2026 Pirates Thread
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Just saw a segment on the MLB Network about potential sellers at the trade deadline. Apparently, the Mets have a decent bullpen and maybe willing to trade a few pitchers.
Serious question...are we buyers right now? With each passing week the playoffs seem more and more unlikely.
I don’t think they know what they are right now. However, the bullpen is clearly the weakest link, so if there’s any chance of improvement at the deadline, that’s it.
Agreed--I think if they can find a couple cheap bullpen arms they might do that but they won't give away any real prospects to add right now.
They are just such a sad sack, pathetic organization in every respect. Coming into this series, the Reds only had won three division games all season and now they’ve won five and three of them are against the Fucs.
SSDD--it's just unacceptable at this point. We've all been discussing how bad the pen has been for months and the Bucs refuse to do anything about it. I don't know why I still even pay attention.
Flat out f***ing pathetic Organization! The whole bullpen blows, Triolo must have photos on someone as he doesn't belong in the Majors(that we an error on him, the hometown score keeper ruled it a hit) and Kelly is clueless as a Manager! Nutless could care less about winning and Cherington has his orders to avoid adding payroll.
The pitching has been bad all season and especially the bullpen, yet the incompetent GM has done absolutely nothing to bring in outside help. That team has lost so many games this season that they’ve been winning after six innings; it has to be approaching upwards of ten games.
I just read that they now have blown 23 leads this season, which only is a little half over.
Might be time to start looking at the coaching staff. Where's Jim Leyland when you need him?
Leyland is the GOAT. I loved that guy. I even rooted for him when he was in Detroit.
My buddy sent me a stat, if games ended after 7 innings, Pitt would be 55-27
Seriously? Get a buddy - who isn't an idiot. Or, don't listen to idiocy.
Obviously not correct (even aside from the outrageousness of the claim, this would also mean there was NEVER a game that was tied through 7 innings. That's kind of a clue?)
Bucs actual record, through 7 innings per game:
37W-36L with 9 ties through 7.
You can look 'em up.
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The bullpen has been awful - especially when they have to cover 4 or more innings per game - which has been WAY too often,
But how gonzo (drunk?) - or completely ignorant of the game and how its played- would someone have to be to come up with such a nutty "truth"?
They just took the 15 blown saves (before yesterday) and changed the record. Maybe they used 14.
LOL Probably.
Probably don't even know that "blown saves" does not even mean "game lost"
Obviously, you can and do have "blown saves" in games you win - and games with multiple blown saves on one day, and "blown saves" that occur any inning of the game..... or that some of those are offset with games where you take your own lead late on the way to a win. Etc etc etc etc
Sports fans? LOL
Looks like he got it hereLOL Probably.
Probably don't even know that "blown saves" does not even mean "game lost"
Obviously, you can and do have "blown saves" in games you win - and games with multiple blown saves on one day, and "blown saves" that occur any inning of the game..... or that some of those are offset with games where you take your own lead late on the way to a win. Etc etc etc etc
Sports fans? LOL
Which is why it's dangerous to use Social Media lol
Raise it. 
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Pirates 9-4 Reds (Jun 28, 2026) Final Score - ESPN
Game summary of the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB game, final score 9-4, from June 28, 2026 on ESPN.
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