Game Thread - Sept 24 - Bucs vs Cubs - The Drive to Kumar

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:55 pm

153724393A3F38371423353539560 wrote: Pirates starting pitcher ERA over the last 10 games is 1.62.

Again ... just in time for it to not matter.

yeah, this stretch has gotten them about the 18th best team ERA in the majors.

maher.timothy20@gm · Post by **maher.timothy20@gm** » Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:07 pm

Hope they don't break up this club. Clearly a juggernaut heading into next season.

CarolinaBucco · Post by **CarolinaBucco** » Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:49 pm

MORE GOOD NEWS !!!

Buccos had an early season stretch when they went 2-14.

And a late season stretch when they went 1-13.

But if you don't count those two stretches, this team actually went 15-12 this season!! That's .556 baseball baby !!!

SCBucco · Post by **SCBucco** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:33 am

7D7F656375100 wrote: So who is the expected number two next year?

Jack Leiter, the son of Al Leiter. He is Rocker's rotation buddy at Vandy. Let that sink in. Vandy is going to have the top two picks, both starters.

ScottinMass · Post by **ScottinMass** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:58 am

6676774056565A350 wrote: So who is the expected number two next year?

Jack Leiter, the son of Al Leiter. He is Rocker's rotation buddy at Vandy. Let that sink in. Vandy is going to have the top two picks, both starters.
They are listed a lot as 1 and 1A for the draft. You can bet, whichever one the Pirates get, guarantees the other will be a stud!

WildwoodDave · Post by **WildwoodDave** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:49 am

587A69747772757A596E7878741B0 wrote: MORE GOOD NEWS !!!

Buccos had an early season stretch when they went 2-14.

And a late season stretch when they went 1-13.

But if you don't count those two stretches, this team actually went 15-12 this season!! That's .556 baseball baby !!!
I would hate to think what their record would be if they played 162

GreenWeenie · Post by **GreenWeenie** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:16 pm

I'd hate that, too. 60 was bout 40 too long for this type of performance.

But, what i would have loved....is to see how Yinzers would have reacted.

Would they have sat there and taken it....or, voiced dissatisfaction?

My guess is, after a certain point, patience would have been lost.

MaineBucs · Post by **MaineBucs** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:03 pm

And the Bucs are now trying to add more misery to this season by losing (out) because they suddenly started winning.

I too fear that management may overvalue this recent run of success by the starters as evidence that things are set for next year, particularly with Tallion returning.

Nearly all of the recent pitching successes were against the Cubs and Cards; two teams, who like the Bucs, have not been offensive titans. Pirate management should remember how better hitting teams, the Twins and White Sox, basically chewed up and then discarded most Pirate pitchers.

A starting staff of Tallion, Musgrove, Brault, Williams, Kuhl and Keller leaves much to be desired.

mouse · Post by **mouse** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:19 pm

Aren't the next three against Cleveland? That may be a tougher assignment.

GreenWeenie · Post by **GreenWeenie** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:34 pm

A starting staff of Tallion, Musgrove, Brault, Williams, Kuhl and Keller leaves much to be desired.

They ought to be allowed to pitch from the ladies tees.

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