OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: To Hollywood; Sans A Star

[DJ Spinoza]

Assuming the top of the order generates some traffic, it would be nice for Neil to put one over the fence and get a cluster of runs early to take command of this series. He has three career HRs against him and a .368 batting average. Ramirez has surprisingly terrible career numbers against him, as does Cutch. Harrison, Mercer, Marte all with very good numbers, albeit obvious caveat about fairly limited sample size and so on.

 

[Penguins23]

Just looked at the weather outlook for Pittsburgh and I could cry... What a collasal waste of money this is turning out to be and I didn't even leave my city yet. FML.

 

[Shwag33]

Off topic'ish, but what do you think of the announcers. Neverett vs Brown. They rotate radio vs tv which is odd, but interesting.

I never watch the games but I listen on the radio a lot when i'm working. I find Brown to be unbearably bad. Like steiggy, except a little bit more competent. I think neverett is a very good good announcer. Slight home bias which is good for a regional announcer, but nothing like the the jack edwards of baseball, brown.

Just curious as to who people prefer.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Don't like J-Hay in the 2 hole. Doesn't get on base a bunch and while he is fast, he's not a top level burner a'la Marte and Polanco.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Well that ****ing sucked

 

[cheesedanish87]

Unbelievable

2nd and 3rd with no outs and you get nothing

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Hot bat or not, it's always a deflating feeling when Mercer comes up in a rbi spot. ****** hitter.

 

[Pete Gas]

The Cards are just so unreal, they make the Patriots look like losers.

 

[wheelz87]

friggin Jordy

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Off topic'ish, but what do you think of the announcers. Neverett vs Brown. They rotate radio vs tv which is odd, but interesting.

I never watch the games but I listen on the radio a lot when i'm working. I find Brown to be unbearably bad. Like steiggy, except a little bit more competent. I think neverett is a very good good announcer. Slight home bias which is good for a regional announcer, but nothing like the the jack edwards of baseball, brown.

Just curious as to who people prefer.

Brown by a country mile. Not that he's great or anything, but he has fun with it and some good trademark calls. Neverett is just a snooze.

 

[TNT87]

Damn second and third with nobody out and they don't score.

 

[Beauner]

Off topic'ish, but what do you think of the announcers. Neverett vs Brown. They rotate radio vs tv which is odd, but interesting.

I never watch the games but I listen on the radio a lot when i'm working. I find Brown to be unbearably bad. Like steiggy, except a little bit more competent. I think neverett is a very good good announcer. Slight home bias which is good for a regional announcer, but nothing like the the jack edwards of baseball, brown.

Just curious as to who people prefer.

Greg Brown's calls on certain walk-offs or super-important plays give me chills. Though sometimes he can botch them horribly. Neverett is alright. Doesn't capture excitement well though.

Would love it if the Indians' Tom Hamilton was the radio guy. That guy can call a baseball game.

 

[ColePens]

That was painful. Can't miss those opportunities

 

[TNT87]

I never could stand Brown for the longest time. I do like him now. I don't mind Neverett.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Inb4 Tony Cruz carries the Cards to a World Series while batting like Mike Piazza in the playoffs.

 

[ColePens]

Big time double play

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Great play by J-Hay!

 

[wheelz87]

Attaboy JHay!

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Slick play. Thought he caught it at first so wondered why he was throwing to second.

 

[bradshaw06]

Happ. This dude was awful before being a Buc.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Happ. This dude was awful before being a Buc.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Without Molina we might be able to get something going with the running game this series.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

C'mon Cutch! Huge moment here.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Come on Marte, you can't miss that pitch.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Marte missing some very hittable pitches