527F72636475622221100 wrote: Stomach turning comments by NH:
"We'd love to turn one of these 5-5 stretches into an 8-2 stretch," general manager Neal Huntington said. "There are opportunities to get better. What is the cost and where are the availabilities at this point in time? That becomes a challenge."
http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/124 ... -by-giants
Really? This is one of the lowest payrolls in MLB. This is an organization that spent the last 2 years doing nothing but achieving financial flexibility. And BTW, Neal-there haven't been too many 5-5 stretches. Rarely have you won 5 of 10. When these disgustingly blatant cheapskates talk about the "challenge" and cost of improving after spending the last 2 years dissipating a 98-win team in order to lower an already low payroll, they reveal just what vermin they really are.
Just catching this - STUNNING. Just stunning. What a load of manure.
Sunday 7/2 vs SF
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Sunday 7/2 vs SF
614C41505746511112230 wrote: Swept at home by one of the NL's worst teams. Hurdle puts out a ridiculous lineup that had no chance from the beginning. He doesn't seem to care. He certainly doesn't care about Sunday games. And his inexplicable obsession with resting players continues.
Cutch had a day off 6 days ago when the Pirates didn't play. But he had to rest today in the same game that Freese, Harrison and Diaz also rested. Freese didn't play on 6/22, had the team off day on 6/26 and played only 2 innings on 6/30. But he had to rest today in the same game that Cutch, Harrison and Diaz also rested. Harrison didn't play on 6/17 and had the team day off on 6/26. But he had to rest today in the same game that Cutch, Freese and Diaz also rested. Diaz hasn't started 2 games in a row since 6/12-13. But he had to rest today in the same game that Cutch, Freese and Harrison also rested. I guess this team has so many problems, Hurdle's foolishness doesn't even matter. But he should owe it to the fans to at least TRY to win.
Yeah this is squarely on Hurdle. I can see resting players but Cutch, Harrison and Freese at the same time with an already anemic offense is mind boggling. I could almost excuse it if they had just won the first 2 games of this series.
Cutch had a day off 6 days ago when the Pirates didn't play. But he had to rest today in the same game that Freese, Harrison and Diaz also rested. Freese didn't play on 6/22, had the team off day on 6/26 and played only 2 innings on 6/30. But he had to rest today in the same game that Cutch, Harrison and Diaz also rested. Harrison didn't play on 6/17 and had the team day off on 6/26. But he had to rest today in the same game that Cutch, Freese and Diaz also rested. Diaz hasn't started 2 games in a row since 6/12-13. But he had to rest today in the same game that Cutch, Freese and Harrison also rested. I guess this team has so many problems, Hurdle's foolishness doesn't even matter. But he should owe it to the fans to at least TRY to win.
Yeah this is squarely on Hurdle. I can see resting players but Cutch, Harrison and Freese at the same time with an already anemic offense is mind boggling. I could almost excuse it if they had just won the first 2 games of this series.