Bucs In The Basement

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, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

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 Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

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 Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

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 Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

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. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

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 always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

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 (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

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!

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 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!

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 Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!