Now that the 2025 season has ended for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s time for the autopsy and final report cards. After 2024 was supposed to be “their year,” and wasn’t, 2025 was a major step backward. If the Pirates’ 2025 playoff hopes were a horse, the owner would have shot it last May. They ended the season with a record of 71-91, “good” for last place in the National League … [Read more...] about Pirates 2025 Season Report Cards and Postmortem
Pirates 2025 Season Report Cards and Postmortem
Now that the 2025 season has ended for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s time for the autopsy and final report cards. After 2024 was supposed to be “their year,” and wasn’t, 2025 was a major step backward. If the Pirates’ 2025 playoff hopes were a horse, the owner would have shot it last May. They ended the season with a record of 71-91, “good” for last place in the National League … [Read more...] about Pirates 2025 Season Report Cards and Postmortem
As Bobby Shantz Turns 100, a Look Back at 1960 World Series, Game 7
On Friday, Bobby Shantz, who could have changed baseball history had his manager let him, turns 100 years old. There are sure to be many articles across the World Wide Web celebrating his life and career. With this story, we’ll look at his performance against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series at Forbes Field. Shantz, a left-handed pitcher, is the … [Read more...] about As Bobby Shantz Turns 100, a Look Back at 1960 World Series, Game 7
Bob Oldis, Catcher for 1960 World Champion Pirates, Passes Away
Former major league catcher Bob Oldis, a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1960 World Series champions, has passed away. He was 97 years old. The National Cremation website announced that he had passed on Sunday in Gilbert, Arizona. Bob Oldis died on September 21 in Gilbert, AZ. At age 97 he was the second oldest Phillies Alumnus (Bobby Shantz, 99). Mr. Oldis was with the … [Read more...] about Bob Oldis, Catcher for 1960 World Champion Pirates, Passes Away
Pirates to Call Up No. 4 Prospect from Wealth of Pitching Prospects
The Pittsburgh Pirates will call up left-handed pitcher Hunter Barco, their No. 4 prospect, from Triple-A Indianapolis. First with the news was Brent Martineau of Action Sports Jax, as in Jacksonville, Florida, where the denizens have a special interest in the career of Barco, a former Florida Gator who was born in Jacksonville. The Pirates have not announced the move or the … [Read more...] about Pirates to Call Up No. 4 Prospect from Wealth of Pitching Prospects