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Earlier in the season Shelton was quoted as saying he didn't concern himself with pitch counts. That seems to be because he concerns himself with inning counts. 5 is his limit.

466B66777061763635040 wrote: Earlier in the season Shelton was quoted as saying he didn't concern himself with pitch counts. That seems to be because he concerns himself with inning counts. 5 is his limit.


You dog!

645146464D7446464D4A46230 wrote: Which sized guy has more homers? 
That's probably how the Pirates are trying to get other teams interested in Polanco.



"Hey, he's got 4 more HRs than our teensy-weensy rule 5 guy!"

Otherwise known as- "The Tallest Midget In The Circus."  He''s "better" than all the other guys who aren't any good.



Edit:  In Polanco's case, he might better than one or two of the other guys who aren't any good.



Edit: In his case, he isn't any good. Someone ELSE is the Tallest Midget. )

Schwarber has become a Pirate killer.

Third straight appearances where Holmes has been scored upon. Brubaker gave up only 2 runs in 5 innings and retired 7 of the last 8 batters he faced before being lifted after 71 pitches.

Very heavy thunderstorm right now in Baltimore. Could be minutes away from Washington.

Shelton's lineup left no RH batters on the bench. I guess the possibility of needing a pinch hitter never occurred to him. And he probably doesn't know that the Nats' closer is a LHP. This managing job seems to be a little too complex for him. But at least he remembered to give his starting pitcher the mandatory rest after 5 innings.

team now on a 57 win pace, scoring 3.46 per game.

Most telling Stat of them all: A two-page GDT.



Worse, it's only two because of Polanco.