I cover the Pirates. โ๏ธ Book-Rule Bucs๐๏ธ OffBeat. I'm a simple man making his way through the galaxy, like my father before me. Black Lives Matter. He/Him
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Pirates catching prospect Easton Carmichael hit 20 homers and stole 13 bags this season.
Next year?
โWeโre going for 20.โ
@AlexJStumpf sat down with Carmichael in Arizona to talk his approach, catching, mentality and what Pirates fans can expect from him. northshorenine.com/article/pโฆ
A grown man dressed as Bernie the Brewer fighting back tears in enemy territory. I love this stupid, beautiful game.
RIP to the king of cool
BREAKING NEWS: Donnie Iris, the Pittsburgh music legend behind "Ah! Leah!," has died, according to a former bandmate. cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/โฆ
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Brandon Lowe set the pace for the Pirates offense in 2026.
If he's gone, somebody has to fill that void.
Why Bryan Reynolds may need to become the steady force Pittsburgh's lineup can count on all season in 2027. northshorenine.com/article/cโฆ
In the first seven games, Rodgers has targeted Metcalf five times on the Steelersโ first 3rd down. It has yielded two completions, one first down and one fumble. The other two instances were a throwaway where it looked like Metcalf was the first read and a Roman Wilson TD.
Stealing third with two outs is perhaps the most stat-padding โme before the teamโ thing you can do. I donโt know why itโs had a renaissance these past few years, but 150 years of baseball wisdom and every analytic says itโs a terrible gamble. Took the bat out of Yandyโs hands.
Game 1 is tonight. Some OffBeats Iโve done on the Brewers and Rays:
My week covering the Brewers: youtu.be/FwQicTFKq84?is=7BAPโฆ
If Milwaukee can do it, anyone could: youtu.be/67oZV-HWIhA?is=KIcRโฆ
What to learn from the Rays: youtu.be/c2s45TzflH4?is=35jwโฆ
My prediction: youtu.be/-OoKPkJdsLs?is=yB1Dโฆ
Alex Stumpf retweeted
Could the Pirates actually trade Mitch Keller?
Whatโs next for Konnor Griffinโs swing? Should they bring Brandon Lowe back? Do they need another left-handed starter?
@AlexJStumpf opens up the OffBeat mailbag and gets into all of it. northshorenine.com/article/wโฆ
Iโm doing weekly mailbags for OffBeat this offseason. The first one publishes tomorrow.
Asking for your Pirates questions here
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Seth Hernandez and Murf Gray are your Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year in the Pirates organization.
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Final two Pirates minor-league awards:
Bob Friend Pitcher of the Year: Seth Hernandez
Honus Wagner Player of the Year: Murf Gray
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Murf Gray isnโt ready to be handed third base.
Derek Diamond probably isnโt breaking camp in the Pirates bullpen.
But @AlexJStumpf says both might be closer to Pittsburgh than you think. northshorenine.com/article/tโฆ
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We came all the way to Arizona to watch Pirates prospects and got... rain.
But we're here, so what do we actually want to learn from Wyatt Sanford, Michael Walsh and the rest of the Pirates in the AFL?
Plus Minor League Awards + World Series talk.
NS9LIVE is live now: northshorenine.com/article/wโฆ
Oh my god theyโre in a weather delay
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And if you want to follow the games with statcast data, you know exactly where you can find it
northshorenine.com/pirates/gโฆ
