OnlyBucs

Gards

1 LF Steven Kwan L
2 RF Nolan Jones L
3 3B Jose Ramirez S
4 DH K. Manzardo L
5 1B C. Santana S
6 C Bo Naylor L
7 CF A. Martinez S
8 2B D. Schneemann L
9 SS B. Rocchio S
SP Ben Lively R

Bucs

1 DH Oneil Cruz L
2 RF B. Reynolds S
3 3B K. Hayes R
4 1B E. Valdez L
5 LF Tommy Pham R
6 2B Adam Frazier L
7 SS Jared Triolo R
8 CF J. Suwinski L
9 C Henry Davis R
SP Paul Skenes R

I'm pissed! Swingandamisski
is starting in CF. Like Bobster said its time for Jack to get on with his life's work

Skenes does his job with DP to get out of the 1st.

Bummer. Valdez HR bomb was barely foul.
He crushed that pitch

Huge crowd for Skenes bobble head.

Typical Cruz, should be on second' didn't run hard out of the box.
Should make doc happy

Cruz was jogging to 1B when he saw his hit get past the RFer and go to the wall. So he had to stay at 1B. At least he stole 2B. But he should have already been there.

Wildwoodcoach wrote: ↑Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:54 pm Typical Cruz, should be on second' didn't run hard out of the box.
Should make doc happy

It’s what I expect from him so it neither makes me happy nor angry. He is what he is, and he’ll never be any different. The question the Pirates have to ask themselves is, do the benefits he brings outweigh the costs of having him?

Bobster wrote: ↑Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:55 pm Cruz was jogging to 1B when he saw his hit get past the RFer and go to the wall. So he had to stay at 1B. At least he stole 2B. But he should have already been there.

I heard Jason Mackey say on the radio yesterday that he doesn’t think Cruz is lazy. I can’t imagine how one can’t conclude that. He shows he is in every game he plays.

More of the same so far from the Pirate bats through five. I’m not sure my expectations can go any lower.