Livingstone Johnson

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@JMackey_PGH Skenes seems to have fallen in love with his off speed stuff when he could and should be using his power more. Am I mistaken about his approach?

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@JMackey_PGH What does management think about the offensive output from the catchers? And has Yorke inched ahead in the 3B competition?

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@JMackey_PGH Why drop Lowe?

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@Younger19791 @dannykanell Do that. I’m not passing myself off as a public person bc I was a backup QB for 5 minutes. He cannot compare with Wilbon in the arena where he’s trying to play. Keep up:

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@joe_block can you please ask GMBC on his show tomorrow why we’re 20 games under .500 and planning for 2026 but playing IKF, Pham and Heaney?

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

Every word of this.

[Nick Cammuso @npc210]

The vibes around the Pirates could not be worse. Rentals playing over young guys. No one truly important showing any improvement. The small market team you should be equals with lapping you in every aspect. The GM is still here. And we have a month-plus of this garbage. 🚮

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@Variety Piers Morgan is saying SOMEONE ELSE is a hyper-partisan activist hack. Got it.

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@BobSmizik Don’t trust him at all. Many teams need what the Pirates have to offer. He must learn the lessons of Cole, Taillon, Holmes, Marte, Musgrove, etc, and make these teams pay. No more Smith-NJigbas, Hoy Parks or Colin Morans.

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@joe_block @Stathead Joe: the pitching has been great but you cannot win mlb games scoring 1-2 runs on 3-4 hits every day. Can you please ask GMBC if there is any likelihood that he will acquire a real mlb bat?

[Bob Hertzel @bhertzel]

If the Pirates don't figure out a way to make one run scored stand up for a victory, this is going to be a very, very long season for them. Can't believe the offense they are running out there night after night. GM really should resign.

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@Pirates it’s not a “slump”. The team isn’t “struggling”. There aren’t any “indicators” that things are going to get better and it’s not because of injuries. The players are bad. The team is bad. This team has no shot and you knew all of this coming into the season.

[Jason Mackey @JMackey_PGH]

Pirates have lost 6 in a row and 10 of their last 12. They’re 12-25. They haven’t scored more than 4 runs in a game since April 22. PR disasters left and right.

And the owner’s doing nothing about it. Embarrassing.

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@JoshYohe_PGH You’re not the only one.

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@_NoahHiles BTW, I’m not advocating for position flexibility. It drives me crazy how there are so few set positions or a set lineup bc Shelton always thinks he can build a better mouse trap. But you’d think if they were going to replace Joe with another Joe, they would have maintained that

[Livingstone Johnson @JohnsonLiv]

@_NoahHiles Can you put this to Cherington and ask him why he thought the team would be better when he did nothing to improve the offense from last year? Example: swapping out Connor Joe for Tommy Pham. Pham IS Joe but 5 years older, with no position flexibility and a bad temper. 🙄

[John Perrotto @JPerrotto]

This is the prevailing thought around MLB, just not New York, about the Pirates. I wish I had a dollar for every time someone in the game asks "what are they doing in Pittsburgh?"

[Pirates Faithful @PiratesFaithful]

I'll give the Bucs credit. They didn't even give us hope this year.

I somewhat appreciate that.

[Dom DiTommaso @DomDiTommaso]

Jeff Passan on the @ChrisRoseSports Baseball Today podcast talking about the Pirates' terrible offseason, not capitalizing on Skenes, fans deserving better, and why it doesn't have to be this way for Pittsburgh.

This is a must-listen.

[Paul Zeise @PaulZeise]

The problem Ben Cherington and Derek Shelton have is this is year six and this is what they are putting out there every day.

[nick🏴‍☠️ @ROTYNick]

i’ve honestly never been more checked out on the pirates than now. i just don’t care anymore, there’s no improvements and management is a joke.

[Bob Smizik @BobSmizik]

With the #Pirates on pace to lose 111 games, the manager’s job should be in jeopardy. But considering the stupendously inept talent level available to him, Sheltie doesn’t deserve full blame. The real villain in this tragedy is the GM, who’s long overdue for dismissal.