Lets sweep the Orioles too!

[steelparrot]

Actually I would take a 3 and 3 road trip right now, but we are hot so who knows. If Lincoln gets going, it would be a major shot in the arm for the team.

 

[Burgh Sports Rule]

Let's Get After It!

Burgh

 

[sychmd]

Bingo Bango!
Hope for the best 5-1
expect the worst 2-4
will easily accept 4-2 or 3-3 as playing two winning teams on the road.

Lincoln sets the tone tonite and hurdle has to be aware when lincoln is ready to fizzle, b/c it will happen quickly.

we have been playing well against lefties(it seems, anyone have our record against them or offensive splits) so we get 2 to start with.

 

[Darkstone42]

Well we drew first blood, so that's good.

 

[Taz_Hokie]

 

[Taz_Hokie]

I will say that I'm glad to see you guys doing well, I kind of think of you guys as our NL counterparts with the struggles over the past several years. However, I'm obviously hoping for a series win at least and a sweep at best.

 

[magnumo]

MASN

MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) is on my TV cable system. MASN carries both Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles games. So..... I've been able to watch the Pirates on TV for the past two nights. Almost sorry about that. Hey, 2 games are a small sample size (thank Heaven for that), but.....

- The Pirates did NOT look competitive.

- Brad Lincoln did NOT look like a competent starter. (Many of us knew that, but his recent success in relief had some believing otherwise.)

- Kevin Correia did NOT look like a competent starter. (Most of us have known that for some time.)

- The defense did NOT look good.

- Despite his recent "improvement" with the bat, I (for one) will be ecstatic when Barmes is replaced.

Here's hoping the team gets back on track tonight and avoids a sweep.

 

[jeffro151]

How's the sweep working out for you guys? lol j/k

Like Taz, I too feel that the Pirates are the O's NL counterpart. Both of these franchises were awesome in the late 80's and early 90's, but ignorant ownership/GM decisions have sent us both to hell and back. Regardless of what happens tonight, good luck the rest of the season!

 

[sychmd]

MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) is on my TV cable system. MASN carries both Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles games. So..... I've been able to watch the Pirates on TV for the past two nights. Almost sorry about that. Hey, 2 games are a small sample size (thank Heaven for that), but.....

- The Pirates did NOT look competitive.

- Brad Lincoln did NOT look like a competent starter. (Many of us knew that, but his recent success in relief had some believing otherwise.)

- Kevin Correia did NOT look like a competent starter. (Most of us have known that for some time.)

- The defense did NOT look good.

- Despite his recent "improvement" with the bat, I (for one) will be ecstatic when Barmes is replaced.

Here's hoping the team gets back on track tonight and avoids a sweep.

thanks for the "first" hand observations.
not sure if you can remember what you saw, but i was only following on gameday on mlb.
it seemed that lincoln, when he was successful in the past, was pounding fastballs at the knees and using both sides of the plate.
this past outing, seemed like lots of curveballs, and most of them up. very little fastballs till he really got behind. not sure if that was a different catchers philosophy compared to the past, or i need 3 pitches because i am starting mentality, but.......

with a man on second, even slower ones, why is any hit to centerfield always a run against us. seems like there is rarely a throw. some of those hits are smoked and i am talking situations of < 2 outs.
does cutch have a shoulder injury, or is he looking to keep the error count down by throwing only to second, or does he play to deep?

 

[magnumo]

<snip>
Here's hoping the team gets back on track tonight and avoids a sweep.

Well, so much for THAT idea.................

 

[Burgh Sports Rule]

MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) is on my TV cable system. MASN carries both Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles games. So..... I've been able to watch the Pirates on TV for the past two nights. Almost sorry about that. Hey, 2 games are a small sample size (thank Heaven for that), but.....

- The Pirates did NOT look competitive.

- Brad Lincoln did NOT look like a competent starter. (Many of us knew that, but his recent success in relief had some believing otherwise.)

- Kevin Correia did NOT look like a competent starter. (Most of us have known that for some time.)

- The defense did NOT look good.

- Despite his recent "improvement" with the bat, I (for one) will be ecstatic when Barmes is replaced.

Here's hoping the team gets back on track tonight and avoids a sweep.

That Orioles series was just plain U - G - L - Y, UGLY for the Bucs.

I hope that we can get back on the right track, starting tonight against the Indians.

Lincoln needs to go back to the pen. I was wrong in thinking that he could be a viable starting option for us.

I am getting just plain sick of watching Kevin Correia start every 5 days.

Here's hoping Karstens gets back healthy in the next couple of weeks and that we get a look at Rudy Owens in the Majors soon.

Burgh

 

[steelparrot]

Wow that series stunk!

I agree we need Karstens back and might as well get a look at one of our young lefties too.

We need this game tonight.

 

[magnumo]

thanks for the "first" hand observations.
not sure if you can remember what you saw, but i was only following on gameday on mlb.
it seemed that lincoln, when he was successful in the past, was pounding fastballs at the knees and using both sides of the plate.
this past outing, seemed like lots of curveballs, and most of them up. very little fastballs till he really got behind. not sure if that was a different catchers philosophy compared to the past, or i need 3 pitches because i am starting mentality, but.......

with a man on second, even slower ones, why is any hit to centerfield always a run against us. seems like there is rarely a throw. some of those hits are smoked and i am talking situations of < 2 outs.
does cutch have a shoulder injury, or is he looking to keep the error count down by throwing only to second, or does he play to deep?

Lincoln and Correia looked pretty similar. Both seemed to have control issues, got behind the hitters (a lot of 2-0 counts), and left a lot of pitches up. As a matter of fact, Bedard looked pretty similar, except from the left side. I'm beginning to wonder whether Bedard has some kind of arm problem.

I can't address Lincoln's mix of pitches vs. previous games. I missed his previous starts, even online.

My reply about the opposition scoring on hits to CF is pretty standard. Cutch has a weak arm. I don't have an impression of how deep he plays..... perhaps others can comment on that.

 

[26 elroy face]

The Pirates got exposed. McDonald, Burnett, and hopefully three days of rain. Its time the Pirates took a look at Owens, and Morris.

 

[sychmd]

seriously, we need to let the auditions begin.
karstens will be back soon, let him work into shape with the pirates.
owens first, then locke, then vandenhuk, reyes, and leroux as he gets stretched out.
morris a shot in the pen,
leroux pitched well as a reliever and in winter ball if i remember.
correia - not sure what you can dump him for.
lincoln - possible mid to long reliever or 7th inning guy.
resop - he's done. not consistent enough and not the mental makeup when the game is on the line.
cruz - the honeymoon period is over.
we keep hanny, grilli, hughes, slaten, burnett, mcdonald, karstens, bedard.
bedard is still intriguing to keep around given his age and if he can stay healthy this year.
i will also be bummed if cole does great in AA and we havent found #5 yet and we dont get him some exposure. he is a big boy who has 3 pitches and the #1. let him see what it is like and work on it in the winter to be the #3 or 4 next april.

this isnt our year anyway, but learning how to win and developing the mental makeup is important.
mcgehee is having a great june and hopefully is finding his comfort zone.
if pedro can also, then that gives us decent corners to really pursue a SS and catcher.

cutch presley tabata, marte, jones can handle the OF better next year.
if we can get a corner OF, great, but that is 3rd priority after a catcher that can handle a staff, hit 260, ob 340 14 hr 23 2B, and 70rbi