OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: New season of plundering begins

[ImporterExporter]

That's Andy Haines hitting instruction for you. Just watch called 3rd strikes back to back with the bases loaded.

 

[MrBrightside]

Not Triolo’s finest day.

 

[Mr Jeff Jimerson]

Same old Battlin Buccos.

 

[metalan2]

This team is already embarrassing. See ya in a month if they are somehow competitive then.

 

[Gurglesons]

These team is already embarrassing. See ya in a month if they are somehow competitive then.

City of Champions.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Same old Battlin Buccos.

This team is already embarrassing. See ya in a month if they are somehow competitive then.

City of Champions.

This thread is one of the nice threads where we don't have to deal with the clowns of this board, let's keep it that way.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Olivares with a nice HR when he's pinch hitting, which just begs the question for why he didn't start in place of Tellez in the first place.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I can't wait to see the ump scorecard this game, this guy is missing both in the zone and out of the zone pitches. Just an awful performance.

This team really needs McCutchen or Davis to step up here. Reynolds and Hayes are having phenomenal games at the plate and getting on base, these guys are in the #4 and #5 spots to drive them in.

 

[WickedWrister]

I can't wait to see the ump scorecard this game, this guy is missing both in the zone and out of the zone pitches. Just an awful performance.

This team really needs McCutchen or Davis to step up here. Reynolds and Hayes are having phenomenal games at the plate and getting on base, these guys are in the #4 and #5 spots to drive them in.

He's so bad lol

 

[Empoleon8771]

Eh McCutchen weak groundout scores 1, making it 5-4. Productive out but you were really hoping for something better there.

Up to Davis now. Single likely makes this 6-5. And he strikes out, dammit.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Can't hate for swinging, especially since you can't rely on the ump today

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

The Pirates are making Josh Bell look like Hank Aaron.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm absolutely not going to jump to any conclusions after one game, but if Cruz puts up 4 more performances against lefties like he has today, I'd be opening a discussion on "why should we treat Cruz differently than Suwinski against left hand starters?".

Lmao Cruz then immediately makes me look like a dumbass by hitting a nuke

5-5

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Cruz hit the dick out of that one, 5-5 now.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Breaking news: I am hearing that baseball games are played over 9 innings

 

[Empoleon8771]

I am very uncertain about how this team is going to fare against lefties, but I'm very confident that they're going to absolutely hit the piss out of righties this year.

 

[WickedWrister]

Holy shit

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Big inning here for Bourucki. The Marlins churned through some more bullpen guys early, though obviously everyone is fresh so it's not like they can't roll out whatever they want.

Still, feels like we haven't had a quick pitching inning all game. Need to get it done with the top of the order lined up for the 9th.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Hayes is just absurd. Maybe he can run into one off Scott, who was good last year but was not super sharp in his limited spring games.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It's nice to see that the bullpen is still working really well even with Holderman and Mlodzinski out. Stratton was a bit wild but Borucki looked damn solid.

They didn't put up a ton of runs off of Luzardo, but getting him out of the game after only 5 innings is going to be really helpful if this game goes to extras. Miami is on their 5th reliever already today, and frankly none of them look very sharp.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Absolutely heinous strike 3 call on McCutchen. That wasn't even close to a strike.

Dammit Davis absolutely barreled one but he was robbed by the Marlins 3rd baseman.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Strike zone has been all over the place for the past several innings.

Don't feel great about our chances now -- coin flip at best with these new rules. The Davis hit was our chance and Burger just made a great play.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Good debut for Chapman.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Getting to extras is a good effort for game 1

 

[sovietsanta87]

This umpire needs to be tarred and feathered