OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Polanco likes to fish

[bathroomSTAAL]

JFC Charlie. You had plenty of time.

Probably the ballgame.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

De La Rosa is a poor #3/solid #4 in a vacuum.


Morton is literally tossing this game away. It's pretty rare to see this poor of a performance in the throwbacks.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Morton throws the ball away with plenty of time and the pitcher on deck. Dumb baseball. And Morton isn't charged with 2 earned runs because of the error by...Charlie Morton.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Oh well, winning 2 out of 3 is good.

They have a 6 game lead on Chicago, we can afford to lose a few games.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Mercer 2-2 so you know he's just cementing his starting spot at SS.

Having to many options is going to cost us big time down the stretch. You need to stick with a lineup for most nights that works and we've seen it...it includes Kang and not Mercer. That's what has been winning many games the past month+.

Morton is a bum most nights. Locke is a bum most nights and yet they are locked in regardless of what they do, every 5th day.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Mercer comes up with runners on 2nd and 3rd and strikes out to the surprise of no one. To be fair to him, he has 3 hits in the last 2 days so he probably exhausted his supply for the week.

 

[Beauner]

Remember how we hated Dupuis, not because he sucked, but because Bylsma loved him and played him in a spot where he didn't belong?

I hate Jordy Mercer for the same reason. Except he sucks too.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

5 Ks in 2 scoreless innings for Mr. Not An MLB Pitcher

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

5 Ks in 2 scoreless innings for Mr. Not An MLB Pitcher

I'm gonna go hide somewhere before things get ugly again.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Haha, I couldn't resist

 

[wheelz87]

Remember how we hated Dupuis, not because he sucked, but because Bylsma loved him and played him in a spot where he didn't belong?

I hate Jordy Mercer for the same reason. Except he sucks too.

Solid comparison actually. He doesn't suck though. Mercer is a nice utility player, but the reality is when he's in the lineup he is nothing more than a 7 or 8 hitter. Kang has been our best hitter this year outside of Cutch. Not starting because it's against a lefty? Whatever. Small sample size on Kang. Just like Polanco and the myth he couldn't hit leftys.. yea he's doing alright now. Just needed time.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Well, looks like the Bucs are gonna get shut out. That's what happens when you willingly field an inferior lineup.

Clint needs to give his head a shake.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Pirates have scored 4 runs in the 3 games Kang has sat this week. They scored 16 in the 4 games he did play in this week.

But yeah, Wicked Wrister, Hurdle's decisions aren't hurting the team.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

They did not lose this game because Kang was on the bench. Hurdle was, is, and will continue to be a bad manager. Both of these statements are able to be true at once.

 

[Asuna]

Pirates just wanted two off days in a row.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

They did not lose this game because Kang was on the bench. Hurdle was, is, and will continue to be a bad manager. Both of these statements are able to be true at once.

I agree it wasn't the reason they lost. Hurdle is just asking for trouble though. He's bending over backwards to get Mercer in the lineup as much as possible and for the life of me I don't get why he sees that as a priority. Mercer is only ahead of Rodriguez and possibly Morse as an overall player. The fact that Kang has played less than Mercer since Jordy returned is nothing short of ridiculous.

 

[cheesedanish87]

No hitter for Arrieta.

I don't think there is any doubt Arrieta will start the wildcard game.

Hopefully he has an off night, hes nasty.

 

[mpp9]

When's Burnett coming back?

 

[DJ Spinoza]

I agree it wasn't the reason they lost. Hurdle is just asking for trouble though. He's bending over backwards to get Mercer in the lineup as much as possible and for the life of me I don't get why he sees that as a priority. Mercer is only ahead of Rodriguez and possibly Morse as an overall player. The fact that Kang has played less than Mercer since Jordy returned is nothing short of ridiculous.

I agree with you here as well - we may depart in my thinking that Mercer should be Morton's designated SS, but I agree that he's generally getting too much playing time if he's in the lineup more than Kang. Kang should be playing in all six of our games this week. We certainly need him in all three vs the Cardinals, but we need to at least take 2/3 from the Brewers, and maybe sweep if we want to get an edge back on the Cardinals by the end of the week.

A stinker at home was inevitable at some point, but losing a totally winnable game and hence one game on the Cardinals is tough to swallow. We need a huge week to get that lead down to around 3 games or so by Sunday night.

 

[ColePens]

Haha, I couldn't resist

Hey don't talk **** on me. I warned you I'd be away in Vegas for this series and couldn't watch! Since I have no proof that it actually happened, he still ****ing sucks and should be on the first plane out of this city.

The only thing I got to see was Aram's HR. Is he continuing his hot streak? Someone give me a quick little synopsis of what's happening. I pray Kang doesn't get stiffed for Mercer.

 

[Asuna]

When's Burnett coming back?

He's targeting the Cubs series next month. September 15th, or whatever.

 

[Gallatin]

Kang the last 15 games: 241/313/431/744

He is not used to playing as much as he has since the injuries hit. Plus the Bucs are one of the leaders in sports in managing player health. Maybe the advanced electronic data they collect literally every minute from our players is telling them Kang is worn down, and needs rest to get back in the groove...

Anywho one would think this ballclub, on track for 100 wins, would receive the benefit of a doubt from us that they know what they are doing.

Wait a second - I must be nuts. After all we are Pirate fans, burned and scarred from 20 straight losing seasons of terrible ownership/management. Of course we still can't trust.

I guess that 5 year break when I gave up on baseball due to Littlefield inoculated me however.

 

[Asuna]

Kang the last 15 games: 241/313/431/744

He is not used to playing as much as he has since the injuries hit. Plus the Bucs are one of the leaders in sports in managing player health. Maybe the advanced electronic data they collect literally every minute from our players is telling them Kang is worn down, and needs rest to get back in the groove.

Anywho one would think this ballclub, on track for 100 wins, would receive the benefit of a doubt from us that they know what they are doing.

Wait a second - I must be nuts. After all we are Pirate fans, burned and scarred from 20 straight losing seasons from terrible ownership/management. Of course we still can't trust.

I guess that 5 year break when I gave up on baseball due to Littlefield inoculated me however.

We don't need your common sense around here!

 

[djt153]

agreed on kang needing extra rest. he's accustomed to shorter seasons in korea.

im excited that aj is coming back, but realistically its hard not to assign a higher probability of complete implosion to that start

 

[cheesedanish87]

Kang is 10 for his last 31.

He has 2 doubles 2 homers and 6 RBI in those 31 at bats.

That doesn't look a player that is very tired to me.