Official Game Thread - 4/18 - Bucs @ Brew Crew

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:38 pm

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Phillip Evans (R) 3B

3. Bryan Reynolds (S) LF

4. Colin Moran (L) 1B

5. Erik Gonzalez (R) SS

6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

7. Dustin Fowler (L) CF

8. Michael Perez (L) C

9. Chad Kuhl (R) P

Can Kuhl get out of the 1st inning without giving up a run(s)? One of these days it will happen, hopefully, today.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:22 pm

I'm so tired of incompetent HP umpires. I'm ready for electronic ball/strike signals in the ump's ear. Moran takes an obvious ball 4 for strike 2 and then strikes out. The HP umps in each of the past few games have been brutal.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:25 pm

And Vogelbach rains on my parade with a 1st inning dinger off Kuhl. Crap! 1-0 Brew Crew

WiffleballHero · Post by **WiffleballHero** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:41 pm

The pain resulting from watching this rotation start games would make Stanley Milgram blush.

skinnyhorse · Post by **skinnyhorse** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:22 pm

Kuhl hasn't learned anything in his 4 years in the big leagues. When does a guy learn to pitch and not just throw. He needs work the edges and throw strikes. He isn't going to blow anyone away. It's time to be smart and quit being a stupid kid, learn how to pitch. Why can't our coaches get it through these guys heads.

SteadyFreddy · Post by **SteadyFreddy** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:23 pm

Big homer by Moran to give the Bucs the lead; however, Kuhl gives it right back by Garcia hitting a homer to tie it at 3-3. Don’t know how many more starts Chad Kuhl is gonna get but at some point here soon he needs to figure things out and quit getting killed in the 1st inning of games. If this happens in his next 2-3 starts then they need to consider getting him out of the rotation sometime in early May. At some point you gotta figure some things out and stop walking batters and giving up multiple runs in the 1st inning and he just isn’t doing it.

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:34 pm

537465616479467265646479000 wrote: Big homer by Moran to give the Bucs the lead; however, Kuhl gives it right back by Garcia hitting a homer to tie it at 3-3. Don’t know how many more starts Chad Kuhl is gonna get but at some point here soon he needs to figure things out and quit getting killed in the 1st inning of games. If this happens in his next 2-3 starts then they need to consider getting him out of the rotation sometime in early May. At some point you gotta figure some things out and stop walking batters and giving up multiple runs in the 1st inning and he just isn’t doing it.

who can replace any of our starters? Can any players at the alternate site be ready to start or will they need minor league action first? Those guys are all gonna get chances this season.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:46 pm

745253445242310 wrote: Big homer by Moran to give the Bucs the lead; however, Kuhl gives it right back by Garcia hitting a homer to tie it at 3-3. Don’t know how many more starts Chad Kuhl is gonna get but at some point here soon he needs to figure things out and quit getting killed in the 1st inning of games. If this happens in his next 2-3 starts then they need to consider getting him out of the rotation sometime in early May. At some point you gotta figure some things out and stop walking batters and giving up multiple runs in the 1st inning and he just isn’t doing it.

who can replace any of our starters? Can any players at the alternate site be ready to start or will they need minor league action first? Those guys are all gonna get chances this season.
Crowe and De Jong would be candidates to replace failed starters.

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:11 pm

072A27363120377774450 wrote: Big homer by Moran to give the Bucs the lead; however, Kuhl gives it right back by Garcia hitting a homer to tie it at 3-3. Don’t know how many more starts Chad Kuhl is gonna get but at some point here soon he needs to figure things out and quit getting killed in the 1st inning of games. If this happens in his next 2-3 starts then they need to consider getting him out of the rotation sometime in early May. At some point you gotta figure some things out and stop walking batters and giving up multiple runs in the 1st inning and he just isn’t doing it.

who can replace any of our starters? Can any players at the alternate site be ready to start or will they need minor league action first? Those guys are all gonna get chances this season.
Crowe and De Jong would be candidates to replace failed starters.
they would be first choices but are they able to step in and start right away? I guess they should be able to go at least 3 innings.

WildwoodDave2 · Post by **WildwoodDave2** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:16 pm

1A3D2C282D300F3B2C2D2D30490 wrote: Big homer by Moran to give the Bucs the lead; however, Kuhl gives it right back by Garcia hitting a homer to tie it at 3-3. Don’t know how many more starts Chad Kuhl is gonna get but at some point here soon he needs to figure things out and quit getting killed in the 1st inning of games. If this happens in his next 2-3 starts then they need to consider getting him out of the rotation sometime in early May. At some point you gotta figure some things out and stop walking batters and giving up multiple runs in the 1st inning and he just isn’t doing it.
I know it's early in the season, but the Josh Bell trade is looking pretty good so far. Going into today, Bell is batting 105 with no HR