There is no party like a Pittsburgh Pirates party, at least that’s what pitching phenom Paul Skenes is likely thinking after making his much-anticipated MLB debut vs. the Cubs at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon. How anticipated was the debut for Skenes, the number-one overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft? Not only did he… read more

Is my headline a bit hyperbolic? I don’t think it is. Can you name a more anticipated debut for one of Pittsburgh’s professional athletes? I guess you can make a case for the NHL debut of Penguins center, Mario Lemieux, on October 11, 1984, against the Bruins at the old Boston Garden. Like Skenes, Lemieux… read more

The Pittsburgh Pirates have finally made the decision. They are calling up Paul Skenes to make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates selected the big right-hander out of LSU with the first-overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. After much speculation about whether Skenes would make the Opening Day roster,… read more

The Colorado Rockies continue to remain in the worst funk as a team as the struggling San Francisco Giants, who entered the game fresh off a sweep by the Phillies and have gone 1-6 on their road trip, settled behind Kyle Harrison as they blanked the Rockies 5-0 at Coors Field. It was the sixth… read more

Mitch Keller pitched his second-career complete game, as the Pirates defeated the Angeles, 4-1, at PNC Park on Monday evening. Keller threw 109 pitches–including 75 for strikes–and allowed five hits and one walk while striking out five Los Angeles batters on the night. It was the first complete game in almost exactly one year for… read more

Former Cy Young finalist and Blue Jays ace starter Alek Manoah Hasn’t pitched for Toronto since August of last year, after struggling throughout the season. After coming off of a dominant 2022 season, in 2023 we saw a heavy regression from Manoah where he would string multiple outings with many runs given up that ultimately… read more

The Colorado Rockies are coming off a road trip in which they went 1-7 between a trip to Mexico City, Miami, and Pittsburgh. They were swept twice and lost via the walk-off three separate times against three of the most struggling teams in the league. Their struggling offense has proven a formidable hurdle to overcome… read more

This weekend marked the first time the Chicago Cubs had played a division opponent in the 2024 season when the Milwaukee Brewers came to Wrigley Field. The weekend started with the Cubs a game behind the Brewers and ended with the two teams tied after the Cubs took two of three. Chicago’s starting pitching was… read more

Two teams that have struggled to muster offense this season came to a head on Friday as the Colorado Rockies collected just a single hit in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rookie pitcher Jared Jones continued his strong start to his season carving through the Rockies lineup easily through seven innings. He threw… read more