Just read the recap, guess they made it up to 6 walked in runs, and somehow that wasn’t a record. Amazing.
They came back to win, but I accepted the season for what it will be a few weeks ago.
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They came back to win, but I accepted the season for what it will be a few weeks ago.
And somehow still pulled out a win. They would be pretty good if the bullpen was decent.
Well other than not being able to hit, relief pitch, run the bases and field the ball they are doing great. The only bright spot has been starting pitching. Long overdue for Sheltonand his staff to be shown the door.
I went to read the recap, too, as I couldn’t believe what you typed. Jesus!
Perhaps fittingly, that is a little league-ish stat.
Never seems to matter who's GM, manager, coaches, etc. They're generally horrible. Face it, just a joke of a franchise.
I wish I could share your optimism, but I see them losing the next 2 to the Braves, a much better team. Either that or they will take the next 2 and then lose 2 to Detroit. I'm hope I'm wrong.
After the Braves scored five to make it 11-5, I wasn't ruling out another blown lead last night. This bullpen is plain terrible.
Raise it! Raise it! Sitting here in Boalsburg watching Ted and Molly rock out while eating pizza and drinking beers at Angelo’s. Good Times to be a Pirates fan!
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He wasn't at his best, but good enough. One of the amazing things tonight was 36 year old Chapman hitting 104mph several times.
It was impressive but I’m never confident when he enters the game. The bullpen looks to be the weak spot of this team. Hopefully, they have something in mind at the trade deadline.
Some games they look great, others, they have their challenges. We now known Grandal can catch a 104 MPH fastball thrown out of the strike zone. I wonder how many other catchers can as well?
I Would still be looking first for batting production as the trade deadline approaches.
They are frustrating to follow, but with nearly 40% of the season gone they are only a game and a half out of a wild card spot. Still, I won't hold my breath.