Game Day Thread 5/27/2021 Cubs (26-22) vs. Pirates (18-30)

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:31 pm

Craig, there's no crying in baseball

MaineBucs · Post by **MaineBucs** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:32 pm

Looks like I will now have to watch the tape of the game when I get home to watch the atrocity against the game of baseball that is disgusting you so badly.

As it was, I was going to watch to see Anderson's inability to hold runners at bay, and for Perez's ongoing inability to add any value behind the plate in trying to control a running game.

Seems like another trying day all around.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:37 pm

153931363D1A2D3B2B580 wrote: Looks like I will now have to watch the tape of the game when I get home to watch the atrocity against the game of baseball that is disgusting you so badly.

As it was, I was going to watch to see Anderson's inability to hold runners at bay, and for Perez's ongoing inability to add any value behind the plate in trying to control a running game.

Seems like another trying day all around.

2 outs. Contreras at second after stealing without a throw. Baez hits a grounder to Gonzalez, throws across but Craig came off the bag on the throw. Baez stopped running, and headed back towards home plate. Craig started chasing him slowly, but got closer and closer to home. Contreras never stopped running. Craig panicked and threw to Perez, who went to tag Contreras, who was called safe.

However, Baez had still not even gotten to first, and started to run that way, and no one was covering. Perez's throw was wide of Frazier, and the ball trickled into the outfield, and Baez ended up reaching second base. A flare lands, and makes it 3-0 as Baez scores.

The thing is....even after Contreras slid in and was called safe, all they had to do was either tag Baez or get him out on the throw to first, and the run never counted.

Craig never needed to throw the ball, which was from about 5 feet and a shot put kind of thing. He just needed to just tag Baez, because it's a force out on the third out and the run doesn't count.

Just plain absolutely stupid, putrid baseball

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:40 pm

Wisdom is hit by a pitch, but the Pirates challenged, and win the challenge as it hit the knob of the bat.

He then hits a HR

I can't make this up

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:42 pm

The Cubs and Braves have combined for 20 HR's in back to back series (and this one isn't done yet)

The Pirates have 30 as a team all season

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:49 pm

Reynolds finally does something, solo shot makes it 4-1

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:50 pm

Polanco!!!!

Back to back jacks!!!!Q!!

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:52 pm

There's a guy wearing no shirt, and has shorts on, and has his legs hanging over the seats in front of him, he looks like he's naked.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:54 pm

On Polanco's HR, as soon as he hit the ball, Contreras didn't even come out of his crouch, he just reached back asking for a new ball

MaineBucs · Post by **MaineBucs** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:56 pm

Polanco tied for the lead in HR's on the team. Looks like he just 'earned' himself another 2 weeks of starts.

The misery of being a Pirate fan.