5/7 Game 2 game thread vs Reds

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 07, 2022 8:32 pm

1. Ben Gamel (L) LF

2. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF

3. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B

4. Daniel Vogelbach (L) DH

5. Yoshi Tsutsugo (L) 1B

6. Diego Castillo (R) SS

7. Jack Suwinski (L) RF

8. Andrew Knapp (S) C

9. Cole Tucker (S) 2B

P Keller

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sat May 07, 2022 8:43 pm

If our 2-6 hitters can improve on their 1-19 performance in game 1, they might have a shot.

I swear, if I hear one more Pirate announcer tell me, "Just wait till August, you'll see Reynold's numbers back to where we're used to" I just might throw something through the screen. I'm done waiting. Maybe we have already seen his career year. Wouldn't be the first guy who looked like a staple for a long time, and became a bust.

Time for Reynolds to start showing up.

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Sat May 07, 2022 9:06 pm

What, no van Meter?

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 07, 2022 9:16 pm

0B5D4B5F504A5A515C4B795E54585055175A390 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Sat May 07, 2022 10:02 pm

7E535E4F48594E0E0D3C0 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.

I think that says a lot more about the Pirates than it does about van Meter.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 07, 2022 10:18 pm

0B5D4B5F504A5A515C4B795E54585055175A390 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.

I think that says a lot more about the Pirates than it does about van Meter.

If they can't get another catcher there by game time, VanMeter has to kept in reserve in case Knapp gets hurt. Otherwise, I suspect he would start G2 against another RHP.

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Sat May 07, 2022 10:21 pm

426F62737465723231000 wrote: What, no van Meter?
He's gotta be ready to catch.

I think that says a lot more about the Pirates than it does about van Meter.

If they can't get another catcher there by game time, VanMeter has to kept in reserve in case Knapp gets hurt. Otherwise, I suspect he would start G2 against another RHP.

I think you just came up with the solution to keeping Shelton from starting VanMeter at 2B from now on: make Knapp the starting catcher and VanMeter his back-up. Diabolical.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 07, 2022 10:48 pm

The absurdity of modern baseball. Reds start a pitcher for 3 batters. >:(

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 07, 2022 10:54 pm

Yoshi blasts #1.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 07, 2022 10:56 pm

Reynolds, Yoshi and now Castillo go deep in the 1st.