OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Polanco likes to fish

[cheesedanish87]

Pirates have an opportunity to bury the Giants this weekend.

I don't want anything to do with Bum and the Giants in a wildcard game this year.

 

[Son Goku]

Pirates have an opportunity to bury the Giants this weekend.

I don't want anything to do with Bum and the Giants in a wildcard game this year.

Yeah exactly. Although anything can happen in one game so it doesn't really matter who we face.

 

[Penguins23]

Can't wait for Locke/Bumgarner tomorrow.

 

[Evsidney Malkinsby]

Still can't put that putrid July out of mind. Can't be trusted totally.

I still really like the idea of piggybacking him with Locke. 2 innings of Caminero and then 5-6 innings of Locke (where, if he goes through some batters three times, it's the bottom of the order).

AC and Blanton have been fantastic the past few weeks.

 

[cheesedanish87]

It will be nice to have some good depth.

Now that Aram is hitting it will be interesting to see how Hurdle uses everybody.

 

[Asuna]

Giants trade for Byrd lol

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Atta boy Aramis!

 

[PensandCaps]

It will be nice to have some good depth.

Now that Aram is hitting it will be interesting to see how Hurdle uses everybody.

id sit kang. hes really been struggling lately

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

id sit kang. hes really been struggling lately

You don't sit one of your best hitters because he is in a slump. Kang has been far better than Mercer, Harrison and Ramirez all year and he should be in the starting lineup.

If he is not then Hurdle is an idiot.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Kang doubles and knocks in a run. A double and a hr in the last 3 games for Kang. Not half bad for a guy who is "struggling".

 

[cheesedanish87]

id sit kang. hes really been struggling lately

I'd give Kang a day off every week to keep him fresh, but he would be one of my regulars i'd play almost every day.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

I'd give Kang a day off every week to keep him fresh, but he would be one of my regulars i'd play almost every day.

Ditto.

We have to remember that the KBO doens't have 7 game weeks, so some struggles are to be expected when he's over-worked...but that only means one day off a week for those weeks we don't have a day off (we're in a stretch of ~3 weeks without one).

5 pitch inning by Chuck...gotta like that.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

I'd give Kang a day off every week to keep him fresh, but he would be one of my regulars i'd play almost every day.

I'm fine if they wanna give him more days off. When Mercer and Harrison return, they can actually afford to do that because competent major leaguers will be taking his place.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Nice 1>>2>>3 inning.

Charlie.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Walk is right on about Charlie.

I'd have somebody warming up to begin the 7th, we have seen this movie from Charlie many times before.

 

[djt153]

Charlie looked like this against the mets; gave up two homers, and instead of giving the bucs bullpen a night off they pitched 8 or so innings. need him to stay focused and finish this one strong

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Walker may not hit a ton of homers, but man, when he gets a hold of one they seem to always be no doubters.

 

[cheesedanish87]

That a boy Walker.

Since they have a 4 run lead now you can give Charlie more leeway

 

[Ugene Magic]

Take a walk, walker.

 

[Ugene Magic]

That's a flip the coin call.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Seems every review call that is 50/50 goes against us.

 

[djt153]

no evidence to overturn that. you have to honor the original call at that point, but major league baseball can't help themselves

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Take him out now

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Since they introduced it last season, expanded review in MLB has had a real issue with the idea of conclusive evidence. NFL, NHL and NBA have the same standard that there needs to be conclusive evidence to overturn. When you watch the other 3 leagues, 9 times out of 10 you can correctly guess the result of the review. With MLB, it's a real crapshoot. It is a joke.

If they want to have a different standard and say that their reviews will be called based on what the reviewing officials deems to be the correct call it would be one thing and I'd be fine with that. As it stands, their rules demand conclusive evidence to overturn yet their replay officials just make whatever call they want. It's unprofessional and stupid.

 

[djt153]

hughes scares the **** out of me