OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Say It Ain't So, Starling

[djt153]

sadly personality doesnt really offset the physical toll of ageing

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Cutch back in the lineup and hitting sixth. Good on Hurdle.

 

[Penguins23]

Cutch back in the lineup and hitting sixth. Good on Hurdle.

Can't wait for Cutch to get put back up to third and then yell out "THIS IS MY SPOT!".

 

[DanielPlainview]

Am I the only one who thought that Polanco roller first hit the ground in the batter's box?

 

[clefty]

Can't wait for Cutch to get put back up to third and then yell out "THIS IS MY SPOT!".

Then ground into a double play.

 

[TNT87]

Then ground into a double play.

With the bases loaded.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Am I the only one who thought that Polanco roller first hit the ground in the batter's box?

What does it matter? A ball isn't foul until somebody touches it in foul territory.

 

[DanielPlainview]

A ball is foul as soon as it lands in foul territory

 

[Cherpak]

A ball is foul as soon as it lands in foul territory

Incorrect. From the box to the corner bases a ball can go foul and either roll/fly back into fair territory. As long as its not touched in foul ground and returns fair it is a fair ball.

I have seen "cue" shots off the end of the bat go 5 ft into foul territory, spin with english and roll back across the foul line before reaching the base. That's a ball in play.

 

[Winger for Hire]

A ball is foul as soon as it lands in foul territory

Only past the bag on a fly.

It's can go foul to fair and back again as long as it's before the bag.

 

[DanielPlainview]

I don't think I've seen a ball go from foul to fair. The more you know

 

[Penguins23]

I don't think I've seen a ball go from foul to fair. The more you know

It happens but that's why when you see slow rollers foul the defense try to touch it quickly.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

I see Hurdle took Bell out of a game the Pirates were losing this time. That's new.

Jaso gets the tying and winning hits. Good for today. Bad in the long run. At bat's that should be going to a developng power hitter are going to a completely expendable utility guy. How many plate appearances has Bell lost to Jaso this year? It's ****ing nuts. Hurdle is delusional. There is no value in putting John Jaso into games.

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

So Cutch added about 40 points to his OPS tonight.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

So Cutch added about 40 points to his OPS tonight.

Well we are getting to the end of May, so maybe Cutch is just about ready to end his annual "hit like garbage for a couple months to start the season" stretch.

But probably not.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Well we are getting to the end of May, so maybe Cutch is just about ready to end his annual "hit like garbage for a couple months to start the season" stretch.

But probably not.

We desperately need him to, if we want a decent return in a trade. As of now , his value has decreased since the off season.

 

[TNT87]

I see Hurdle took Bell out of a game the Pirates were losing this time. That's new.

Jaso gets the tying and winning hits. Good for today. Bad in the long run. At bat's that should be going to a developng power hitter are going to a completely expendable utility guy. How many plate appearances has Bell lost to Jaso this year? It's ****ing nuts. Hurdle is delusional. There is no value in putting John Jaso into games.

It was tied in the ninth when Bell was at bat and he almost got the winning single with a liner into left center but it was caught. He was the last out so Hurdle put Watson into his spot and Jaso stayed in the game to play 1B in the top of the 10th.

Still, the constant replacing of Bell for Jaso is ridiculous.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

It was tied in the ninth when Bell was at bat and he almost got the winning single with a liner into left center but it was caught. He was the last out so Hurdle put Watson into his spot and Jaso stayed in the game to play 1B in the top of the 10th.

Still, the constant replacing of Bell for Jaso is ridiculous.

It's a case of "just because you can double switch, doesn't mean you should".

It's nice to open up 2 innings for Watson, but you are not supposed to double switch when your best power hitter made the last out. Hurdle just does way too much as a manager.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Important win last night, as we continue to just barely hang on in this absolute joke of a division. We could use a hot streak in the worst way, but I'll settle for Glasnow getting 5+ innings again tonight.

 

[Penguins23]

You're in the MLB Cutch, look at your third base coach instead of trying to run with your head backwards.

This team screws up so many simple things that you're taught in little league it's almost impressive.

 

[td_ice]

Apparently That was Jaso's first hit off a lefty in over a year, per Joe Block.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Taillon has 5 Ks through 2 innings in his first rehab start with Altoona today.

For Indy, Meadows has two doubles and a 17 game on-base streak going.

Edit: Taillon ends up with 6 Ks through 3 innings, over 47 pitches. 1 BB and 1 H. Nesbitt says he's probably done, presumably because he's on a pitch count as he eases back into things. Great to see, doesn't seem like he's missed a beat.

 

[DanielPlainview]

Taillon is our ace. I don't think Cole is capable of the consistency needed for that title. He's a solid #2 and a very good #3.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

On ESPN now.

Back to back Ks for Glasnow to start the game.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I actually feel like Glasnow has been pretty solid in most of his recent starts. I think outside of that horrid game where he gave up 7 runs in 2.1 innings, he's been pretty consistent in giving up only 2 or 3 runs in 5 or 6 innings (or equivalent of that). He's at 2 runs through 4 innings tonight now. I think that's a perfectly acceptable performance from a #5, so I think he'll be fine as the #5 if he continues to have performances like those.