OT: Pirates Talk: Lets Play Ball

[JakeNBake59]

catch from cruz

then a pathetic attempt

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Pirates are trying to do a speed run of turning themselves into a joke this year. It's April 6th and they're already getting dunked on.

 

[metalan2]

The Pirates are trying to do a speed run of turning themselves into a joke this year. It's April 6th and they're already getting dunked on.

What do you mean "turning"?

They are and have been the biggest joke franchise in possibly all of sports. Only the Browns rival them.

 

[Mr Jeff Jimerson]

The Battlin' Buccos

 

[metalan2]

How can this team get lower? Up 3 runs, have 2 outs in the 9th with only one guy on, and allow them to tie and likely lose.

Why is anyone involved with this team employed?

 

[Mr Jeff Jimerson]

How can this team get lower? Up 3 runs, have 2 outs in the 9th with only one guy on, and allow them to tie and likely lose.

Why is anyone involved with this team employed?

That park wouldn't have over 2,000 people in it if Yankee fans didn't invade it. The Battlin' Buccos have turned into a complete and utter disgrace.

 

[cookthebooks]

jack suwinski san

 

[MrBrightside]

Suwinski continuing to demonstrate the lack of predictive ability that Spring Training has.

 

[ChaosAgent]

I hate Jack Suwinski so much. Actually I hate virtually the entire team. Losers

 

[Mr Jeff Jimerson]

I hate Jack Suwinski so much. Actually I hate virtually the entire team. Losers

I remember everyone in this thread proclaiming Suwinski was the next Rob Mackowiak after his 2023 season.

 

[TNT87]

Nice throw

 

[Smoke]

I'm glad the Yankees gave their minor league opponent a chance today

 

[Empoleon8771]

Pham has an .069 batting average for the Pirates so far

 

[Empoleon8771]

Hey neat they won

 

[BusinessGoose]

Pham has an .069 batting average for the Pirates so far

 

[ChaosAgent]

While the win and treading water are nice, the implosion continues to highlight what an idiot Ben Cherington is. He seriously went into a season claiming to win and banking on David Bednar and Colin Holderman at the back of his bullpen. Bednar whose fastball regressed/got exposed and Holderman who has persistent mental fragility. They let Chapman go because he makes money and converted their best remaining reliever to a starter for reasons that are totally unknown. Oh wait, they are known in that predictably-injured starter pitchers got injured.

He is being bailed out by a couple good lefty reliever pickups, but man, what an idiot. The whole "not a serious organization" thing really illuminates itself when you think of Bednar and Holderman.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

The Pirates are trying to do a speed run of turning themselves into a joke this year. It's April 6th and they're already getting dunked on.

Apparently the Pirates are reversing this decision.

Which is the only surprising part of the story. It is shocking that Nutting would care anything about the history of the team versus making a couple of extra dollars of revenue.

Pirates to bring back Roberto Clemente plaque at PNC Park after his son 'shocked' by ad replacing No. 21 sign

The Pirates initially claimed the iconography was always supposed to be temporary

www.cbssports.com

 

[ImporterExporter]

It could have been worse guys.

We could have taken the "sure-thing" Dylan Crews over Skenes.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

It could have been worse guys.

We could have taken the "sure-thing" Dylan Crews over Skenes.

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Not that Skenes wasn't in every way the correct choice.

But it is way to early to be coming to any long term conclusions regarding Crews.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Vladdy just extended in Toronto for 500mil over 14 years. Craziness. Losing him over a few mil a year would have been worse though.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Vladdy just extended in Toronto for 500mil over 14 years. Craziness. Losing him over a few mil a year would have been worse though.

This contract is why the pirates will never win

A no deferral, full NTC contract paying a guy $35mil a year until he is 40 is insane

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

uh he kinda is rob mackowiak.

Mac peaked with a two year of 1.2 war and 2.0 war

Suwinski was 1.2 and 2.6

They dont get their exactly the same way but theyre essentially the same guy value wise

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

This bullpen is so ass. Even worse than i expected and far worse than i hoped

 

[MrBrightside]

 

[BusinessGoose]

Easy to say from the perspective of the Yankees... The very team spending strategy that makes us and 85% of the teams in the league irrelevant