OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Polanco likes to fish

[bathroomSTAAL]

Haha. You see that like once a season maybe.

Make 'em pay Morse

 

[WickedWrister]

Way to advance the runners Jordy!

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

The Colorado Cargos

 

[Gallatin]

Seems like these great defensive play against us with men on base have been common lately.

 

[wheelz87]

Eh it was a liner right to him.. he didn't have to dive at all. Hardly a great play.

 

[plaidchuck]

Even bad teams win over 40% of their games. You do realize the Rockies aren't a little league team, right? They are professionals doing the best they can to beat the Pirates.

No win is assured.

The pirates have zero margin for error. They just can't lose these games.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

I will reiterate that Polanco is good.

When are people going to stop running on these guys?

 

[wheelz87]

Gregory.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Polanco

 

[TNT87]

Damn he did it again!

 

[djt153]

Greg crushed that bases loaded out too. he's too good to regularly sit

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Walker looks at a fastball right down the middle for strike 3. Bad night at the plate for Neil.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Rodriguez in for Pedro in a tie game.

Hurdle is driving me nuts.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

J-hay all daaaaaay!!!

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Hurdle is lucky as hell. His obsession with Rodriguez needs to stop.

If we had failed to score we'd be without our best power hitter in a tie game. This is dumb management. It's like Hurdle is under the impression that he is obligated to work S-Rod into every single game.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Guys.

Polanco is good.

 

[wheelz87]

This Polanco kid is pretty good.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Guys.

Polanco is good.

You think so?

I could see him being the best leadoff man in the game for years to come. He's lining the ball all over the field.

 

[TNT87]

Other than getting three hits, scoring twice, picking up a rbi and a stolen base plus two OF assists Polanco really hasn't done much in this game.

 

[brewski420]

There is something special going on here!!! Miss being in Pittsburgh to experience it.


p.s. I don't get many/any Pirates games, until this year.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Raaaise it!

 

[TNT87]

Raise it.

Now lets get some help from the left coast.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

NL West lol.

If the Bucs were in that division they'd have 95 wins already.

But of course whoever manages the most wins in that joke of a division is immediately in the nlds even though they'll probably have the 5th best record in the national league.

 

[Coastal Kev]

I miss all of the Polanco is a bust talk from circa 5 weeks ago.

 

[Tender Rip]

It seems not that long ago that Polanco was in the 0.220 range for the season. Its been a pretty torrid pace recently.
Last season there was much debate as to whether it was time to make a trade splash to become a genuine contender, and many seasoned observers here said it was too early. Now the Pirates look like as much of a contender as almost anyone. Pretty deep as regards batters and very good relief pitching plus capable starters. But ONE more really good starter after Cole and Liriano wouldn't hurt at all with AJ being a big questionmark coming back from injury and retiring after the season.

Too expensive to countenance? Because it is no longer too early, I think all can agree on that, right? Even a rental might do, what with what is in the pipeline.