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Surgnbuck wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 8:50 pm I'd also like to know why Chapman had to come out after only 13 pitches, knowing your bullpen is short

They seem to have preconceived ideas on pitcher usage with no regard for performance or circumstances.

Shelton/Cherington knew they were short of relievers today but pulled Jones after 5 innings/84 pitches after 4 consecutive shutout innings. So now we're stuck with Heller. The brain trust of this team is alarmingly poor. I mentioned this back when they first pulled him. It just seems like the Pirat...

Shelton/Cherington knew they were short of relievers today but pulled Jones after 5 innings/84 pitches after 4 consecutive shutout innings. So now we're stuck with Heller. The brain trust of this team is alarmingly poor.

What a shame. This one should be in the W column. Umpires can't be so bad as to give runs on foul balls.

Pirates get the lead and Nicolas tries to give it right back.

Jones looks really off today.

Wow, I hope the Twins send the umps a thank you card. They get a run on a foul ball. Shelton should have gone nuts and got himself tossed.

If I can't bitch about the lineup I can at least bitch about dummy Joe Block calling the game. At least they have "Rock" Wehner as the color guy. Yes, I was very disappointed to get Joe Block. I don't even like Greg Brown, but he's much better than Block. I don't see why Mlodzinski couldn...

Bullpen game with Priester on the IL.

We often discuss what Shelton can or cannot do. Just watching MLB Network and they showed the Yankees' 2Bman drop a popup while trying to be too nonchalant. Harold Reynolds said there was a time when a manager would pull a player from the game for doing that but that it is no longer the manager's ca...