Bart articles

  • MLB Analysis: Should Joey Bart start for the Pirates?

    Writing this piece on the first night of the NFL Draft, there were discussions all day of future stars making their NFL dream come true. As with any draft that has stars and future Hall-Of-Famers, there are also draft busts. Catcher Joey Bart was looking exactly like that after a forgettable tenure with the San Francisco Giants organization, as he struggled with consistency and was often spending time between the Bay Area and Triple-A. Now though, it seems like Bart's second chance in Pittsburgh...
  • BART riders frustrated by new Clipper card readers

    At some East Bay stations, BART riders may notice a slight delay when using the agency’s new Clipper card readers. The readers, known officially as Tri Reader 4 (TR4) card validators, are part of “the next generation of Clipper,” an initiative that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission says will make paying for transit “faster and more convenient.” But for some, at least, the faster part hasn’t been quite realized yet. Counter to the initiative’s goal, SFGATE staff and members of the public...
  • Joey Bart is off to a hot start with the Pirates. Should the Giants have regrets?

    On Thursday, the official Twitter account of shared a video. There were 69 replies as of this writing, and a lot of them were from fans. Most of them weren’t very nice to the Giants’ front office. Joey Bart's hot start with the continues! He's 7-for-20 with 3 HR with Pittsburgh so far. — MLB (@MLB) ’s success with the has the potential to be a thing. It could be a thing for another couple days, another week or another month. It could be a thing for so long, that your kids’ kids will have...