OG & Crab dissect some reporting about the Pirates' latest dysfunction.

Noah Hiles' final article on the Bucco beat: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2025/09/29/mlb-pirates-bob-nutting-ben-cherington-paul-skenes-andrew-mccutchen/stories/202509290003

DKPS Friday Insider: https://dkpittsburghsports.com/team/site-stuff/feed/topic/pirates-bob-nutting-ben-cherington-decision-mlb-dk

OG & Crab eulogize the 2025 Pirates' season and react to the news that both Ben Cherington and Travis Williams will retain their jobs after all that.

OG & Crab dive deep in the first of a series of shows dedicated to exploring the economics of baseball. In this installment, franchise value and its importance to the health of the business of baseball is the subject.

Jason Mackey’s article in the Post-Gazette: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/jason-mackey/2025/08/18/mlb-pirates-mccutchen-skenes-nutting/stories/202508180052

OG & Crab explore how trades can work for other teams, and OG shares some video from his visit to Cooperstown.

No time to edit! OG & Crab welcome our pal John to unpack the Pirates inscrutable trade deadline moves.

OG & Crab are joined by another guest, Nathan Osler, to chop it up about the coming second half of the Pirates' season, whether the Home Run Derby could get Oneil Cruz right again, and some predictions for the coming trade deadline.

Nathan's Xwitter: https://x.com/nathan_osler

Nathan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nathan_osler

Nathan's recent videos for North Shore Nine:
https://youtu.be/cWvNN8JMaeY
https://youtu.be/CxzbEjs1SOY

OG & Crab welcome friend of the pod Matty P to the show to rant about the sorry state of the Bucs at the Break.

OG & Crab reality-check the upcoming trade deadline rumors and quote several lines from Pulp Fiction.

OG & Crab have a lot to say about Donnieball, old stadiums, and whether or not Pittsburgh is a baseball town. Nearly two episodes for the price of one!

OG & Crab have to resort to talking about other teams because the Pirates are so boring right now.