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Happy Wednesday and welcome back to Locked On Pirates.On today's show, host Ethan Smith discusses the late game heroics we saw from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night, capped off by a 10th inning walk-off single from Nick Gonzales to erase a four-run deficit in the ninth inning. The Pirates got contributions from just about everyone last night, and its important that those contributions stick around.Also, Gonzales and now Ji-hwan Bae have made impacts upon their arrivals from AAA Indianapolis, specifically Gonzales. What do their impacts have on the team overall and could they be the sparks the offense needed moving forward?Oneil Cruz had one hell of an evening as well, smashing through Statcast barriers and keeping the game alive in the ninth. Are we starting to see Cruz tap into his potential, and if so, how far could he take the Buccos?Finally, Jared Jones continues his strong rookie season tonight versus Blake Snell as the Pirates look to secure a series victory against the Giants. Support Us By Supp

Welcome back on this beautiful Tuesday everyone. On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith discusses how the Pirates can become a better team in one swift move, a move that honestly should have been made weeks ago. The crazier part? It doesn't involve anything from outside the organization just yet. We are also nearing the end of May, and some trends throughout the month are interesting to look at for the Pirates. Which trends might stick around and what do they mean moving forward?Finally, the Pirates kick off their three-game series to begin a six-game home stands versus the Giants, and Ethan has your game one preview. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!IbottaRight now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you download the app. Yahoo FinanceFor comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit the brand behind every great investor, YahooFinance.com.LinkedInRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial

The Pittsburgh Pirates have something special with their starting rotation, arguably the best group of pitchers they've had in over 30 years, and urgency is paramount to build around this group, but being smart about it is just as important. All of that and more from Ethan Smith and Gary Morgan on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Ibotta Right now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just for trying Ibotta by using the code LOCKEDONMLB when you download the app. Yahoo Finance For comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit the brand behind every great investor, YahooFinance.com. LinkedIn Right now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDON. Policygenius Check life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first de

Folks, Paul Skenes is here, and he is dangerous. Host Ethan Smith goes live following Pittsburgh versus Chicago, headlined by a masterful performance for Skenes in his second start as a MLB pitcher. Ethan shares his reactions, thoughts on the performance and discusses the rest of the game on today's live edition of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Policygenius Check life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100! eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers

On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith discusses the series loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, which means the Pirates have yet to win a series versus the NL Central so far this year. This stretch has also not been kind to Pittsburgh, so what can they do to put a good stretch together?Also, Jared Jones & Paul Skenes will face the Chicago Cubs over the next two days, much like they did over the past weekend. Both starts were relatively strong ones, so what can Jones and Skenes do to build on their previous starts versus the Cubbies. Finally, Ethan shares his thoughts on the state of the Pirates as a whole, from top-to-bottom, and why although it feels rough right now, brighter times are on the way, and not far away. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use

It's Wednesday & welcome back to Locked On Pirates.On today's episode, host Ethan Smith discusses Connor Joe and his scorching hot bat, why he needs to be a more steady presence in the lineup everyday and what his contributions mean for the offense overall. Also, we've seen quite a bit of shakeup in the Pirates bullpen over the past few days, with some familiar names going out and some familiar names coming back into the fold. What does it mean for the bullpen and can the bullpen get back to its once dominant ways?Finally, the Pirates aim for the first series win versus the NL Central on Wednesday afternoon versus Milwaukee and Ethan has your game three preview and analysis. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100!eB

On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith is joined by Gary Morgan to discuss a wild weekend of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball, ranging from the highly anticipated debut of Paul Skenes, Oneil Cruz heating up, the bullpen and its bad weekend, what the weekend meant for the future of Pirates baseball and so much more!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100!eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers.GametimeDow

As part of our second feature episode of the day for Paul Skenes debut, host Ethan Smith is joined by Locked On LSU host Caroline Fenton as she shares her perspective on the debut of Skenes, why he is a generational prospect, what he learned at the collegiate level that could translate to the big and so much more.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Stitch FixStyle that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at StitchFix.com/MLB and get $20 off your first fix LinkedInRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDON. PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using Do

It's Paul Skenes day, and Ethan Smit has been getting perspectives from many different sides on Skenes' debut, and on this feature, Ethan invites host of Locked On MLB and temporary host of Locked On A's Paul Francis Sullivan, Sully of course for short, to discuss the call-up, what it means for MLB, the Pirates and why Skenes could be beginning a new era of ace pitchers returning to the game. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Stitch FixStyle that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at StitchFix.com/MLB and get $20 off your first fix LinkedInRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDON. PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, groce

On today's crossover episode, host Ethan Smith and Locked On Cubs host Sam Olbur discuss the introduction of Paul Skenes to the series this weekend, what it means for the series overall, why the series is important for both teams, how each team's issues compare and the history between the Buccos and the Cubbies. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Stitch FixStyle that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at StitchFix.com/MLB and get $20 off your first fix LinkedInRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDON. PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using Doo

