by Moose Gibson | Oct 26, 2020 | Baseball
For years in Los Angeles, hearing ‘California Love’ come on the loudspeakers in the top of the ninth in Dodger Stadium meant doom for the Dodgers’ foes. Arguably the best, and most appropriate, closer entrance song out there; Tupac and Dre doing...
by Moose Gibson | Sep 20, 2020 | Baseball, College Sports
Welcome back to another edition of prospecting a young player that could help the Pirates a heck of a lot. This guy plays 80 miles away from Pittsburgh at Thiel College. He has led his team in ERA the past two seasons. He can start and come out of the bullpen, as well...
by Moose Gibson | Sep 9, 2020 | Baseball
In a very catcher bare system, the Pittsburgh Pirates need to be looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. They haven’t really had a notable prospect catcher in years. Maybe even since Neil Walker was coming up as a catcher. That was before he made the change to...
by Moose Gibson | Aug 31, 2020 | Baseball
This season, the Pirates have had a lot of unfamiliar faces on the squad. That is if you do not follow the minor league system. One of which is relief pitcher Nick Mears. To date, he has only pitched 5.0 innings in the bigs. Mears never even touched AAA level since he...
by Moose Gibson | Aug 23, 2020 | Baseball
The Pirates are struggling this year and struggling hard. Sure, there are some players showing up like Colin Moran, Kevin Newman and Cole Tucker, but the team lacks depth and needs to address that. Today, I will be analyzing a hitter that the Pirates can’t miss and...
by Moose Gibson | Aug 20, 2020 | Baseball
The Detroit Tigers indubitably have some of the best young pitching prospects in the entire MLB. To name just a few, Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize, and Alex Faedo. Stats talk, obviously, but there is more to a ballplayer than statistics. One of the biggest tools for a...