Official Game Thread 7/21/2021 Pirates vs. Diamondbacks

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:04 pm

624F42535445521211200 wrote:

A good player leads to a high salary.

But not in Polanco's case.

The proverbial exception to every rule.

WildwoodDave2 · Post by **WildwoodDave2** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:14 pm

2D7B6D79766C7C777A6D5F78727E7673317C1F0 wrote:

A good player leads to a high salary.

But not in Polanco's case.

The proverbial exception to every rule.

Bucs get swept (3games) by the worst team in baseball. Oh well, Steelers open camp tomorrow

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:45 pm

Prior to this series, I think most of us were looking forward to getting multiple wins against a team with a bad record. I felt the Pirates were clearly a better team. Now, not so much.

One reason the D’Backs have such a bad record is that they’ve played the Dodgers, Padres, and Giants 30 times, winning just five of those games. If the Pirates were in the West Division, would the results be similar? Records aside, it looks to me like Arizona has a better major league line-up than the Pirates.

GreenWeenie · Post by **GreenWeenie** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:57 am

0E282F3A333F283E365D0 wrote: Nogowski ties it up with the bases loaded walk. BC sure does know how to identify ballplayers.

Like....Underwood, for example?

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:00 am

6C594E4E457C4E4E45424E2B0 wrote: Nogowski ties it up with the bases loaded walk. BC sure does know how to identify ballplayers.

Like....Underwood, for example?

If you throw enough crap against the wall, some of it will stick. Nogowski stuck. Underwood slid down the wall.

GreenWeenie · Post by **GreenWeenie** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:05 am

0C32373F2C34343F1F3A2D3E695B0 wrote:

A good player leads to a high salary.

But not in Polanco's case.

The proverbial exception to every rule.

Bucs get swept (3games) by the worst team in baseball. Oh well, Steelers open camp tomorrow

There are three teams in the Diamondbacks division with WP >.570. That's some tough competition. Granted, a portion of that is because of the Diamondbacks being in that division.

We'll never know where they'd be over 162 games in some other division....or, if teams like Baltimore were in theirs. Right now, I think the Orioles are worse than the Diamondbacks.

WildwoodDave2 · Post by **WildwoodDave2** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:46 am

162334343F0634343F3834510 wrote:

A good player leads to a high salary.

But not in Polanco's case.

The proverbial exception to every rule.

Bucs get swept (3games) by the worst team in baseball. Oh well, Steelers open camp tomorrow

There are three teams in the Diamondbacks division with WP >.570. That's some tough competition. Granted, a portion of that is because of the Diamondbacks being in that division.

We'll never know where they'd be over 162 games in some other division....or, if teams like Baltimore were in theirs. Right now, I think the Orioles are worse than the Diamondbacks.
Bucs had just one extra base hit in two of the three games in this series. That's not going to get it done

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:26 am

0B3530382B333338183D2A396E5C0 wrote:

A good player leads to a high salary.

But not in Polanco's case.

The proverbial exception to every rule.

Bucs get swept (3games) by the worst team in baseball. Oh well, Steelers open camp tomorrow

There are three teams in the Diamondbacks division with WP >.570. That's some tough competition. Granted, a portion of that is because of the Diamondbacks being in that division.

We'll never know where they'd be over 162 games in some other division....or, if teams like Baltimore were in theirs. Right now, I think the Orioles are worse than the Diamondbacks.
Bucs had just one extra base hit in two of the three games in this series. That's not going to get it done

yeah, that wouldn't have gotten it done in 1908.

ArnoldRothstein · Post by **ArnoldRothstein** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:02 pm

There are three teams in the Diamondbacks division with WP >.570. That's some tough competition. Granted, a portion of that is because of the Diamondbacks being in that division.

We'll never know where they'd be over 162 games in some other division....or, if teams like Baltimore were in theirs. Right now, I think the Orioles are worse than the Diamondbacks.

For what it's worth, BB-Ref says the D-backs are tied for the toughest schedule (with Phills); Orioles and Rangers are part of a 4-way tie for 3rd to 6th toughest; and the Pirates (with an average schedule) are in a ten-way tie for 12th to 21st toughest.

GreenWeenie · Post by **GreenWeenie** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:45 pm

Any way you look at it, it's just different shades of the same substance. Diamondbacks tough schedule might be related to that division they're in.