Pomp and Joe Show 2-20-26
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What are the pressing questions for the Pirates this spring training?
And a high drive to right field. That's a no-doubter. Wow. Crushed by Brandon Lowe. His second home run of this young season gives Tampa Bay a 6-0 lead in the fourth. Here's the 2-1 offering. And a high fly ball to deep right center field. And just how far is it going to go? Clear the deck. Cannon ball coming. Anchor down. Brian Reynolds leads off the third with his 16th of the year over the right center field fence. 1-0 is hit sharply out to left field. Benson turns around. There it goes. Home run number 20 for O'Neal Cruz. He goes the opposite way in Cincinnati. And the Pirates have scored four times here in the second. 4-0, Pirates trying to spoil the party in Cincinnati. 0-1, he's hit the right base hit.
Hey, that's a veteran hitter right there. Ozuna goes to right field, knocks in Baldwin, and Atlanta leads 1-0. Here's the 2-1. The swing of the ball hit well out to right center field. This ball is going to head to the wall and hit right off the foot of it. It bounds over Harris. That affords Horowitz a chance to score. And no relay from Wisely. He'll score on a belly flop slide. It's a double for Nick Gonzalez. He knocks him in and the Pirates have a 2-1 lead here in the sixth. Hitting a .281 OPS well over .800. There goes Triolo. Pitch is swung on and belted. Out to right. This ball is deep. Cruz chasing it back. And there it goes. Home run for Spencer Horwitz. A two-run shot to right. And the Pirates lead 3-0 here in D.C.
It feels like spring. It feels like baseball weather. It feels like you and your buddies this weekend, well, until it snows on Sunday, should go outside... play a game of catch, take some BP, and get ready for some baseball because tomorrow, just over 24 hours from now, the Pirates will play their first spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles in Florida. Austin Bechtel with you, Sports Radio 93.7 The Fan. In for Joe, who is in Florida golfing. Bob, a very well-deserved day off, has a lot of TV obligations today as well. Our friend Donnie Football is in Florida on his bachelor party. They are already getting after it early and often at a brunch. I think there were some early mimosas that were being drank by our guy Donnie.
So a very exciting weekend in store for him in Florida. Jack Hillgrove also a part of the festivities. So expecting to hear a lot of fun stories there. Sean Myers is behind the glass. Sean, is there any FOMO for you of not being at the Donnie bachelor party? I'm sure it's a good time. I've gone to a WrestleMania with Donnie and some of his crew there. That was a fun time. Now, there was no mimosas on that trip. There was a lot of icy mangoes, but I'm sure they're going to have a blast. I believe they're going to be going to a Pirate Spring training game on Sunday, but they're trying to figure out if they're going to see Conor Griffin potentially in that one or not. So, They're going to have a good time, and I hope that everyone comes back in one piece.
That's the biggest goal. Yeah, that's definitely a big part of it. And Connor Griffin is partly where we begin today because he is the biggest topic in Pirate Spring Training. Does Connor Griffin make the team? And I was going to keep this for last, but we'll lead with it. Six pressing Pirates questions. It's like a six-pack. It's six Pirates pressing questions. As we go into tomorrow's spring training game against Baltimore, where Wilbur Dottel, one of the Pirates pitching prospects, will take the mound against Baltimore. According to Jason Mackey, Post Gazette, Mitch Keller will pitch in one of the split squad games to start against the Rays with Braxton Ashcraft pitching the other game on the road at the Phillies spring training site.
So six questions. And it begins with Connor Griffin, who had one of the most electric, outstanding, wow type of seasons ever. A year ago in minor league baseball that an 18-year-old has ever had. 21 home runs and 94 RBIs. He stole 65 bases. 65 bases a year ago in his first season. The Pirates as a team last year stole 115. So Connor Griffin, hypothetically, if this was on the major league roster, would have had half of their stolen bases is what he did in the minor leagues.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What are the pressing questions for the Pirates this spring training?
0:06–15:43
2
How did Connor Griffin perform in the minor leagues?
15:43–32:11
3
Did Ben Cherington do enough to improve the Pirates' lineup?
32:11–1:19:47
4
What are the implications of Sidney Crosby's potential return for Team Canada?
1:19:47–1:20:07
5
How does the discussion shift to the Pirates' performance and player statistics?
1:20:07–1:20:40
6
What are the key takeaways from the analysis of the Pirates' batting averages?
1:20:40–1:21:09
7
How does the conversation conclude with thoughts on future drafts and player acquisitions?
1:21:09–2:36:27
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