North Shore Nine

The Pirates dropped another frustrating one, falling 5-4 to the Marlins and blowing yet another late lead. On the latest North Shore Nine Postgame Show Powered by Primanti Bros., DiNardo and Doug dissect the maddening fundamentals that continue to plague this team—three runners thrown out on the bases, poor outfield decisions, and questionable coaching.

But it wasn’t all doom and gloom: Bailey Falter impressed in his season debut, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Adam Frazier provided some steadying play, and Jack Suwinski showed signs of life at the plate. Still, the same concerns about accountability and development linger six years into the Derek Shelton era.

Is this team truly ready to compete, or are we in for more of the same?

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