Official Game Thread - 6/1 - Bucs @ Royals

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:09 am

Wow scratch Singer off for gold glove consideration. Turned a bases clearing double play into 2 on no outs

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:13 am

Perz strikes out looking. Have to swing the bat. Shelton got ejected. One inning too late ump.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:17 am

Gonzalez strikes out. Chance to get back in the game and one guy wont swing at anything close and the next guy swings at everything that isnt.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:19 am

Frazier bloop to left royals get all Piratey it falls in and a run scores. Second and third but.....Craig up. Hey you never know

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:19 am

Bucs get a run. Now it's time for another weak grounder or lazy fly ball from Craig.

WiffleballHero · Post by **WiffleballHero** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:22 am

You guys are looking at Shelton all wrong. His job is to get Cherington as good a draft position next year as he can, not manage like any of this matters. He's a "tank" commander, and his job is to get that turret turned around into the shape of a "U" without too many people noticing. I think he's doing a brilliant job in that respect.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:23 am

Bases loaded as Craig walks. Reynolds up man do we need a hit

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:23 am

Craig walks! So much better than having him swing the bat.

WiffleballHero · Post by **WiffleballHero** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:24 am

7A575A4B4C5D4A0A09380 wrote: Craig walks! So much better than having him swing the bat.

I'm surprised he knows where first base is.

JollyRoger · Post by **JollyRoger** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:25 am

McClendon at least had passion

Russell had neither passion or baseball acumen

In fact I always referred to him as a zombie. The walking dead

Definitely the worst Pirate Manager in recent memory

Sheldon has a pulse but is right there with Russell as far as baseball acumen.

The team sucks but they never should have fired Hurdle

I know that most on this board wanted a change, but change doesn’t always mean success

Hurdle grew and mentored the last crop of Pirate prospects

I think Hurdle could have done it again in the nextv2-3 years

Nobody can expect any any success with this roster

Better that they tank again and get back to back #1’s