Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) talk about the Pirates non-tender decisions, the holes that they have "created", how these could possibly be filled and the way that Cherington is "attacking" the reliever market; before wrapping up the show by discussing some things that they are thankful for as Pirates Fans. 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 S...
Nov 27, 2024•40 min•Ep. 358
Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) kick off the show by talking about Skenes winning the Rookie Of The Year in the National League, before jumping into to some conversations concerning the impending arbitration/tender decisions and how building a dominant bullpen isn't as easy as signing the "best" guy on the board. 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 bu...
Nov 22, 2024•44 min•Ep. 357
Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the issues that exist (even at the "high end" of Pirates Free Agency Targets), how players have started to tip things in their favor-and against small market teams-in the new established market and how hope is really the top acquisition every offseason; before talking about the impact of the Pirates new coaching hires. 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 t...
Nov 15, 2024•56 min•Ep. 356
Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) celebrate the Triolo Golden Glove and the Reynolds' Silver Slugger Nomination, with a little bit of a caveat, before discussing some of the early offseason moves and how difficult it actually is to build a winner. 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 "F...
Nov 08, 2024•39 min•Ep. 355
Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) sit down to talk through their frustrations-mostly Craig's-concerning the narratives that are currently being pushed surrounding the Pirates, rather than having good old fashioned baseball conversations. 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, B...
Nov 01, 2024•35 min•Ep. 354
Craig sits down to talk about the Pirates Prospects that performed well during the 2024 Minor League Season, and some that unfortunately didn't live up to the expectations that many fans had for them before the year began. 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 P...
Oct 29, 2024•31 min•Ep. 352
Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) plan on talking about off-season trade targets for the Pirates but end up in a passionate discussion concerning the difficulty of being able to build a competitive team in Major League Baseball, and how spending smart or sometimes "getting lucky" gets you where you want to be. 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 S...
Oct 25, 2024•34 min•Ep. 353
Craig is joined by Jack McMullen (@jack_mcmullen11) of the @indyindians and @JustBB_Media to discuss anything and everything about the Triple-A Affiliate of the Pirates; including a little Rule 5 discussion. #LetsGoBucs #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...
Oct 24, 2024•31 min•Ep. 351
Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) discuss the Pirates Arbitration Estimates; including who we would tender, who we think the team will tender and how possible non-tenders don't automatically give the ballclub the flexibility to spend elsewhere, like some may think it does. 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. S...
Oct 18, 2024•40 min•Ep. 350
Craig is joined by Jon Mozes (@spelledwithaZ)-broadcaster from the Altoona Curve-to recap 2024 season for the Pirates' Double-A Affiliate. #LetsGoBucs #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 alwa...
Oct 15, 2024•32 min•Ep. 349
Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) talk about how enjoyable the playoffs have been this year, how some of the teams got there and what it all says about the overall state of Major League Baseball in general, before finally getting to Pirates discussion concerning the team's impending free agents. 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 (@...
Oct 11, 2024•46 min•Ep. 348
Craig welcomes back Andy Durham-broadcaster from the Greensboro Grasshoppers-to recap the 2024 Season for the Pirates High-A Affiliate. 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 !...
Oct 08, 2024•20 min•Ep. 347
Craig sits down to talk about the Pirate Prospects you can watch in Arizona and how Ben Cherington and John Baker approach these assignments. The more section of today's podcast deals with some fans making the call to have Eric Munson promoted to MLB from the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians to be the team's new hitting coach, and the hiring of Max Kwan as the organizations new Director of International Scouting. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a...
Oct 08, 2024•36 min•Ep. 346
Craig and Scott discuss the obvious topics of the firings that took place and comments made by Cherington during his recent press conference, while talking about what this all means for the 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates. Oh, and how Terry Francona was hired by the Reds, right in the middle of our recording. 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 J...
Oct 04, 2024•39 min•Ep. 345
Craig and Scott sit down to talk about the Rowdy Tellez situation, a possible negative effect of Oneil Cruz moving to the outfield, Mitch Keller's struggles towards the end of the season and another area of focus that could have led to David Bednar having the worst season in a Pirates uniform. 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 (...
Sep 27, 2024•42 min•Ep. 344
Craig is joined by Thomas Zinzarella (@zinz21)-broadcaster for @The_Marauders to recap the 2024 Minor League Season for the #Pirates Low-A Affiliate. During the podcast Craig and Thomas discuss a few highlights of his first year in the booth in Bradenton, as well as some hitters and pitchers that performed well throughout the year. 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 Syst...
