going there with a Reynolds walk but McCutchen, Cruz, and Tellez can only manage two strikeouts and a fly out. Nice try, though.

Cruz steps up and it’s “Hello. How are ya? See ya tomorrow.

McCutchen strikes out to open the 7th. It’s time for him to call it a career.

Bucs down 7-2 midway through 7. I’ll follow the Bucs in the home half and then do what they did after the first inning: call it a night.

Madrigal singles home two more runs. Paul Skenes, watching from the bench tonight, is quickly learning that if he wants to win with this team, he’ll have to pitch a complete game. And never give up more than two runs.