About this episode

The episode discusses how the Pirates' offense has become their strength, contrasting expectations of their pitching staff.

The Pirates were supposed to be carried by their pitching staff, but through early June, the offense has been the real strength. Alex Stumpf looks at how Pittsburgh’s lineup has changed the team’s identity, why the pitching staff has not lived up to expectations, and whether this version of the Pirates can still stay in the postseason mix.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Stumpf

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• offense
• pitching staff
• team identity
• postseason mix

Keywords

• Pirates
• offense
• pitching
• team identity
• postseason

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates

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