Bucs In The Basement

The Pirates Hot Button Topics

Craig is joined by Jason Mackey-Sports Columnist from the Post Gazette-to talk through some of the main points of discussion, coming from Pirates Fans and some members of the Pittsburgh Media; including the rallying cries of Urgency and Year 5, issues with the offense, comments made by Ben Cherington, and the rotation being set up perfectly for the playoffs. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply joins his buddy Chris at a 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball. 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!

Minor League News And Brews: Checking In On The Marauders

Craig is joined by Thomas Zinzarella (@zinz21) from the Bradenton Marauders (@The_ Marauders) to discuss the team's slow start followed by a turnaround in May, pitchers and position players that have impressed, players working towards a promotion, reinforcements that could be on the way from the FCL and a few guys that could be on the cusp of breaking out. #MiLBNewsAndBrews
Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

The Ups And Downs Of Your Pittsburgh Pirates

Craig goes solo on this one to talk about the positives, negatives, and possible surprises of the first couple months of the Pirates 2024 season; before going down the rabbit hole of the reliever woes, how bullpens are built and some decisions that may need to be made regarding a few struggling players. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply joins his buddy Chris at a 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball. 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!

Minor League News And Brews: Things Are Heating Up In Florida

Craig is joined by Eric Garfield (aka @Eric_Birdland on X and @eric_birdland22 on Instagram) to discuss how some Pirates Prospects have been performing down in the FCL and Bradenton, which leads to a discussion concerning the possible disconnect in development as players make their way up through the Pirates Minor League System. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

The Pirates Ifs, Ands, Or Buts

Craig is joined once again by John "Rock" Wehner-former Pirates player and current color analyst at SportsNet Pittsburgh-to discuss the players that could come up from Indianapolis, who they could replace, a couple of guys that have added a spark to the ballclub, the balance of defense versus offense in the lineup, and the pitching core that has been carrying the team all season, especially with the addition of Paul Skenes. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply joins his buddy Chris at a 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball. 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!
 

Minor League News And Brews: Hopefully Putting An End To The Jon Nunnally Narrative

Craig addresses the Jon Nunnally Narrative for what will hopefully be the last time by running Pirates Fans through his history as a hitting coach both at the Minor and Major League Levels for four different organizations; including his time with Pittsburgh. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

The Pirates Need To Make Some Changes

Craig welcomes in-for the first time-Charlie Franson (@cfransoniv) from the Bucco Fever Podcast (@BuccoFeverPod) to discuss Paul Skenes' MLB Debut, the roster moves that were recently announced and those that could possibly be on the way, the struggling bullpen, and what could be done to address the underperformance from certain players thus far this season. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply joins his buddy Chris at a 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball. 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!
 
 

Minor League News And Brews: Pirates Prospect Promotions And An MLB Debut

Craig welcomes Jack McMullen (@jack_mcmullen11) from the @indyindians and @JustBB_Media back to the podcast to discuss the promotion of the Pirates #1 Overall Prospect-and the Top Pitching Prospect in MLB-Paul Skenes; as well as some hitting prospects that could potentially help generate some offense for the Big League Club; including Nick Gonzales, who was promoted after we recorded the show. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!
 

The Pirates Triple-A Obsession

Craig and Chris talk about what has always been the timeline for Paul Skenes, why you shouldn't just push Bailey Falter to the bullpen, the actual developmental mistake that was made concerning Henry Davis and a conspiracy theory as to why Nick Gonzales is still down in Indianapolis.
UPDATE: Probably why we aren’t news breakers…we had a source, we dropped a show, the source changed his tune early this morning…isn’t covering baseball grand! Welcome to The Show, Paul Skenes! #LetsGoBucs  
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply joins his buddy Chris at a 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball. 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!

Minor League News And Brews-Extended Spring Training And An FCL Season Preview

Craig is joined by Eric Garfield (aka @Eric_Birdland on X and @eric_birdland22 on Instagram) to discuss his observations from the Pirates Extended Spring Training, as well as the players he is looking forward to watching when the Florida Complex League Season opens on Saturday May 4th. 
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Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!