Colin Dunlap

Jul 18, 2023 | audacy.com | Colin Dunlap

Straightforward, direct and unswerving, Paul Skenes sat inside a media conference room in the catacombs of PNC Park Tuesday afternoon and fielded one question after another. About his past. About the present. And the ones Pirates fans were most likely most interested in --- about the future. Know what hit me hardest? How Skenes did it with workmanlike precision and unwavering conviction. How he didn't sound like a 21-year-old. How proficient and skilled he was.

Jul 16, 2023 | audacy.com | Colin Dunlap

Today starts something new. Or at least it should. The Pirates' swift and steady tumble to a spot in the standings much, much closer to last place than first place makes it feel like those first 30 games never really happened. But it should do something else: It should make us all --- from the front office on down to the paying customer --- put a full focus on the future. And those players who will play a part in the future. Enter Quinn Priester. Enter Endy Rodriguez. Enter Liover Peguero.

Jul 10, 2023 | audacy.com | Colin Dunlap

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