Sunday's game - Taillon scratched
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:09 pm
7C7477405673545B350 wrote: Presumably, we'll have some combination of Cole-Taillon-Nova in St. Louis, then Williams and Kuhl, then Cole and Taillon again. Our three "aces" pitching five times in a seven game span where we really need to make up some ground. If it doesn't happen here, it doesn't happen.
That's what you would think. But you would be Hurdled. Per the Trib, Taillon and Nova won't pitch in that series.
Hurdle reset the order of the starting rotation coming out of the All-Star break. Gerrit Cole will start Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals, followed by Chad Kuhl, Trevor Williams, Jameson Taillon and Ivan Nova.
“We wanted to get Cole back out, based on the physical place he's in right now,” Hurdle said. “He needs to be the first guy back.”
Hurdle said his plan was to give each starter two or three days' extra rest.
EXTRA rest. That's what it's all about. One would think the AS break was the extra rest. But Hurdle is too smart for that. We must rest. There must be rest. There can't just be rest. There must be extra rest. Rest, rest, rest. Rest, rest, rest.
http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/1248 ... having-fun
I'm sorry, but this is crazy, and it doesn't even make any sense. They want to get them extra rest. Kuhl just pitched today. Williams was on Friday, Kuhl again on Thursday. If Taillon starts Monday against Milwaukee, he'll have gone 13 days between starts. I'm all in favor of rest, especially for starting pitchers, but this just seems silly to me.
I guess on the bright side though, if the rotation goes Cole-Kuhl-Williams, then Taillon-Nova-Cole-Kuhl pitch against the first place Brewers.
Personally, I think I'd go Cole-Taillon-Williams against St. Louis, then Nova-Kuhl-Cole-Taillon against Milwaukee. Crazy to think that we're chasing the Brewers.
Again, I don't think this team is going anywhere. This nice run we're on not withstanding, this team has more flaws than I can count. But, we're only without Marte for five more games. I've never been one to overhype an individual series, but I'd say we need to go 5-2 in these seven games. Anything less than that, I sell. 5-2 gives me hope that we can stay in it. I want my three "aces" pitching five of those games, whether they pitch two against St. Louis and three against Milwaukee or vice-versa is of no importance to me. I don't care. I just want them pitching five times. This rotation sends them out there four times. Silly. And that's not to take anything away from Kuhl or Williams. They've both pitched remarkably well of late. But even given all his struggles, if I have to win one game and I'm given the choice of Cole, Kuhl, or Williams, I take Cole every single time without thinking twice about it.
It's like the Pirates are in first place by 10 games and only concern is to make sure team doesn't run out of gas in post season.
That's what you would think. But you would be Hurdled. Per the Trib, Taillon and Nova won't pitch in that series.
Hurdle reset the order of the starting rotation coming out of the All-Star break. Gerrit Cole will start Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals, followed by Chad Kuhl, Trevor Williams, Jameson Taillon and Ivan Nova.
“We wanted to get Cole back out, based on the physical place he's in right now,” Hurdle said. “He needs to be the first guy back.”
Hurdle said his plan was to give each starter two or three days' extra rest.
EXTRA rest. That's what it's all about. One would think the AS break was the extra rest. But Hurdle is too smart for that. We must rest. There must be rest. There can't just be rest. There must be extra rest. Rest, rest, rest. Rest, rest, rest.
http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/1248 ... having-fun
I'm sorry, but this is crazy, and it doesn't even make any sense. They want to get them extra rest. Kuhl just pitched today. Williams was on Friday, Kuhl again on Thursday. If Taillon starts Monday against Milwaukee, he'll have gone 13 days between starts. I'm all in favor of rest, especially for starting pitchers, but this just seems silly to me.
I guess on the bright side though, if the rotation goes Cole-Kuhl-Williams, then Taillon-Nova-Cole-Kuhl pitch against the first place Brewers.
Personally, I think I'd go Cole-Taillon-Williams against St. Louis, then Nova-Kuhl-Cole-Taillon against Milwaukee. Crazy to think that we're chasing the Brewers.
Again, I don't think this team is going anywhere. This nice run we're on not withstanding, this team has more flaws than I can count. But, we're only without Marte for five more games. I've never been one to overhype an individual series, but I'd say we need to go 5-2 in these seven games. Anything less than that, I sell. 5-2 gives me hope that we can stay in it. I want my three "aces" pitching five of those games, whether they pitch two against St. Louis and three against Milwaukee or vice-versa is of no importance to me. I don't care. I just want them pitching five times. This rotation sends them out there four times. Silly. And that's not to take anything away from Kuhl or Williams. They've both pitched remarkably well of late. But even given all his struggles, if I have to win one game and I'm given the choice of Cole, Kuhl, or Williams, I take Cole every single time without thinking twice about it.
It's like the Pirates are in first place by 10 games and only concern is to make sure team doesn't run out of gas in post season.