Game Day Thread 5/22/2021 Pirates (18-26) at Atlanta (21-24)

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sat May 22, 2021 5:39 pm

Pirates:

Frazier 2B .339

Newman SS .218

Reynolds CF .292

Polanco RF .223

Craig 1B .250

Gamel LF .150

Difo 3B .231

Perez C .085

Keller P .111 2-5 7.16 ERA

Braves

Acuna RF .284

Freeman 1B .232

Ozuna LF .212

Albies 2B .224

Riley 3B .310

Swanson SS .235

Contreras C .255

Inciarte CF .280

Wilson P .000 1-2 5.50 ERA

Let's Go Bucs!!!!!

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sat May 22, 2021 5:45 pm

1. Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

2. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

3. Never get into a home run hitting contest against the Braves.

Time for the Dread Pirate Roberts to make an appearance.

"There will be no survivors!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Z9KqjSOko

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 22, 2021 6:21 pm

Two Kellers in two days is too much.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 22, 2021 6:30 pm

624443565F5344525A310 wrote: 1. Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

2. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

3. Never get into a home run hitting contest against the Braves.

Time for the Dread Pirate Roberts to make an appearance.

"There will be no survivors!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Z9KqjSOko
How did Andre the Giant not win an Oscar?

Fun fact: Mandy Patinkin and Cary Elwes did their own sword fight scene without using doubles and had to do it both LH and RH. Rob Reiner hired a sword fighting expert to teach them and they had to practice everyday of filming. That scene was the last one Reiner shot so that they had the maximum time to practice.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Sat May 22, 2021 7:20 pm

Cahill to IL. Crick returns from IL.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sat May 22, 2021 7:31 pm

Surg,

You are hired to do the Official Game Thread with comments like you did today. You have exchanged some humor for pain! :D

I'm off to get Mrs. Possum birthday card #73. She is definitely my princess bride.

MaineBucs · Post by **MaineBucs** » Sat May 22, 2021 8:02 pm

With Evans on the IL, and Diffo already exhausted, one of the more challenging questions for the day may be --- which position player will be asked to pitch the 8th today after Keller is bombed and Shelton again tries to save the pen?

I (fortunately) fell asleep on last night's game before the 1st pitch. Did wake up in time to see Diffo enter the game as a pitcher. I am not busting the Braves' players for trying to get hits off Diffo, but they did seem to be 'yucking' it up a bit too much for my tastes in the dug-out and on the base-paths.

For example, Osuna was congratulating himself by flashing the good hit sign to his teammates while standing on 2nd, rather than simply recognizing that he just got a hit off the 3rd baseman and move on. Sometime in today's game, someone needs to channel Doc Ellis and plunk a few of the Braves.

Dear Braves --- Remember, you lost on Thursday night to the lowly Pirates. Perhaps you are not as good as you appear to believe that you are.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sat May 22, 2021 8:05 pm

24050D240F07600 wrote: Surg,

You are hired to do the Official Game Thread with comments like you did today. You have exchanged some humor for pain! :D

I'm off to get Mrs. Possum birthday card #73. She is definitely my princess bride.
Happy Birthday to The Princess Bride Mrs. Possum!

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sat May 22, 2021 8:10 pm

113D3532391E293F2F5C0 wrote: With Evans on the IL, and Diffo already exhausted, one of the more challenging questions for the day may be --- which position player will be asked to pitch the 8th today after Keller is bombed and Shelton again tries to save the pen?

I (fortunately) fell asleep on last night's game before the 1st pitch. Did wake up in time to see Diffo enter the game as a pitcher. I am not busting the Braves' players for trying to get hits off Diffo, but they did seem to be 'yucking' it up a bit too much for my tastes in the dug-out and on the base-paths.

For example, Osuna was congratulating himself by flashing the good hit sign to his teammates while standing on 2nd, rather than simply recognizing that he just got a hit off the 3rd baseman and move on. Sometime in today's game, someone needs to channel Doc Ellis and plunk a few of the Braves.

Dear Braves --- Remember, you lost on Thursday night to the lowly Pirates. Perhaps you are not as good as you appear to believe that you are.
All teams do it. Doesn't matter if they're winning or losing. It's the new culture of the game.

MLB has also completely gone the way of the NBA, focusing on players instead of teams. Back to back walk off wins for the Pirates, who rarely get a chance to get some recognition, gets nothing on the MLB page. Instead, Ohtani hitting a 450 HR gets all the buzz, even though the Angels lost.

I just try and ignore it, thinking that when the Pirates do win that rare game, and they yuck it up, it must really rub some salt into the wounds.

Surgnbuck · Post by **Surgnbuck** » Sat May 22, 2021 8:13 pm

Frazier lead off single but thrown out at second trying to hustle a double.