Up by 4 in the bottom of the ninth and leaves Rivero in who couldn't hit the broadside of a barn......
How dumb is Hurdle?..............
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He had a tomato can backing him up though ....
Lol. Gardenheirer tossed for argument w ump ....who called his runner safe!!!
The National Pastime is back!!!
Lol. Gardenheirer tossed for argument w ump ....who called his runner safe!!!
The National Pastime is back!!!
Yeah but isn’t he optioned to the Minors....at least for yesterday.
Was asking about the 25 they had for the opener.
Thanks.
If you think the manager will be the chief problem this season-
You’re going to be disappointed
You’re going to be disappointed
They may never lose again.
Like Blass said in the middle of his plunge....score 9 runs for me I’ll show you how to win a game.
My strategy this year, is to watch them on TV, usually out of one eye, because I like baseball.
There are some guys on this team I can get behind and actually like. Cervelli, Bell and Taillon for sure. Nothing wrong with Mercer, he's steady. Freese is quality and the Rodriguez of two years ago is solid.
The two amigos, Marte and Polanco......it's time to put up or shut up. They have premiere talent but two cent heads. They need to play to their potential. I was never a big JayHay guy. Just something about him, maybe it's his constant toe tapping in the batter box! ??? LOL
It's pitching that will more than likely be this team's downfall unless a lot of guys most have never heard of do amazing things.
The Dodgers and Cubs loom as odds on favorites for obvious reasons.
MLB is hard to get to invested in because you have 8 or 10 quality franchises, and the rest are basically the Washington Generals.
But it is a fun game, individual performances are nice to watch, and it was most of our favorite game playing up.
I won't pay "Nutsack" a cent, but I'll watch and hope they do well, not that it will matter.
There are some guys on this team I can get behind and actually like. Cervelli, Bell and Taillon for sure. Nothing wrong with Mercer, he's steady. Freese is quality and the Rodriguez of two years ago is solid.
The two amigos, Marte and Polanco......it's time to put up or shut up. They have premiere talent but two cent heads. They need to play to their potential. I was never a big JayHay guy. Just something about him, maybe it's his constant toe tapping in the batter box! ??? LOL
It's pitching that will more than likely be this team's downfall unless a lot of guys most have never heard of do amazing things.
The Dodgers and Cubs loom as odds on favorites for obvious reasons.
MLB is hard to get to invested in because you have 8 or 10 quality franchises, and the rest are basically the Washington Generals.
But it is a fun game, individual performances are nice to watch, and it was most of our favorite game playing up.
I won't pay "Nutsack" a cent, but I'll watch and hope they do well, not that it will matter.
The stat guys it seems were right about one thing...FA really tightened.
Wish the Bucs had dipped somewhere before pulling the trigger on Cutch and Cole, mostly because not sure what they got in return.
But it is what it is and despite Nutting who is a jackal & a jackass I don’t want them to fail.
It’s all about pitching. As always
And 162 is their friend; usually keeps thing close.
Wish the Bucs had dipped somewhere before pulling the trigger on Cutch and Cole, mostly because not sure what they got in return.
But it is what it is and despite Nutting who is a jackal & a jackass I don’t want them to fail.
It’s all about pitching. As always
And 162 is their friend; usually keeps thing close.
Cole never did anything for me. Lots of hype, big mouth lots of bluster and attitude, but never backed it up consistently with Number 1 starter domination. Also showed up his teammates, even though he was nothing special himself.
Cutch was a great guy, no question. However he is on the downside of his career and you don't throw tens of millions of dollars at a declining player. Had started to have long dry spells at the plate, and his defense is just OK, but below average arm.
The Cole deal may pan out over time. The Cutch deal looks more suspect. Time will tell.
I’m sorry guys both hurdle isn’t that bad. Shziz he knows more about baseball than any of us unless you have coached in the majors. The players like him. We will see what happens. Got to get rid of Of the owner if Pirates want to win not Hurdle. My humble oppinion
In game 2 he strikes out the side, their 3 best players. Maybe we should hold off on strong opinions after game 1.
yeah the team if they get good pitching they might be able to stay at or a little above .500. Have to see what happens. Still have get rid of Nutting!
You can include Polanco and Harrison in that description as well. All 3 have talent and can play. None of the 3 really thinks the game.
dumb enough to potentially, at this point, have a chance to be the only undefeated manager in the history of major league baseball !!!
There’s honestly a chance we can have a pretty good record heading into the Cubs series. Split the Twins and win the Reds series and we could be sitting at 7-2. Not a bad start at all.
Edit: FiveThirtyEight actually has the Pirates starting out 8-1. Have us splitting the Twins and sweeping the Reds. FWIW, they called us sweeping the Tigers. They give us a 23% chance to make the playoffs.
Edit: FiveThirtyEight actually has the Pirates starting out 8-1. Have us splitting the Twins and sweeping the Reds. FWIW, they called us sweeping the Tigers. They give us a 23% chance to make the playoffs.
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pittdan77
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from a Pirate fan only in good Septembers....fans are fans. either you are or you are not..
5-4 now.
If they don't pick it up soon they could be on their way to 3-1 ? Let's hope not!
A highlight of the game is or was Jeff Capel's short interview.
"it's five o'clock somewhere"
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pittdan77
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Nah. I just enjoy the progression of a typical year in Pirate baseball fandom.
Hot Stove: Justification as Pirates do little to nothing or defend the fire sale
April: THIS IS THE YEAR!
May: "Still in it...Stop hating!"
June: Hot week has diehards pointing at everyone and telling them how wrong they are about this year.
July: Wild-card is still in play. Screaming at non-believers intensifies.
August: Justify stupid trades and start to claim "This is a good core to build on next year."
September: HERE WE GO STILLERS, HERE WE GO!
The Pirates start out 4-0! RAISE IT BABY!! Which......................is the equivalent of Pitt leading after the 1st quarter of the 1st game.
Crazy stat from today: Pirates only used one pitcher for the first 15 outs (with relative ease at that) and four pitchers for the next three outs. Wasn’t pretty but they remain undefeated.
So far, Pirates pen is pretty scary! Nailbiters look like the rule this year, even with a lead.
Lineup appears to have some pop.
Won't know for sure until the weather warms up on either.
Lineup appears to have some pop.
Won't know for sure until the weather warms up on either.
The only thing getting raised is expectations . . . which will be dashed by June 1 if not sooner.
Watch Harrison and Marte bat against Z.Duke.
Duke knows they will swing at anything. He never throws them at strike and they still strike out. Smart hitting, they must have cut class when that was discussed. (and this is far from a one time occurrence)
I think Feliz, Kontos and Rivero can handle 7-8-9
Brault can be the long guy or Musgrove if Brault replaces him in the rotation
Santana and Neverauskas have potential. If Glasnow is improved he replaces one of these two
Smoker needs replaced by Seicrist, Crick or Schugel when healthy.
When everything is sorted out, I think the bullpen will be good.
Have they decided that Glasnow is a relief pitcher now? Have they given up on him being a starter?
Also I agree, the Lithuanian has potential.
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