OT: Pirates Talk: Lets Play Ball

[WickedWrister]

 

[Empoleon8771]

Sucks that Horwitz isn't healthy, would have been interesting to see him bat against Ortiz today.

Ortiz has sucked so far this year for Cleveland but I believe he's coming off a good start for them.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Lmao Cruz homers on the first pitch

 

[ImporterExporter]

When Cruz is on, he's on. Just need it more consistently, please.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Mlod vs. Ortiz is the spiderman pointing meme pitching matchup of all time

 

[metalan2]

Mlod is so bad. Cruz is what he is, but Mlod was giving that run up anyway.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Do we really have no other starting pitchers in the damn system? Stop trotting mlod out here...

 

[metalan2]

Amazing what actual good base running is.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Suwinski is just brutal. I held out some hope for a return to decency but he is headed for Indy.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Do we really have no other starting pitchers in the damn system? Stop trotting mlod out here...

they seem to be very cautious about Harrington and Bubba innings in AAA. Plus they don’t want Bubba losing a year of service time before may. Ashcraft and Burrows have been rough so far

 

[ChaosAgent]

they seem to be very cautious about Harrington and Bubba innings in AAA. Plus they don’t want Bubba losing a year of service time before may. Ashcraft and Burrows have been rough so far

Really, Cherington has even botched starting pitching. At this point his whole claim to fame is drafting Skenes.

I also don't understand why they let Ozzy Bido go for nothing. He had some talent and would be a huge upgrade right now. Priester and Ortiz at least fetched us talent in return.

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Really, Cherington has even botched starting pitching. At this point his whole claim to fame is drafting Skenes.

I also don't understand why they let Ozzy Bido go for nothing. He had some talent and would be a huge upgrade right now. Priester and Ortiz at least fetched us talent in return.

Im all for earned criticism but Bido?

29 year old with a 5.50 xFIP, who never been good above A ball?

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Really, Cherington has even botched starting pitching. At this point his whole claim to fame is drafting Skenes.

I also don't understand why they let Ozzy Bido go for nothing. He had some talent and would be a huge upgrade right now. Priester and Ortiz at least fetched us talent in return.

Ozzy has 2 starts against the 2 worst teams in the league white Sox and rockies lets see what he looks like end pf April

 

[BusinessGoose]

they seem to be very cautious about Harrington and Bubba innings in AAA. Plus they don’t want Bubba losing a year of service time before may. Ashcraft and Burrows have been rough so far

This seems to be the case

But..i mean, i get not wanting to burn a year to "stay competitive" with talent longer... But.. We're going to lose every single one of our players if they're any good anyway because we won't pay them what they're worth in year seven (random number example) anyway

So why the hell not play your best cards now? We're going to fold in the long game, regardless

Why purposefully suck extra ass now, to maybe just suck regular ass in five years?

Put the best we have on the field when we have em, cause we ain't keeping anyone for a full career anyway?

I dunno. I'm not a manager. And my risk taking is along the lines of, if your fuel tank is on E, do you just drive even slower, or floor that shit and cover more distance faster?

(not to mention the theory, that it you know, you're not a losing laughing stock today, you might afford these good players when the time comes in any case... Or we can keep putting the mlods of the world and ice cold bullpens out there.. I mean.. 39 year old carlos santana looked better than any of us, good thing we ran away from him...)

 

[metalan2]

Skenes getting roughed up in this early season.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Skenes getting roughed up in this early season.

He's saving his arm. Probably has an agent telling him to worsen so his team of choice give up squat on the trade. Fire Cherington, hire a real GM and let him trade Skenes now for a gaggle of players. But they won't and they'll get a Cole return.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

He's not even getting roughed up, we're just so used to him being so dominant that he looks mortal right now.

If the "offense" could actually do something against *checks notes* Ben Lively, he'd be in line for a win.

 

[metalan2]

He's not even getting roughed up, we're just so used to him being so dominant that he looks mortal right now.

If the "offense" could actually do something against *checks notes* Ben Lively, he'd be in line for a win.

Yea, when I say "roughed up" I mean roughed up for Skenes.

It's beyond pathetic this team can't bring one f***ing run around for him.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Robot umpires now.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Robot umpires now.

Not sure how MLB allows this idiot to widen the strike zone for Cleveland by 6 inches the entire game. You think the league office would contact him between innings and tell him to tighten it up........nope.

MLB is a disaster for a multitude of reasons.

 

[metalan2]

1st and 3rd, no outs. Key, Valdez, and Pham. Zero runs lollllllll

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

*sigh*

Pham

*sigh*

 

[Mr Jeff Jimerson]

Yet another 1 ER given up and loss for Skenes.

Paul Skenes DESPISES pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates. And that's a straight up fact!

 

[TooManyHumans]

Pham is so f***ing worthless. What a complete joke of a signing. I have no idea why the Pirates insist on always wasting what little money they actually spend.

 

[Smoke]

It's all so predictable