Sep 24, 2024•33 min•Ep. 343
Craig and Scott talk about the "recent" development of possibly moving Reynolds to first base, what the 2025 season could look like with Endy back in the picture and Bubba's potential role in the rotation next year. 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 Pi...
Sep 20, 2024•42 min•Ep. 342
Craig takes a pretty deep dive into the Pirates recent decision not to renew the contract of the team's International Scouting Director, Junior Vizcaino; including at least three acquisitions that could have led them making this choice and some players that Vizcaino has left behind who still have potential. 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. Sh...
Sep 17, 2024•34 min•Ep. 341
Craig And Scott discuss a myriad of topics concerning how the Pirates will look in 2025, including whether or not Shelton will be back, Cutch's role on the team, Nick Gonzales attempting to cement his place as the second basemen of the future, and how Oneil Cruz could evolve in his second full season. 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 J...
Sep 13, 2024•35 min•Ep. 340
Craig is joined by former President of the Miami Marlins and host of Nothing Personal With David Samson to discuss where and/or how rebuilds fail or succeed, when decisions need to be made concerning both the manager and general manager, the progression, regression and stagnation of rebuilds, and how to possibly right the ship. #LetsGoBucs #30MinutesOfBucs #ForFansByFans Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak ba...
Sep 06, 2024•29 min•Ep. 339
Craig welcomes back Scott Jackson (aka @PirateTakes) to discuss Oneil Being Moved To The Outfield, The Worst Loss Of My Lifetime, Where To Place The Blame, Shelton Being On The Hot Seat, Continuous Bullpen Blowups, The Remaining Holes In The Lineup, And So Much More! 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. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans &...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 338
Craig is joined by Jonathan Mayo from MLB Pipeline to discuss the state of Pirates Farm System: including the organization slipping in recent rankings, the fact that not every system is created or graded equally, the effect of promotions, acquiring guys with high ceilings and potentially low floors, the lack of hitting depth, their emergence as a pitching factory and the difference between drafted and traded player rankings. Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement,...
Aug 27, 2024•34 min•Ep. 337
Craig welcomes back Jason Mackey-Columnist from the Post-Gazette-to discuss the Ke'Bryan Hayes injury, his recent article on Bob Nutting, Oneil Cruz's future at shortstop, Bryan Reynolds' struggles in the outfield and the possibility of Paul Skenes being shut down before the end of the season. 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. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We ...
Aug 21, 2024•32 min•Ep. 336
Craig is joined once again by Jack McMullen from the Indianapolis Indians and Just Baseball Media to discuss the Billy McKinney promotion, the likelihood of MLB time for Nick Yorke, Billy Cook or Henry Davis, and the dominance of Bubba Chandler and Thomas Harrington. #LetsGoBucs #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...
Aug 20, 2024•38 min•Ep. 335
Craig is joined once again by former Pirates player and current analyst for SportsNet Pittsburgh, John "Rock" Wehner, to help him talk through his current frustrations with the team. 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. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found a...
Aug 16, 2024•41 min•Ep. 334
Craig is joined by Eric Garfield (@Eric_Birdland) to discuss the FCL Pirates Season-including player profiles and performances-some guys that have been doing good things in Bradenton and of course Billy Cook-who the Pirates acquired from the O's at the Trade Deadline. 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...
Aug 10, 2024•39 min•Ep. 333
Craig is joined by fellow Pirates Fan Chris George (@CRGWVU1) to talk about Shelton's lineup construction, dealing with potential problems in the bullpen, what the team needs to do moving forward to get themselves back in contention, and whether or not it might be time to call up some young kids to provide a sparkplug to the roster. 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...
Aug 08, 2024•36 min•Ep. 332
Craig sits down to record a solo show to vent his current frustrations with the Pirates; including holes in the lineup, not addressing the biggest void on the roster during the trade deadline and not really having the reinforcements to make any major improvements. 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. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & A...
Aug 07, 2024•35 min•Ep. 331
Craig is joined by Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes) to talk about the trade deadline, improving the team for 2024 and beyond, enjoying the ride, and how each loss hurts more or a win gets us so excited because the Pirates are actually competing. 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 Ta...
Aug 02, 2024•35 min•Ep. 330
Craig is joined by JT Toth from Draft Nation to discuss their updated Top 15 Prospect List for the Pirates, the abundance of pitchers in the farm system, and the trade capital that Ben Cherington has accumulated during his time as General Manager. #LetsGoBucs #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 ...
Jul 27, 2024•36 min•Ep. 329
