Another day, another Pirates opponent SP with a career high strikeout game

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been eliminated from the 2nd & 3rd N.L. Wild Card races. This eliminates them from all playoff contention for this season. #LetsGoBucs #MLB

Going to be tough to have much interest in remaining Pirate games. Officially nothing left to play for and not much worth seeing on an individual level on non Skenes/Jones nights. (And now Cruz temporarily out too) … Just try to enjoy still having daily baseball, I guess.

Bryan De La Cruz now has two HRs as a Pirate. One came when they were down like 8-0 late in a game, and now the other comes the day after they are mathematically eliminated.

Why let a rookie you need to evaluate take a tough AB vs a great closer in a big spot (right after another one delivered an impressive hit)? Gotta get Grandal up there instead. Smh.

Greg Brown completely unable to call Billy Cook's dramatic first career homer because Hannah was doing a report 😭

Traded for Jalen Beeks (who is a rental btw)

The Pirates will not have a winning season in 2024.

I still don't like where it's left the SS situation, but I'll gladly admit I've come around on the Cruz CF idea. The potential is clearly unreal, and there's been a lot to like with him out there already x.com/PlatinumKey13/…

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Paul Skenes listed for Sunday now, meaning he won’t pitch at home again this year. Was hoping he’d be bumped back to Tues, but that would make it his last start. If they want him to make two more, he’d have to go Sunday to be able to pitch in the last series @ NYY

This RT always hits Bucco Ball (Also, ratio)

The Joe Musgrove trade return for the Pirates totaled -1.1 WAR this year

I don’t like rooting for them to lose but a strong final two weeks in meaningless games to give the illusion of progress (beating LY record) would not be a good thing imo. So whatever.

Oneil Cruz hit ball far

No one is watching but Paul Skenes looking nasty as ever today

Paul Skenes is done for the day 5ip, 2h, 0r, 0bb, 9k ERA down to 1.99. Stop the nonsense. ROY.

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