NS9 Postgame Show: Pirates vs. Yankees – Spring Training Breakdown The Pirates took a rough 12-3 loss to the Yankees, and Cody & Neil are here to break it all down. From Bailey Falter’s solid outing to Bubba Chandler’s struggles, we cover all the key takeaways from tonight’s game. We also discuss Joey Bart’s big home run, Nick Yorke’s impressive at…

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Spring Training is heating up, and so are the Pittsburgh Pirates' young arms! Paul Skenes made his much-anticipated Grapefruit League debut, and Jared Jones took the mound on Sunday—how did they look? Plus, we break down the biggest standouts from camp, Daniel Vogelbach’s transition to hitting coach, and more. ☕ Topics Today: ⚾ Paul Skenes' first s…

The North Shore Nine crew wraps up their time at Spring Training with a final breakdown from LECOM Park, where the Pirates defeated the Rays 3-2. Mitch Keller looked sharp over three scoreless innings, while the offense did just enough to secure the win. We discuss standout performances, the team's overall spring approach, and our final thoughts be…

Mitch Keller starts today for the Pittsburgh Pirates vs the Tampa Bay Rays. Jack Suwinski and Nick Solak had impressive games yesterday. Ke'Bryan Hayes has looked healthy so far in spring and getting plenty of reps. Is Tommy Pham the leadoff hitter for this team instead of Andrew McCutchen? We're live from LECOM Park to discuss the game! Use Promo …

The NS9 crew spent the entire week in Bradenton covering Pirates Spring Training, and we're breaking it all down! From exclusive interviews with Dallas Braden and Jared Carrabis to in-depth analysis of Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, and the battle for first base, we’ve got everything you need to know. Who’s standing out? What are our biggest takeaways? …

Bailey Falter pitches 2 hitless innings while striking out 3 in today's 7-3 Pirates victory over the Atlanta Braves. The Pirates totaled 10 hits and 6 walks as Tommy Pham & Henry Davis each had 2 hits. Andrew McCutchen & Isiah Kiner-Falefa each reached base twice as well with his 2 walks. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://w…

Bailey Falter starts today for the 2-1 Pittsburgh Pirates vs the Baltimore Orioles. Andrew McCutchen also makes his Grapefruit League debut as we give you our NS9 Pregame Show. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SU…

The Pittsburgh Pirates drop a close one to the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, in a spring training pitching duel. Jared Jones took the mound and showed impressive velocity and command, mixing in his new two-seamer. We break down his performance, along with strong outings from Thomas Harrington, David Bednar, and Tanner Rainey. Plus, Ke’Bryan Hayes and Oneil …

The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Atlanta Braves in their 2nd home game with year at LECOM Park. We are there to give you our pregame show as Jared Jones takes the mound for the first time this year. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.sea…

Spring Training is officially underway, and the Pirates' young stars are already turning heads! On this episode of Starbucs, DiNardo and Jim break down Bubba Chandler’s electric debut, Konnor Griffin’s impressive tools, and what to expect from Termarr Johnson this season. Plus, we dive into the Pirates' catching battle and the impact of the ABS cha…

Mitch Keller threw 2 scoreless innings today while striking out one batter. Neil & Doug wrap up day one of NS9 in Bradenton where the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Minnesota Twins 5-1. The pitching looked to perform pretty well while the young bucs came through with the bats. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.co…

The Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Home Opener vs. the Minnesota Twins. Mitch Keller will make his spring debut. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the show!…

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed LHP Andrew Heaney to a 1-year $5.25 million deal with incentives. What exactly does this mean to the solid pitching depth? Is a trade potentially next? Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com L…

Spring Training is underway, and we’re breaking down all the latest news from Bradenton! Anthony DiNardo, Jim, Tyler, and special guest Alex Stumpf dive into key Pirates storylines, including Ke’Bryan Hayes’ health, Tommy Pham’s impact, and Spencer Horwitz’s injury. Can the Pirates actually contend in 2025? Let’s discuss! If you enjoyed this episod…

Jim is joined by Ryan as the Pirates full squad reports to Bradenton to discuss the main storylines coming out of the first week of Spring Training. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS O…

North Shore Nine (Pittsburgh Pirates Podcast) Tonight's Sicko Soundoff is hosted by Tyler. He is joined by 3 listeners to discuss Bob Nutting, comparisons with the Rays, and some throwback Pirates. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.sea…

Pirates Spring Training Kicks Off with Major Injury News! Spring Training is here, but the Pirates are already dealing with a setback. Spencer Horwitz, the team’s biggest offseason acquisition, showed up to camp in a cast after undergoing wrist surgery. Ben Cherington says the team knew about his chronic wrist issues before trading for him—but is t…

🚨 EMERGENCY PODCAST: Spencer Horwitz Undergoes Wrist Surgery! What’s Next for the Pirates? 🚨 The Pirates’ offseason just took a massive hit as Spencer Horwitz, projected to be one of the team’s best hitters, has undergone wrist surgery. With Opening Day just weeks away, Pittsburgh now faces a major question: Who steps in at first base? Billy Cook? …

The week has finally arrived when Pitchers & Catchers report to spring training. Feb 12 is when the Pirates will have theirs report so we take a look at the crop of players that will be there this year and talk what we expect to see out of them this year as well as things we are looking forward to seeing from them this spring. Use Promo Code NS9 fo…

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We are joined by Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. With just 1 week until Pitchers & Catchers report let's take a look ahead and see what we want to see from players this Spring that will help lead the Pirates towards success. We also take a look back at this offseason and discuss the direction of this team. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off …

Today the Pittsburgh Pirates signed outfielder Tommy Pham to a 1-year 4.025 million deal with $250k worth of incentives. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the show! N…

We are joined by Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. With just 1 week until Pitchers & Catchers report let's take a look ahead and see what we want to see from players this Spring that will help lead the Pirates towards success. We also take a look back at this offseason and discuss the direction of this team. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off …

The Dallas Mavericks made a crazy trade which makes us think - what would that trade look like if it were the Pittsburgh Pirates? Also, PECOTA released its team projections yesterday and we talk about the NL Central rankings and the 4th place Pirates, as well as Alika Williams being DFA'd and Pat Hoberg being fired by MLB. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30…

This week’s Sicko Soundoff brought heated debates and bold takes as fans tackled the Pirates’ biggest questions. The highlight? A deep dive into a potential Paul Skenes extension. With pre-arbitration leverage, one caller suggested a 7-year, $140M deal—locking up the ace while keeping future flexibility. But would Skenes even consider it? The bullp…

The Pittsburgh Pirates recently send out a survey via email to many fans and tonight we are here to take it together and submit it on behalf of everyone! Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATI…

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Jim returns from his month long vacation to join Tyler and DiNardo for NS9 Live! The Pirates have made a few moves over the past few days with acquisitions of Adam Frazier and Tim Mayza. They’ve also resigned Ryan Borucki to a minor league deal. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE…

Ben Cherington & the Pittsburgh Pirates have made a total of 3 additions within the last 20 hours. LHP Tim Mayza, LHP Ryan Borucki, and 2B/OF Adam Frazier have all signed deals (Borucki’s is a MiLB deal) for the Pirates in 2025. Here we give our thoughts on these moves. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use …

ZiPS has released it's projections for all of the NL Central teams. How do the Pirates rank compared to everyone else? Just how tight is the NL Central this year? We also talk about the latest MLB Pipeline & Baseball America Top 100 MLB Prospect lists where Bubba Chandler is the top prospect for the Pirates heading into the new year Use Promo Code …

We are live with ZiPS Creator Dan Szymborski to discuss his latest Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections for the 2025 season. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the show…

We are live with ZiPS Creator Dan Szymborski to discuss his latest Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections for the 2025 season. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the show…

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott to add to their historic offseason. Are they truly breaking baseball? As the Pirates have handed out $5 million this offseason to Andrew McCutchen as their largest move, are the Dodgers an excuse for them? Also, this past weekend was PIratesFest for the fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ben …

Tonight's Sicko Soundoff is hosted by DiNardo who brings on John and Nathan. John kicks off the show CONVINCING all of us that the Pirates have more players in their lineup that are better than the big bad Los Angeles Dodgers. Is he cooking? Nathan then comes on to talk some more about the idea of a Pirate Ship in PNC Park. Good idea? Also, he want…

Tyler and DiNardo are Jim-less this week, so let’s get reckless. They workshop a couple of question to ask the Pirates front office at PiratesFest this weekend with the help of YOU and answer some mailbag questions from our Discord.. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off…

Tyler and DiNardo are Jim-less this week, so let’s get reckless. They talk about the 23 players the Pirates signed today to begin the 2025 MLB International Signing Period as well as talk about the reliever they just acquired. This is part 1 of this 2 part show. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Co…

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The 2025 MLB International Signing Period is about to open on January 15th. The Pittsburgh Pirates may likely not be in on signing Roki Sasaki, but it looks like they may already be benefitting from him anyway. Find out why this is the case. Also, we welcome back Anthony Murphy from Bucs On Deck/Baseball America to talk some of the prospects the Pi…

Tonight we are joined by The Athletic's Stephen Nesbitt, Josh from Bridge To Buctober, Saxboy Billy, & our very own Doug. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the show! …

It has been reported by Robert Murray that the Pittsburgh Pirates have discussed adding Alex Verdugo and/or Randal Grichuk to round our their outfield with Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds. Do either of these two make any sense? What does this mean for Jack Suwinski? We discuss this and more. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://…

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It's the start of the new year and the Pittsburgh Pirates still haven't done much to address their offense. By the looks of it, it doesn't look as if it's going to be addressed through free agency (at least not in a big way), so let's take a look at some names we haven't discussed much this offseason the Pirates could look to trade for. Use Promo C…

Tonight's show is hosted by Jim. Welcome to Episode 7 of Sicko Soundoff on the North Shore Nine! This fan-driven show highlights YOUR thoughts and questions about the Pittsburgh Pirates offseason. This episode features diverse perspectives, from diving into trade possibilities with the Rays to debates on how the Pirates can fill the glaring hole in…

It has been 52 years since Roberto Clemente passed away and tonight we are joined by his son Luis. Everyone knows how much Roberto meant to not just Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh but throughout all of baseball. We also talk with Luis about the Roberto Clemente Coin Act. Also, it has been revealed that the Pirates pitch to Roki Sasaki has been LEAKED! …

We are just days away from 2025 and a whole new year beginning. Let's take this time to reflect a little on the 2024 season as well as debating which Pittsburgh Pirate would throw the best New Years Eve party! Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at htt…

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This week we are joined by Ethan Fisher of Rumbunter, Anhony Murphy of Bucs On Deck Sunstack & Baseball America, as well as Tyler and Neil from NS9. Use Promo Code NS9 for 30% off your first order at https://www.gritily.com Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS O…