OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Dull days of July

[BusinessGoose]

It's the rangers, they'll build another one in 6 years, maybe they'll get it right

 

[DJ Spinoza]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825920249545502985

Pathetic that we went from "let's actually buy at the deadline" (which only happened by the flimsiest of definitions) to "shutting down Skenes and a bad September could see us jump up to having a strong shot at a top-5 pick."

 

[WickedWrister]

This is an Indy Indians thread now.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Poor Indy, I hope Holderman doesn't derail their season.

 

[WickedWrister]

Through 4

Edit: Lol 3 more K's. Man the MLB needs to implement this challenge system. It takes <7 seconds

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Have to think Jones comes up next week vs the cubs. Maybe orttz pitching Saturday against Cincinnati then jones on Sunday looks like skenes is getting 2 starts this home stand 8/22 and 8/27

 

[WickedWrister]

Poor Indy, I hope Holderman doesn't derail their season.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

WTF, I was joking!

 

[BusinessGoose]

Lol i mean it was 1-0 but yeah holderman let them tie, and COL won in 11 lol

The big team won. Yay.

 

[wheelz87]

Raise it! Satisfying win tonight.

 

[Factorial]

2:03 game.

Mitch had great stuff tonight.

 

[BusinessGoose]

2:03 game.

Mitch had great stuff tonight.

Now... Im a HUGE fan of the pitch clock and generally no more BS delays... 3.5+ hour games were STUPID

.... And i get people have a life to live...

BUT verging on only two hours of entertainment is not really where I want to see it going

 

[Factorial]

Now... Im a HUGE fan of the pitch clock and generally no more BS delays... 3.5+ hour games were STUPID

.... And i get people have a life to live...

BUT verging on only two hours of entertainment is not really where I want to see it going

It's not going on now outside of very good pitching on both sides.

Jose DeLeon had a few two hour games in his rookie year that I attended.

I also like 1-0 hockey games so I may be biased.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Now... Im a HUGE fan of the pitch clock and generally no more BS delays... 3.5+ hour games were STUPID

.... And i get people have a life to live...

BUT verging on only two hours of entertainment is not really where I want to see it going

2 hours is lot even in the top 10 of shortest baseball games

https://www.mlb.com/news/fastest-mlb-games-in-history?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

 

[ChaosAgent]

Nice bounce-back from Mitch. Cruz had some good ABs against the lefty.

 

[Factorial]

2 hours is lot even in the top 10 of shortest baseball games

https://www.mlb.com/news/fastest-mlb-games-in-history?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

There are 162 games a year so the rare pitching dual is welcome.

 

[BusinessGoose]

2 hours is lot even in the top 10 of shortest baseball games

https://www.mlb.com/news/fastest-mlb-games-in-history?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share

I'm sure. But there's no way to want sub2 hour games.

 

[ChaosAgent]

I just don't want Holderman back.

He doesn't know where he's throwing the baseball and his stuff isn't good enough to "just aim down the middle."

 

[bigdaddyk88]

I'm sure. But there's no way to want sub2 hour games.

Definitely if you an owner your not selling beef food etc long enough

 

[Factorial]

Definitely if you an owner your not selling beef food etc long enough

Do the Pirates get all concession revenue?

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Vance Worley had one of those Greg Maddux games in 2014, one of the best games I ever watched.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Looking at how Cook is being used in AAA, I think it makes a ton of sense to let Joe go this off-season and plan on Cook replacing him as a bench piece. Cook has played 1B, 2B and all 3 OF positions in the minors, so he offers even more position flexibility than Joe does. You're also saving probably about $2.5 million by replacing Joe with Cook and probably not getting worse results.

If IKF ends up being a super utility guy next year, you'd have an extremely versatile bench if you go with IKF, Triolo and Cook. You can even extend this to Endy as well, who can play C, 1B, 2B and LF as well.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

If they can't get rid of Hayes, let him rest as much as he needs and let IKF play third base.

 

[ChaosAgent]

If they can't get rid of Hayes, let him rest as much as he needs and let IKF play third base.

I really hope we find a way to get out of Hayes' contract this offseason. I get exhausted just thinking about him grounding out to the pitcher-short-second 200 times next year and killing rallies. Dude sucks or is hurt and will never not be hurt.

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

I really hope we find a way to get out of Hayes' contract this offseason. I get exhausted just thinking about him grounding out to the pitcher-short-second 200 times next year and killing rallies. Dude sucks or is hurt and will never not be hurt.

Based on his comments, he has a back issue that can't be corrected with surgery, just rest, but it's too much to wait for him at this point.