OnlyBucs

The whole "resting" think drives me nuts. The Pirates were off last Monday. Cutch and Gonzalez were given the day off to "rest" last Thursday. The Pirates were off again this past Thursday. So in a span of 10 days, Cutch and GOnzalez had 3 days to "rest." So OF COURSE t...

I'm guessing Gonzo will need a day off today ... because he only had last Monday off, then they gave him last Thurs. off in STL, and he gets tomorrow off too. So he's probably going to need some extra rest today so that he'll be ready to go for the playoff push in September.

How in the world did the Pirates go 15-12 between May 16 and June 16 ???

Here's what bothers me to no end ... the Pirates were off on Monday. Every player had a DAY OF REST 3 days ago. That's why teams get an occasional day off. God forbid that Gonzalez plays THREE DAYS IN A ROW !!!!! if the team has a day off during the week, then you don't need to be resting players. I...

Impressive that the Pirates have won 6 of 9 and of the 3 losses, one was on a brutal call at home plate to decide a game, and in the other two they led by 4 runs in the 8th inning before having a bullpen meltdown. So, bottom line, except for 2 bullpen disasters, this team has controlled 8 of the las...

Jones with a quality start.

Skenes with an excellent start.

Grand slams in both games.

Leads of 5-1 in the 8th and 6-2 and in the 8th.

Record: 0-2

This team irritates me to no end.

Now we get 3 vs. the Braves with no Jones and no Skenes.

1. Wonder when was the last time the Buccos came back to win from 4 down in the 9th. 2. Gonzalez is REALLY making a difference on this team. 3. Bednar was clutch tonight. Is he getting back into a groove? 4. Cruz is a fascinating player. On the one hand he makes errors and sometimes looks like he do...

This is why Skenes needs to come up ASAP.

Because our ONLY chance to win is a shutout + 1 random fluky run somewhere along the way from the worst offense possibly in the history of baseball.

That's the Pirate formula.

Two things the Pirates can and should do TODAY in an attempt to turn around the disaster that is this season: 1. Call up Gonzalez. I have no idea if he'll hit this time at the MLB level. But I know he DESERVES another chance based on (A) He's raking at Indy; and (B) The major league offense is a nat...

One more fun fact ... the Pirates are 2 for 30 with RISP on this West Coast trip.