Pirates Fan Forum

On this episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Anthony Murphy of Pirates Prospects. Roansy Contreras was sent back to AAA Indianapolis, but is there a good reason for it? Plus the guys give their best reasons to be optimistic and cautious about the minor league system and the Call Your Shot is all about Oneil Cruz! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm discuss the Bryan Reynolds extension and what it means for the team moving forward, they take a look at the season start so far and what has worked for the Pirates, and this week's 'Call your shot' segment is all about the minor leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm discuss the Ke'Bryan Hayes extension and why the Pirates organization still has work to do with Bryan Reynolds. The guys also talk about the disaster that was opening day in St. Louis and whether or not it's a sign of things to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm welcome Juan Miguel Marquez, Pirates beat writer from Venezuela to talk some ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Around the 412 and DKPS own, Zachary Smith (Smitty). On this the guys discuss real baseball! The Pirates are playing games in Florida for Spring ball, who's impressing and disappointing so far? Plus we unveil a brand new segment that will have all of you swinging for the fences! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Jason Mackey from Bradenton, Florida. Who's catching Jason's eye? What's it like being able to have face to face interviews again? How much should the Pirates spend now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Justin Verno of Inside the Bucs Basement and Josh Booth of the Bridge2Buctober podcast. It's safe to say it now, Play Ball! MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to terms on a CBA and baseball is back, but what does that mean for the Pirates? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined for the first two segments by DK Pittsburgh Sports own, Alex Stumpf. Alex joins the guys to talk about his time in Bradenton, Florida covering Pirates spring training which was exclusively minor leagues due to the MLB lockout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Cherington has completely rebuilt the Pirates minor league system with 6 of the top 100 prospects now in the pipeline. When is it OK to start moving some of those pieces and is it the right way to go about building the big league club? Find out what Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm think as they're joined by Graves and Craig Toth on this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by James Littlejohn and Locked On Pirates host, Ethan Smith. Juan Soto turned down a mega contract and by the looks of it, that could be a sign of things to come post lockout if the players get their way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Adam Yarkovsky to discuss who's in the system and when they'll be ready for the big leagues. The prevailing thought amongst fans is that Neil Huntington left Ben Cherington a mess to clean up, but the guys dig into whether that's actually the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by the one and only, Graves. Despite being knees deep in a nasty lockout, there's plenty to talk about this week in the baseball world. David Ortiz was selected to the Hall of Fame, but no Barry Bonds? What surprises does 2022 hold for the Pirates? Gary, Jim, and Graves give their thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

The Pirates are coming off a 101 loss season and there's a lot of roster moves and lineup changes that need to happen. Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm discuss which of those moves Ben Cherington, Derek Shelton, and Co. should run with and what, realistically, they will implement for the 2022 season (assuming there is one). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by DK Pittsburgh Sports' own staff cartoonist, Rob Ullman. Rob joins the show to discuss the movement (or lack thereof) on the CBA negotiations and whether or not the Pirates have a foundation that will lead to success at the big league level or do they need to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new blueprint. Learn more about your...

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by everybody's favorite regular on the Forum, Graves. With a lockout looming, there's not much to discuss with the big league club, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot going on in the system. What needs to be done and what should be done to bolster the farm moving forward for the Pirates? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Steve Fek of Jays from the Couch. The Pirates aren't Ben Cherington's first go around with a rebuild and there may be no city that knows this better than Toronto. Steve gives a fresh perspective on what Buccos fans can expect as the local ball club starts to approach the other side of a roster overhaul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by long time Pirates fan, Douglas Ford. With a busy week for the Bucs and MLB there's no shortage of things to talk about. From the Jacob Stallings trade to Colin Moran getting DFA'd to make room for re-signed Yoshi Tsutsugo all the way to the lockout, Gary, Jim and Douglas bring you a jam packed show this week! Learn more about your ad choices....

Today Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm have their thoughts on the rule five protections, discuss the impact of Wander Franco’s deal on the Bucs and leave and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by friend of the show, Graves. Is the lack of a hitting coach this late into the off-season an issue? Since the Pirates are still looking for one, find out if our crew thinks it's a big deal or not. Plus where's the Pirates fan's place in the Pittsburgh sports world and why can't the the local baseball club communicate with us? Learn more about...

On this episode the Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are on their own. The World Series came and went without much fanfare or excitement, heck Jim didn't watch any of it. We also look into how people feel about a work stoppage in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Craig Toth of Bucs in the Basement and Smitty (Zach Smith) from Around the 412. This off-season is setting up to be a wild one with the threat of a stoppage because of CBA discussions. Will all of the looming questions cause for the hot stove to run hotter than normal this winter? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Pirates Fan Forum, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Shaun Conley to discuss the Pirates off-season plan. It's generally accepted by the fanbase (for better or for worse) that Bob Nutting is the one that doesn't want to spend, but could it be Ben Cherington that's holding the payroll back? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Pirates Fan Forum Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by Graves and Eddie Provident. Everyone wants the Pirates to contend, but it seems like everyone has their own definition of the word. What can Ben Cherington and the front office realistically do to get the Pittsburgh ball club in a position to fight for a playoff spot sooner rather than later? Learn more about your ad c...

On this week's episode, Gary Morgan and Jim Stamm are joined by the one and only Mike DeCourcy from Sporting News. Mike and the guys lay out a crystal clear argument for why a salary cap is needed in Major League Baseball... and they leave no stone unturned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Jim Stamm and Gary Morgan explain why they think it's time for the Pirates to bring in a different and higher class of free agent to Pittsburgh this off season. The guys also take listener questions and go over the results of their twitter poll about Colin Moran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices