Donald Marsh III

East Coast boy with a West Coast life. #PIT #SFO

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@BogeyLife1 @BetPlayerProps Who? For Civale and his 5+ ERA? What garbage. That's the equivalent of all those Marinaccio, Stratton, Eisert experiments we underwent last month. Nowhere near what was going on today. Today's major trades simply weren't available until the deadline.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@BucsParrotTimes Buddy, the union would be on that so quick. Not at all likely.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@nathan_osler A lot to happen so close to the deadline. It does sound like they may have been in on Mize, but Padres bought big on that one.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@AaronMcC29 @Pirates Eisert was available. A lot of guys about to be in transit on this roster.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@KDPomp Plenty of guys you could say thus about, but Robbie Ray isn't your poster child for disappointment. His numbers are so inflated, as well as his contract. We don't need a left-handed Mitch Keller.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@KodyDuncanPGH Problem is they don't need to trade him. There's value for this season and all the upcoming for possibly the most dominant closer in the game, for cheap. The Padres don't need to get rid of that. So it's not a matter of "fair". It's what would move the needle TODAY vs the future

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@Pittsburgh_SN can someone just seriously get Greg Brown to take his foot out of his mouth? What type of announcer basically wills a game ending double play into existence? It's bad form, and it's not the first time he says something dumb like this.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@BuccoMike Two months and a broken kneecap aren't equivalent expectations. One or both of those are wrong.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@vlachjordan Guy has a 4+ ERA and negative WAR. We have those types of guys in the pen.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

I kept this story in my pocket for a long time....

In Pittsburgh, September 15th is Roberto Clemente Day.

Every year the whole organization fans out across the city. It's like Christmas. Roberto's family is there, Vera and the boys.

My first year as manager was 2011. We celebrated. We shook hands and moved on.
We didn't win.

19 consecutive losing seasons.

2012 rolls around. Same day, same celebration. We had another losing season, our 20th consecutive.

After the ceremony, Roberto Jr. walked over.

"My mom wants to talk to you."

We went into the dugout. Me, Vera, and her three sons.

She spoke in Spanish. I played four years of winter ball so I understood enough. She wasn't angry, but she was passionate. And I kept hearing Roberto's number come up.

Roberto Jr. translated.

"My mother wants you to know that there cannot be a 21st losing season. That was Roberto's number. It would be a disgrace to his legacy."

She was staring right at me.

Before I could even think about what to say, words came out of my mouth:
"I promise you, Vera. That won't happen."

Roberto Jr. looked at me and said, "You made my mom a promise. I hope you can keep it."

I said, "I hope I can keep it too."

I didn't tell my coaches. I didn't tell the players. I told my wife. That was it.

The next year, 2013, we broke the consecutive seasons losing streak. Ended it at 20.

On Roberto Clemente Day that September, Vera came walking across that field.

And I probably got one of the most meaningful hugs I've ever received in my life.

The players did all the heavy lifting. I just got the hug.

Some promises are worth making before you know if you can keep them.

@Pirates

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@Rangers @grok out of how many other MLB parks would this have been a home run?

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@BruceTa79109308 @AustinOravec Such a bad take on Davis. 2021 was a rough year for top picks. Nobody you mention were even top 10. All the Top 10 have been middling performers at best. And underslot on Davis landed Chandler, who was going to go to Clemson. Bucs only landed him with this draft strategy.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@Nathan_Hursh Wouldn't be surprised if he is looking for a bit longer contract. He is 31. 3 years might be short.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@Rippling I'm restricted from doing so. If you DM me, I can respond.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@Rippling your password reset links keep expiring as soon as they are sent out. I can't get my wife's W2 and taxes are due tomorrow. Address this urgently!

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@darrell_royal_ @JMackey_PGH Probably Billy or maybe even Spencer. Triolo can play 1B. Though Spencer only has 1 option left. Billy has 2. My bet would be on Billy.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@DTonPirates If he can get his control down, he'll get the win boost Paul got in Year 1, facing the #4 and #5 starters. That's for sure.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@HenryDavisMVP You aren't getting a solid starting RF for half a first baseman. That isn't to say he couldn't be traded. But there's a lot of platooning 1B out there who only hit righty.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@hundredand1 Y'all do know that decision didn't come down to money. Some thing with Okamoto.

[Donald Marsh III @dmarshiii]

@Alch8771 @hundredand1 Well, he does. Did so in Japan. But not really well enough for regular MLB duties. That's why CWS got him at 1B.