The Official 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Season Thread

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Mon Aug 14, 2017 6:38 pm

https://twitter.com/BiertempfelTrib/sta ... 1802346497

Postby **dodint** » Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:41 pm

Hmmm.

Postby **Kovyfalcon27** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:39 pm

Who do I blame there? The scrub ass umpire for blowing that call or scrub ass Hurdle for burning his challenge early??

Postby **willeyeam** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:40 pm

The ump should play it safe (heh) and let it go to replay if need be. At least don't be a stubborn ass and ask your home plate ump for help since he had the view down the line

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:42 pm

That dude was out as hell.

Postby **Kovyfalcon27** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:46 pm

The more I watch the less mad am I about the call and more annoyed that this team can't put more than one run on the board against yet another scrub pitcher. No leadership on the squad from the manager down.

Postby **willeyeam** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:27 pm

of course Neil Walker and Keon Broxton homered against the Pirates today

Postby **Kovyfalcon27** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:34 pm

of course Neil Walker and Keon Broxton homered against the Pirates today

Has Cole had a start this year where he hasn't given up a homerun?

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:39 pm

of course Neil Walker and Keon Broxton homered against the Pirates today
Has Cole had a start this year where he hasn't given up a homerun?

8 out of 25. Just under a third is good, right?

Postby **Kovyfalcon27** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:45 pm

of course Neil Walker and Keon Broxton homered against the Pirates today
Has Cole had a start this year where he hasn't given up a homerun?
8 out of 25. Just under a third is good, right?

Yikes.

Postby **columbia** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:49 pm

Tied for 16th most in the majors:
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#e ... extended=0

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 4:14 pm

Ha. He gave up another one.

Previous career high for HR/9 was 0.72 in 2014. This season he's now over 1.5.

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:53 pm

C'mon gize winning is hard ya know

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:28 am

Player A 273/348/455/803 11 HR 1.5 baseball reference WAR $17.2 million

Player B 262/382/372/755 8 HR 1.4 WAR $6.2 million salary

Player C 275/346/415/761 12 HR 2.6 WAR $7.75 million

Player A is Neil Walker. B is David Freese. C is josh Harrison. Can someone explain why the pirates should have acquired walker?

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:35 am

C'mon gize winning is hard ya know

And whining is so easy.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:53 am

Player A 273/348/455/803 11 HR 1.5 baseball reference WAR $17.2 million

Player B 262/382/372/755 8 HR 1.4 WAR $6.2 million salary

Player C 275/346/415/761 12 HR 2.6 WAR $7.75 million

Player A is Neil Walker. B is David Freese. C is josh Harrison. Can someone explain why the pirates should have acquired walker?

I think the master plan for those who wanted to acquire Walker was to put him at 2B, move Harrison to RF, and then Jaso (212/309/396/706, -0.9 WAR) and Osuna (256/298/456/754, -0.4 WAR) don't have to be a thing in the outfield.

Postby **columbia** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:54 am

who wanted to acquire Walker?

Postby **LITT** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:01 am

milwaukee

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:00 pm

I thought Walker was more like 33 or 34 for some reason.

Postby **Blue Canary** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:55 pm

Hopefully, the delay has stalled the Cards' mo.

Game back on at 10:15pm.

Postby **willeyeam** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:02 pm

Hopefully, the delay has stalled the Cards' mo.

Game back on at 10:15pm.

I was really pulling for Jamo to get through the fifth regardless of how many he let up as long as he held the lead. Looked like they'd just call it. Now I wish he would have taken his time and not tried to throw in that crap

Postby **Blue Canary** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:11 pm

TIL that one of my all-time favorite Bucs, Omar Moreno, still lives in the 'Burgh. I think it's a cool story, anyway.

<3

https://twitter.com/OmarMoreno79/status ... 0776771584
https://twitter.com/Super70sSports/stat ... 4252364800

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:14 pm

Stan and Guy did a thing back in '06 for the 35th anniversary of 1971 where they mentioned dozens and dozens of former Pirates, Steelers, and Pens who still live here.

Postby **Blue Canary** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:17 pm

Stan and Guy did a thing back in '06 for the 35th anniversary of 1971 where they mentioned dozens and dozens of former Pirates, Steelers, and Pens who still live here.

I'd have enjoyed hearing that.

https://twitter.com/OmarMoreno79/status ... 0646295552

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:45 pm

That's really cool to see so many former athletes stay in Pittsburgh.

Here's something weird: three people I work with were at Pirates games on three consecutive home games during the last homestand, all unbeknownst to each other. Padres, Padres, Tigers games. What are the odds?