Official Game Thread 7/7/2021 Braves vs. Bucs

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:47 pm

Left early, our seats were just right there baking in the sun. I could hang, but too much to ask of Mister Man. Even with sunscreen big sunburn chance.

Now I see weather is approaching and we really need Crick to keep the lead

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:48 pm

674A47565140571714250 wrote: Glad to see Crowe said something to the arrogant Acuna after Acuna struck out in his first AB since preening and flexing his muscles before taking off for 1B in his previous AB when he homered. Acuna didn't like it. He likes showing up pitchers when he hit HRs. He doesn't think it should work the other way when the pitcher strikes him out.
Too bad he couldn't go 5
Yeah, but Crowe tends to blow up sometimes. Maybe Shelton had a feeling Crowe was ready to implode. But this is what is odd about Shelton. He may have felt that he needed to pull Crowe right then and there for the best chance of winning the game. And yet he routinely makes head scratching lineups with little or no chance to win games. It's as if he wants to win some games and doesn't care about others.
Crowe was really working. He's never gone very far with the pitch counts getting up there really quick.

Just like Doc said about Kuhl, Crowe needs to pick up the pace. Man it's like watching teeth getting pulled with him

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:49 pm

Once again Crick cannot throw strikes. He's now up to 18 walks in 23 innings. I'm so sick of this guy.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:51 pm

.....and both of Crick's walks score.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:52 pm

Now that the Bucs have fallen behind, this game really had "Why wasn't Gamel in the lineup?" written all over it early in the game.

Couldn't have come at a worse time to fall behind. Games official, and Crick hosed it up

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:53 pm

795459484F5E49090A3B0 wrote: Once again Crick cannot throw strikes. He's now up to 18 walks in 23 innings. I'm so sick of this guy.
At least we waited to give up the lead before he got yanked

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:54 pm

I can't imagine any other MLB team wanting Crick, much less rely on him the way the Pirates do, but I hope he gets dealt at the TDL. But that's probably too much to hope for.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:57 pm

Crick has now walked at least 1 batter in 15 of 26 appearances (58%). It's the third time has has walked 2 batters, each time in 1 inning or less.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:58 pm

1C313C2D2A3B2C6C6F5E0 wrote: I can't imagine any other MLB team wanting Crick, much less rely on him the way the Pirates do, but I hope he gets dealt at the TDL. But that's probably too much to hope for.
He won't get dealt, nobody would want him. They will release him after the season in order to make space to protect the younger players from the Rule 5 Draft.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:04 pm

Yep.....fiddle with Adrianza, so you can load them up for Riley.

Good job Shreve