Folks, the time is now for Paul David Skenes to make his MLB debut, and he'll do so this Saturday versus the Chicago Cubs. Host of Locked On Pirates, Ethan Smith, breaks down the huge news we all received Wednesday, headlining the expectations for Skenes, how his call-up effects the makeup of the starting rotation, why the timing couldn't have been any better and so much more as the most highly anticipated prospect debut in Pittsburgh Pirates history is just a few days away. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Stitch FixStyle that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at StitchFix.com/MLB and get $20 off your first fix LinkedInRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDON. PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off yo

We are live on today's episode of Locked On Pirates, and host Ethan Smith is answering questions from the live audience while previewing the final game of the series in a rubber match against the LA Angels, but more importantly, Ethan takes a look at what will be the Pirates biggest test of the season so far with 10 consecutive games versus the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers awaiting them beginning on Friday. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Stitch FixStyle that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at StitchFix.com/MLB and get $20 off your first fix LinkedInRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDON. PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flowe

Welcome back to Locked On Pirates everyone!On today's show, host Ethan Smith discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the LA Angels on Monday, headlined by Mitch Keller's complete game. Keller has had his struggles to begin 2024, but will the one-run, complete game showing propel Keller back into ace form?Following that, Ethan discusses Oneil Cruz, who has picked things up as of late, and why he is so important to the Pirates success. Finally, Ethan delivers some News and Notes at the tail end of the show, including a preview of tonight's action in game two versus the Angels from Anaheim. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Stitch FixStyle that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at StitchFix.com/MLB and get $20 off your first fix LinkedInRight now, you can try LinkedIn Sales Navigator and get a sixty-day free trial at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDON. PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insu

On today's episode, host Ethan Smith and Gary Morgan are back to kickstart your week of Pirates baseball, discussing the series win over the Colorado Rockies, Paul Skenes start on Sunday versus the Buffalo Bisons as he inches closer to the bigs and a look ahead at what should be an eventful week for the Pittsburgh Pirates, all of today's episode of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply.Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Click HERE to Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Play.PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100!eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die a

Welcome to Locked On Pirates on Friday, May 3rd! On today's show, host Ethan Smith heads over to Locked On Rockies, as he sits down with LOR host Paul Holden to discuss the upcoming weekend series, why each team is struggling the way they are as of late, which front office each would rather have moving forward and well, Connor Joe. All of that an more on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply. Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Click HERE to Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Play. PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100! eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million par

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost yet another series late on Tuesday night, losing again to the Oakland A's, and honestly, it felt like watching the same game we've watched for the past two weeks. Host Ethan discusses why the Pirates are the definition of insanity, doing the same things night in and night out and expecting different results. When/how does it end? Is the "philosophy" dooming the expectations this team had? And more. The calendar has also turned to May, so Ethan takes a took at the month, what matchups it offers and what fans can expect going into month two. Finally, the Pirates look to salvage one game at Oakland in their final game at the Rickey Henderson Field in the series finale of their first west coast road trip. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash

Making history is something that is usually followed by celebration, but for the Pirates offense, that is far from the case. The Pirates offense continues to struggle, and the statistics back up that notion, so what do they at this point of futility offensively to get off their historically low offensive outputs?Also, changes need to be made with the offense at some point, be it a call-up or a change in philosophy. Speaking of potential call-ups, both Nick Gonzales and Liover Peguero are off to hot starts in Indianapolis, so, could a call-up for one, or both, be in the near future?Finally, the Pirates look to even the series vs the A's on Tuesday evening, and host Ethan Smith has your game two preview. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply.Monopol

On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith and Monday guest Gary Morgan take a look at the month of April, a month that arguably saw the Pirates at their absolute best and their absolute worst. What's going right? What's going wrong? What over-arching story was told? All of that and more on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply.Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Click HERE to Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Play.PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100!eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts

The Pirates are 25 games into the '24 season, and although we cannot make final decisions on players right now, we can ask ourselves if their stock is up or down. Host Ethan Smith is joined by an old friend of the show Craig Toth to discuss this topic, as they go player by player discussing if their stock is on the rise or if its time to worry a bit on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKEDONMLB. That's LOCKEDONMLB. Order using DoorDash today. Terms apply. PolicygeniusCheck life insurance off your to do list in no time with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/lockedonmlb to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Monopoly GO!Get in the game and join your friends. Download MONOPOLY GO! now free on The App Store or Google Play.PrizePicksGo to Pri

It's Wednesday and happy hump day!On today's episode, host Ethan Smith discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the Brewers on Tuesday evening, their second straight win over the Brew Crew. Bailey Falter had quite the evening, continuing a string of dominance from starting pitching that many of us didn't expect. The starting pitching highlights the top of the show and Ethan discusses why he thinks it can continue to be efficient. Also, Andrew McCutchen homered to begin the game for the second straight game. His splits suggest its a good idea for him to leadoff, so could we expect more of it moving forward from Cutch?Finally, Ethan takes a look at the third game of the series today as the Pirates aim for a series win over Milwaukee on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet all your Mother’s Day gifts, all in one place and get 50% off your next order, up to $15 when you spend $15+ on your next flower, convenience, grocery, or retail order now with code LOCKE