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<t>Nice HR by S-Rod to help salvage a game that the Pirates should have been winning all along. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Unfortunately, it came too late in the season to make much of a difference. By the end of the year I am uncertain if any of the team's bigger HR bats, McCutchen, Polanco and Kang, ...

<t>Sadly, here it is mid-September and the debate is rather to play the 'kids' because we are out of it or to play S-Rod to show that we are still going for it. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I had really hoped for more and I am disappointed that the play-offs are now an after-thought. <br/> <br/> <br/> <b...

<t>The Phillies' (Howard) and Reds' (Votto) worst contracts were for many years and big dollars. The worst years of Votto's contract have not even begun to arrive yet. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I loath the concept of paying a pitcher like Nova in the range of $10 - $15 mil per year, but that is what v...

<t>Just like in 2015 when the Bucs acquired a pitcher in which few were interested in Happ, who went on to have some of the best 2 months of any pitcher acquired at the deadline, the Bucs this year acquired Nova who similarly drew little interest and who has gone on to post some of the best numbers ...

<t>Out of the three outfielders, I hope that the team considers shopping McCutchen for young pitching this off-season. In July, I advocated contacting the Dodgers to see if they would consider a trade built around Urias - McCutchen. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I bow to McCutchen for all that he has acco...

<t>I see that I am now on the clock to be among the next to lose out on the prediction thread as the Bucs will soon be unable to win 93 games on the season; one more loss will do me in. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> In looking at the thread, I see there were a number of posters who predicted (perhaps opti...

<t>An issue that regularly bothers me it Polanco's sidearm throws. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> He clearly qualifies for a major bonehead award after the Brewer's runner went from 2nd to 3rd because he saw that Polanco was lobbing the ball into second. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While that gaffe is a proble...

<t>Quail - Can I assume that you were being sarcastic?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Bucs clearly can't afford Chapman, and I strongly doubt that they would or even should consider paying Melancon the amount that he will command in a 3 or 4 year deal this off-season. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Pirates are goi...

<t>Quail - Can I assume that you were being sarcastic?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Bucs clearly can't afford Chapman, and I strongly doubt that they would or even should consider paying Melancon the amount that he will command in a 3 or 4 year deal this off-season. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Pirates are goi...

<t>I managed to fall asleep while watching the recording of the game somewhere around the 5th. Unfortunately, I awoke to see that the Pirates were winning 6-5 in the bottom of the 8th. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> It was great to see Watson get the first two outs and then to go 0-2 on Carpenter. Lefty vs...