Dodint's Thread of Pirates 23-24 Offseason Optimism

Postby **faftorial** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:24 pm

One of the best mic'd ups I've ever heard with Rowdy Tellez in today's game. Dammit I already like him

I saw that too.

He was f'in with the Twins players.

Postby **faftorial** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:43 pm

Cruz with a couple bombs today. Reynolds hit one too.

Priester gives up a grand slam.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:23 pm

Priester at least got through three pretty well. He just may not be a starting pitcher.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:29 am

Every priester start is the same. He pitches well but ends up giving up a crooked number. He pitches better than most of the fringe guys that have gotten run in the pirates rotation but the results aren’t there.

I don’t know if it’s a maturity thing or a talent thing. I guess will find out this year

Postby **Troy Loney** » Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:46 am

https://x.com/jonpgh/status/1767528138534240403?s=46

Pretty good

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:11 pm

Aroldis Chapman

Postby **Troy Loney** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:34 pm

Bad roansy again.

This is unfortunate. I guess they’ll have to hide him in the bullpen or something

Postby **Ad@m** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:09 pm

Would be so nice to see this for an entire season.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:22 pm

The past 3 posts should all be taken with a grain of salt. I’ve followed baseball enough to know that spring training results hardly ever translate to the regular season.

Kevin Newman endorses this post

Postby **Beveridge** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:01 pm

That's single season all-time spring training batting average leader Kevin Newman to you.

Postby **Ad@m** » Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:13 pm

Postby **Beveridge** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:48 am

Start the clock for when he leaves with elbow discomfort.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:46 am

True optimism post

https://x.com/mlbpipeline/status/176845 ... 04286?s=46

Postby **dodint** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:47 am

haha. FNG hasn't had reality beaten into him yet.

Postby **King Colby** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:29 pm

Who is in the first crop of guys

Postby **LeopardLetang** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:27 pm

what do the last 2 posts mean?

Postby **dodint** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:28 pm

The Pirates have been willfully irrelevant longer than Skenes has been alive. I'm not buying what he's selling.

Postby **LeopardLetang** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:30 pm

I kinda figured that was clear but FNG?

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:31 pm

**** New Guy

Postby **LeopardLetang** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:31 pm

WTF is that military or something

edit: yup lol

Postby **Troy Loney** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:35 pm

That’s coming off a game where the pitchers in the exhibition game just outmatched the orioles prospects. Obviously a meaningless display, but if Skenes is feeling good after it, good for him.

Worthy of sharing because it fits the theme of the thread

Postby **dodint** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:36 pm

Hmmm. The wikipedia page for FNG make it sound like it's some esoteric slang from the Vietnam War but I always thought it was generic military and/or corporate slang.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:01 pm

The quote was said regarding the Pirates farm system. Big deal, they’ve had great farm systems before that produced jack squat for the major leagues

Postby **King Colby** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:00 pm

Who is in the first crop of guys

Postby **faftorial** » Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:15 pm

Priester looked good the first few innings against the Yankees tonight. Struck Soto out.