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A fond and sad farewell to my favorite Pirate of all time. RIP Quail, #18.

He was one of my favorite players. I named one of my cats after him (the full name "Rennie Stennett"). Via some unusual and fortuitous circumstances, he found out about it through my veterinarian and thought it was a very cool tribute.



RIP Rennie Stennett

<t>So, Ben Cherington has had four and a half months to improve this team, and what has he done? Made a few deals and signed some free agents. Put his coaching staff in place to provide guidance and instruction. And the results so far? <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> There are actually folks here who are op...

797C7B7D757F667B7261676A130 wrote: Maybe they'll schedule a couple dozen or so double-headers and still get in a full schedule.


If Ernie Banks was the Commissioner, yer darn tootin' they'd get 'em all in by playing two.

<t>48776E6B636C48637B020 wrote: none of the above...my choice...Surprising<br/> <br/> <br/> Nothing about the Pirates really seems surprising to me. It's a rebuild from players through management. The adjective I choose is "intriguing". I'm looking forward to seeing how lots of things play out this ...

As Mike Lange would say: "I've seen this fish before."

<r>Currently ranked 28th in payroll <URL url="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/">https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/</URL> those power rankings indicate that we're already overachieving by 1 spot!!!! <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> The season is off to a great start with this new management team!  ::)</r>

<t>Okay, I understand the disappointment with this signing. There were other, sexier free agent options. Dyson is nothing to get excited about offensively, and might block some younger (potentially more interesting and talented) players. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> But, is there a silver lining to this?...

<t>For the first time since the end of the 2016 season I will be watching the Pirates with a sense of hope. Not the hope that they will somehow have a winning record, but the hope that I will be seeing improvement in how fundamentals are stressed and taught, how players progress and develop, and how...

<t>674D46764157575B340 wrote: 1. Our best acquisition of the offseason hasn’t happened yet. I want to believe Ben Cherington when he says we will sign a centerfielder, but I wonder what’s holding things up. Like many others, I’m sure, I’m hoping it’s Kevin Pillar.<br/> <br/> 2. With that said, our b...