Reflections on baseball management reveal a paralyzed franchise, questioning decision-making in light of uncertain futures and poor talent development, leaving fans and players disillusioned.

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07.05.2025

Starter Spotlight: Put The L In Liberatore – Steel City Pirates

5-6-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X The Pirates are looking in all the wrong places to find wins but hopefully a rematch against an opponent they’ve already defeated this year in Matthew Liberatore. Pirates faced Liberatore once already this season on April 7th and got to him for 5 runs off 8 hits with…

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08.05.2025

Starter Spotlight: Gray and Getting Grayer – Steel City Pirates

5-7-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X I’m bald. I’ve been bald for nearly 15 years - partly by choice and partly because of genetics mostly forcing my hand. But one thing that has been outside of both my and my genetics control is how quickly this team is turning what few hair I have…

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09.05.2025

The Ax Finally Falls – Steel City Pirates

5-8-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X It’s finally happened. After 746 games at the helm where he lost 440 of them, Derek Shelton is officially out as skipper of the Pittsburgh Pirates. What Comes Next? Well, for starters, Don Kelly has been named the interim manager after working as Shelton’s Bench Coach since 2020.…

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Starter Spotlight: Put The L In Liberatore – Steel City Pirates

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The Ax Finally Falls – Steel City Pirates

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