Bucs In The Basement

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the needle that the Pirates have to thread in order to find success; including the possibility of resigning IKF, what trades could look like and how fans (and others) often value our players vs. their worth to the rest of the league. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the potential Henry Davis breakout, how the team is using arms like Burrows and Ashcraft, why Bubba is still in AAA and the difficulty of choosing the correct Free Agents or Trade Candidates to fill the holes on the Pirates Roster. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) have tough discussion about how tough it is to be a Pirates Fan, while mixing in some real baseball talk about Davis maybe needing a little bit more of a run, Gene Lamont's positive addition to the dugout, the unfortunate news about Jones and the decision to bring up Burrows before Bubba. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss reasons to get upset and when you are just searching for things to be mad about, the role that Don Kelly played before he became manager, the ridiculous National calls for Skenes to be traded and much more! Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the Shelton Firing, Don Kelly as The New Manager, The Likelihood of Things Getting Better, and Cherington's Future With the Ballclub. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) sit down to have an honest discussion about the team's struggles, what impact certain callups could have, general frustrations with underperformance and the overreactions to a "rough" outing from Skenes. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss Gorski's, Cruz's offensive output, Bednar being back In The Burgh, stretching out the lineup, bench players forced into starting roles, and the possible benefit of flexibility in the bullpen. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the temperature of Shelton (and other's) seats, the slumping offense, talent versus poor lineup construction, Mlodzinski's spot on the pitching staff, Cruz letting himself have fun and the fine line between excuses and explanations. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

In the first half of the show Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the Pirates off the field issues before getting into the ramifications of the teams' injuries, important early season division games, how their depth is being tested and how to best utilize depth. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the fallout from Nicky G Injury, Bednar to Indy, Reynolds as the Primary DH (for the moment), Cruz as an offense weapon, adding Canario to the Outfield Mix and the bats that have got off to a hot start. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the teams' last-minute roster moves and the frustrations concerning the first game of the season, before talking about some general projections for the Pirates in 2025. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the Pirates financial reports that have come out in the past couple of days, the Jones' elbow injury, the next man up in the rotation, the value of a 40-man roster spot, options at 1st base, a possible closer by committee situation, and the continued battle for backup catcher. Brought to you by Sportsvival! Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the validity of Spring Training Stats, the ideal decision concerning the catching situation, how to address the roster holes in the short term, and why health is of the utmost importance. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Fresh off his trip to Bradenton, Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) sit down to discuss the intriguing position player battles, the unfortunate Oviedo injury, the addition of another lefty option for the bullpen and the overall impression of Konnor Griffin in his first Spring Training. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the hot starts for some position players, pitchers working out their kinks, the amount of information that exists beyond the box score and some new roles that guys are working on heading into 2025. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

With the Pirates first Spring Training Game on the horizon, Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) pay tribute to Mike Lange before getting into the addition of Andrew Heaney, some observations they had on the first few days of full squad workouts, how this team is being built, and why you don't pay attention to the stats in Bradenton. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) sit down to discuss the Horwitz Surgery News, Hayes' Health, Oviedo and Moreta being back on the mound and Reynolds' Planned Move to Right Field. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the Tommy Pham signing and what it might mean for the rest of the players competing for an outfield spot, how the Pirates perceived payroll ceiling has to be managed throughout the season, and the dangers or rewards of relying on upside to get you to the trade deadline as a buyer. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) spend a lot of time breaking down the Adam Frazier signing and what it means as far as roster construction, while touching on the additions to the bullpen, Oviedo's arbitration settlement, the Pirates Fan Survey and the new top 100 prospect lists. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) talk about the perceived problems at PiratesFest, Cutch filling up the 40-man, misses in the Hall of Fame voting, the Dodgers continuing to add everyone, the economics of baseball and if MLB is heading towards a lockout. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!