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[td_ice]

Atta boy Marky Sharky. Proved me wrong today buddy. Velocity still down.

RTJR and bring on the wenches!

I think his closer days are numbered. No doubt.


Raise it!

 

[Gallatin]

polanco has just crushed a few balls this series, but he looks so awkward running the bases. Bad slides, indecision on whether to take a base. Needs major improving

He suffers from "young geraff syndrome" something he should grow out of, and then look out MLB.

 

[Winger for Hire]

He suffers from "young geraff syndrome" something he should grow out of, and then look out MLB.

I've often described him as a baby giraffe.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Good to see Jordy back contributing already, thought he might be out a while after that HBP on Sunday.

 

[td_ice]

Seconded on Mercer. Also good to be back at sea level.

 

[TNT87]

Nice comeback from the Buccos today.

 

[cheesedanish87]

That was the Bucs best win of the year so far IMO.

A nice comeback win with a couple regulars out of the lineup, and then the Bullpen shuts it down, nice win for the Bucs.

 

[Asuna]

Josh Hamilton is close to being traded to the Rangers.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Dbacks stole our matte helmets

 

[Winger for Hire]

Carvelli at the plate looks very similar to Kendall

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Amazing baserunning by Trumbo

 

[cheesedanish87]

You could tell Cole was pissed at Pedro there.

That's one thing that Cole still needs to work on, when something bad happens in the field or the ump makes a bad call he kind of goes on tilt.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Walker crushed that double. Nice clutch hitting. Need the bullpen to hold it down.

On second thought, Cole still out to start the 8th.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Cole has looked very good this year.

Hes already our ace, but i'm still hoping he can kind of take a step up this year to be a true ace.

 

[djt153]

Few more starts like this will go a long way toward that

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Melancon looked good again. Rtjr

 

[td_ice]

Raise it.


It says something about the mettle of this team, to run off three straight wins after that crushing to the Cubs. I think a big part of that is Clint Hurdle. I realize that is an unmeasurable thing, but in nearly all the interviews I hear with Hurdle, he is constantly talking how he preps this team in the psychological part of the game. Stressing how much this game is mental and going in depth about how they sit down and talk with struggling players to get their head right. He talks about mindset and approach, and how they relay that to the players, (not just for press quotes) more than any head coach I have ever heard.

 

[TNT87]

Good way to start a long road trip.

 

[cheesedanish87]

It would be nice to see the Cards lose a few games, there off to a 11-4 start.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Raise it.


It says something about the mettle of this team, to run off three straight wins after that crushing to the Cubs. I think a big part of that is Clint Hurdle. I realize that is an unmeasurable thing, but in nearly all the interviews I hear with Hurdle, he is constantly talking how he preps this team in the psychological part of the game. Stressing how much this game is mental and going in depth about how they sit down and talk with struggling players to get their head right. He talks about mindset and approach, and how they relay that to the players, (not just for press quotes) more than any head coach I have ever heard.

You hit the nail on the head. Hurdle often makes decisions that I disagree with. However, he always gets the best out of his players and the team is always ready to play. We are lucky to have him managing the Pirates.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Agreed all the way there. The Pirates of old would have gone into a deep slump after a loss like that. Hurdle has a bit of the Dick LeBeau in him in that you can tell that the players genuinely look up to the man and want to do him proud. He may not be the best tactical manager out there, but there's something to be said about being able to get a clubhouse as cohesive as the Pirates' is and has been the past couple years.

 

[Get To Our Game]

Yeah, to agree with everyone, I'm willing to accept some of his tactical decisions for the presence he brings. One of the rare cases where I'll take 'intangibles' over something that could probably be quantified. Hurdle has brought something special to this baseball club. A true leader of men.

 

[td_ice]

You hit the nail on the head. Hurdle often makes decisions that I disagree with. However, he always gets the best out of his players and the team is always ready to play. We are lucky to have him managing the Pirates.

Agreed.

And yeah, I share yours, and others sentiment on the managerial decision making, at times.

 

[ImporterExporter]

The bunting drives me nuts although i've seen much less of it lately. I hate giving teams free outs.

His batting and running tactics are generally sound otherwise, but damn does he get stuck on certain pitchers in certain situations.

 

[Get To Our Game]

Yep, the bunting and some pitching situations are what I was really thinking of specifically.