North Shore Nine

The Pirates dropped a hyped matchup against the Brewers, wasting a Paul Skenes start in a 4–2 loss that somehow managed to be both frustrating and lifeless. Despite a sold-out crowd and rare buzz for a Thursday afternoon game, the Pirates played with zero urgency—botching opportunities, looking uninspired at the plate, and continuing to wallow in a culture of losing that’s defined the Ben Cherington era. Jacob Misiorowski dominated Pittsburgh’s anemic offense, while the Pirates made a flurry of poor decisions in a disastrous second inning that sealed their fate.

Neil and Doug vent their growing frustration with this team’s direction, the handling of O’Neil Cruz, and trade rumors surrounding Mitch Keller and David Bednar. The bullpen was strong. Everything else? Not so much.

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