The Official 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Season Thread

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:28 am

Marte Partay Suspension Counter 24-29

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:39 am

Kuhl didn't look horrible, and had he not been up to bat with runners on and trailing the Rockies, he probably would've pitched longer.

I like his pitching tempo. Fast, not quite as fast as Nova, but very quick to the plate and between pitches.

Terrible attendance at last night's game...I guess people were either Yinzed out or worried about rain. Ironically, as Root was showing the sparse crowd during the 3rd or 4th inning, Stubhub notified me that my tickets to the June 30 game against the Giants had sold for almost face value. So there's that.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:52 am

Former Pirate Keon Broxton, who was traded to the Brewers (along with a prospect) for Jason Rogers, hit the longest HR in the history of Busch Stadium yesterday.

https://twitter.com/MLBRandomStats/stat ... 0836785152

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:57 am

Wouldn't he look good in LF right now. Or hell, CF with Cutch in RF, Polanco in LF. Whatever.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:01 am

Bad Trade. Very Bad Trade.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?pl ... g/2017/ALL

The other piece dealt to the Brew Crew was Trey Supak. He dominated low a, and was recently promoted to high-a. He was drafted the same year as Keller, and both out of high school.

Postby **beerman** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:04 am

The saddest part about the Broxton trade is that the current Pirates team is in a situation where they miss Keon Broxton.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:07 am

Can't win them all.

NH seems to do pretty well with the purely baseball trades. It's the ones required ownership, which drag down his record. In that he knows how to negotiate the paradigm, I like the idea of him sticking around.

Postby **beerman** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:13 am

I like the idea of him sticking around.

Me too, I think NH has done way more good than bad here.

I'd prefer a different manager though. Hurdle does plenty good in the motivational, rah-rah department but I think he cancels it all out with weird line-up and in-game decisions.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 2:59 pm

I like the idea of him sticking around.
Me too, I think NH has done way more good than bad here.

I'd prefer a different manager though. Hurdle does plenty good in the motivational, rah-rah department but I think he cancels it all out with weird line-up and in-game decisions.

Yup. He generally gets the best out of his guys, but when you hamstring the team constantly with personnel decisions, what can ya do?

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:39 pm

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:52 pm

Soooooo I guess that's the end of pretending Nicasio can share closing duties.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:54 pm

Using 7 (+?) pitchers is not ideal.

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:00 pm

My God. Just win after win after win pissed away. From a team that isn't even that good. So that hurts every bit more.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:07 pm

Gregory Polanco is remarkably bad at baseball.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:35 pm

My God. Just win after win after win pissed away. From a team that isn't even that good. So that hurts every bit more.

I just saw the box score...yup. This is the 2017 team in a nutshell. And wow, Polanco is awful right now.

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:50 pm

On the dim bright side for tonight, Baz seems completely likeable. Also seemed really happy with the choice he made when he was talking with Brown and Blass.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 12:30 am

Was that the game that turned around the Cubs season?

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:03 pm

what is going on lol

https://twitter.com/msanserino/status/8 ... 4659508224

Postby **meow** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 9:05 pm

I'm going to see Indianapolis tomorrow afternoon. Any one in particular you want me to take a look at for you Pirate fans?

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:11 pm

Arietta.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:24 pm

My thoughts exactly. F that guy and the horse he rode in on.

Postby **columbia** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:28 pm

That's one way to drill a batter

Postby **columbia** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:34 pm

Scoring with the bases loaded would have held some appeal.

Postby **columbia** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:48 pm

Jaso's fake Rod Carew batting stance is not endearing.

Postby **willeyeam** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 11:40 pm

Raise it. let's win the series tomorrow