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fjk090852-7 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:51 pm I think being a Bucs fan is like Jim Carey in Dumb and Dumber when he says “ you are telling me there is a chance”. Each year we hope or dream the Bucs can reach the postseason, but they are just dreams. 2013 to 2015 were exciting, but 2014 and 2015 the Bucs ran into a couple very hot pitchers in the Wild Card Game. In 1991 and 1992 they came very close to going to the World Series, but it wasn’t in the cards. 1992 was a real heartbreaker when they lost in the ninth inning. With our big 3 starting pitchers this season I had hoped they could get into the Wild Card Series, and even if the games were played away I felt the Pirates could advance. These past several games has dashed a lot of hopes for a post season appearance for the Bucs. Hopefully the Pirates can turn it around and have a respectable finish for this season. Possibly the FO will bring in some players this offseason that can complement the group they have in place. I know come mid February when they head to Bradenton, I will be thinking they have a chance.

fjk090852-7 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:51 pm I think being a Bucs fan is like Jim Carey in Dumb and Dumber when he says “ you are telling me there is a chance”. Each year we hope or dream the Bucs can reach the postseason, but they are just dreams. 2013 to 2015 were exciting, but 2014 and 2015 the Bucs ran into a couple very hot pitchers in the Wild Card Game. In 1991 and 1992 they came very close to going to the World Series, but it wasn’t in the cards. 1992 was a real heartbreaker when they lost in the ninth inning. With our big 3 starting pitchers this season I had hoped they could get into the Wild Card Series, and even if the games were played away I felt the Pirates could advance. These past several games has dashed a lot of hopes for a post season appearance for the Bucs. Hopefully the Pirates can turn it around and have a respectable finish for this season. Possibly the FO will bring in some players this offseason that can complement the group they have in place. I know come mid February when they head to Bradenton, I will be thinking they have a chance.

icantwatch2 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 11:56 am The key, in my opinion, back in the Gerrit Cole era, was bringing in AJ Burnett. He had a winner’s edge and knew what was needed to win. These Bucs don’t have any of that. There’s no proven winner/leader/tone setter. The young guys like Cruz don’t have anyone to push them into doing the necessary things to turn the corner. The training. The small things within a game. So, we continue to watch bases loaded, no outs turn into zero runs. I haven’t watched or read about any games since that debacle with SD. Can’t do it anymore.