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356375616E74646F627547606A666E6B2964070 wrote: The site is back up so I assume it was Alex working on the site.  Thanks for your patience guys.


All I could do was talk to myself the whole game.  I found that I’m not very interesting.

58797158737B1C0 wrote: The site is back up so I assume it was Alex working on the site.  Thanks for your patience guys.
obviously, Alex doesn't know the Pirate schedule :'(

08292108232B4C0 wrote: Let's Go Bucs!!!



Getting ready to head on down to PNC Park!!


Is Mr. Man tagging along? 
Site went down when I was replying from PNC. He was with mom, a Marine buddy of mine was going to go but cancelled last minute.



I'm now 3-5 on the season.

376177636C76666D6077456268646C692B66050 wrote: The site is back up so I assume it was Alex working on the site.  Thanks for your patience guys.


All I could do was talk to myself the whole game. [highlight] I found that I’m not very interesting.[/highlight]




Now you know what we know. (just kidding).

7D43464E5D45454E6E4B5C4F182A0 wrote: The bucs certainly let this one get away. I'm with you guys, no

reason to take Keller out after 6 innings.
Really interesting ride home listening to the post game show. Bob Walk was asked was it possible that after retiring 16 in a row, Keller lost his feel pitching from the stretch? Walk basically said no, because he got beat by two infield singles and a double steal. The run he gave up was "pure luck". He said he could agree with that if they had roped a couple of doubles.



Fast forward to Shelton's post game presser. Said he pulled Keller because he lost his arm slot and was losing his stuff from pitching from the stretch. Very interesting.



Not one reporter as far as I know asked the most logical question: "He would have been starting from the windup, why not let him start the 7th at the very least?"



Shelton was disingenuous IMHO, border line lying. I think he saw a chance to play with his toy, the bullpen, and manage it like he was in a do or die playoff game.



Not exactly sending a vote of confidence in Keller from the way he managed today.



All that being said, Stephenson has been pretty good, so I can at least understand Shelton just wanting to ride the bullpen the rest of the game.

6F49485F49592A0 wrote: The site is back up so I assume it was Alex working on the site.  Thanks for your patience guys.


All I could do was talk to myself the whole game. [highlight] I found that I’m not very interesting.[/highlight]




Now you know what we know.  (just kidding).


The one with the problem is the last to know.

5E787F6A636F786E660D0 wrote: The bucs certainly let this one get away. I'm with you guys, no

reason to take Keller out after 6 innings.
Really interesting ride home listening to the post game show. Bob Walk was asked was it possible that after retiring 16 in a row, Keller lost his feel pitching from the stretch? Walk basically said no, because he got beat by two infield singles and a double steal. The run he gave up was "pure luck". He said he could agree with that if they had roped a couple of doubles.



Fast forward to Shelton's post game presser. Said he pulled Keller because he lost his arm slot and was losing his stuff from pitching from the stretch.  Very interesting.



Not one reporter as far as I know asked the most logical question: "He would have been starting from the windup, why not let him start the 7th at the very least?"



Shelton was disingenuous IMHO, border line lying. I think he saw a chance to play with his toy, the bullpen, and manage it like he was in a do or die playoff game.



Not exactly sending a vote of confidence in Keller from the way he managed today.



All that being said, Stephenson has been pretty good, so I can at least understand Shelton just wanting to ride the bullpen the rest of the game.
I can't decide if Shelton has horrible baseball instincts or no instincts at all. During his tenure there have been countless games using head-scratching lineups that had no chance and pitching moves that defy logic. Cherington must approve because he extended Shelton. And Cherington improved the roster this year. But this brain trust is a liability once the game begins.

7C5A5D48414D5A4C442F0 wrote: The bucs certainly let this one get away. I'm with you guys, no

reason to take Keller out after 6 innings.
Really interesting ride home listening to the post game show. Bob Walk was asked was it possible that after retiring 16 in a row, Keller lost his feel pitching from the stretch? Walk basically said no, because he got beat by two infield singles and a double steal. The run he gave up was "pure luck". He said he could agree with that if they had roped a couple of doubles.



Fast forward to Shelton's post game presser. Said he pulled Keller because he lost his arm slot and was losing his stuff from pitching from the stretch.  Very interesting.



Not one reporter as far as I know asked the most logical question: "He would have been starting from the windup, why not let him start the 7th at the very least?"



Shelton was disingenuous IMHO, border line lying. I think he saw a chance to play with his toy, the bullpen, and manage it like he was in a do or die playoff game.



Not exactly sending a vote of confidence in Keller from the way he managed today.



All that being said, Stephenson has been pretty good, so I can at least understand Shelton just wanting to ride the bullpen the rest of the game.


I don’t know enough about pitching that I can identify when someone loses his arm slot. What I do know is that Keller had been dominating. Two infield singles didn’t seem like a good enough reason to remove him. As I said in an earlier post, no one in the bullpen is as good as he is so why go to a lesser pitcher?

4D6B6C79707C6B7D751E0 wrote: Let's Go Bucs!!!



Getting ready to head on down to PNC Park!!


Is Mr. Man tagging along? 
Site went down when I was replying from PNC. He was with mom, a Marine buddy of mine was going to go but cancelled last minute.



I'm now 3-5 on the season.


I sure as heck don't want you at a game that will make or break the season. You ain't no good luck!

46676F466D65020 wrote:



I sure as heck don't want you at a game that will make or break the season.  You ain't no good luck!   :D


I'm doing a rare Sunday game tomorrow, but that isn't a make or break game.