Series Thread: Tigers @ Pirates

[thedddd]

I will start one because heck their luck can't get any worse right now without your best player or their best pitcher.

It is an odd 4 game home and home series.

Home
Verlander vs Locke
Ray vs Volquez

Road
Porcello vs Worley
Scherzer vs Liriano

 

[thedddd]

Lets hope Verlander keeps the Upton ways....

 

[thedddd]

Side note...RIP Robin Williams.

 

[thedddd]

Thank god for Kate Upton in many more ways than two big ones.

 

[Darkstone42]

Excellent first inning, Buccos!

 

[steelparrot]

Wow what happened to Verlander, hes making the Votto contract look good, at least he was hurt and might return to form

 

[thedddd]

Wow one inning and he is pulled.

 

[thedddd]

6-1 Bucco's now. Poor defense and poor pitching are helping the cause.

 

[psaboy]

I haven;t heard but was wondering why Alvarez is not playing recently, he hurt?

 

[element1286]

I haven;t heard but was wondering why Alvarez is not playing recently, he hurt?

Got the yips on defense, having a hard time with throws to first. They are working on a position switch to first right now.

 

[psaboy]

Thanks element. I heard he has like 22 throwing errors this season, that must be some of the reason

 

[element1286]

Thanks element. I heard he has like 22 throwing errors this season, that must be some of the reason

Yep, a lot of them have come in the past month, and are of the in the stands variety on routine plays, tough to watch.

 

[steelparrot]

His bat doesnt really play at first either...

 

[Darkstone42]

Snider crushed that ball. Wow.

 

[dare2be]

I loved this: "When an AL team plays in a NL ballpark, they are forced to play REAL baseball. Sometimes they struggle with that."

 

[stillmatic32]

I feel like Snider could be the next guy to leave Pittsburgh and explode. I'd rather give him a run at 1B than Pedro.

 

[sychmd]

snider is having a nice stretch.
i was looking at his stats and he had a couple decent half years with the jays in his young 20's.
wonder what happened.
hope he is starting to put it together.
would be great to have 2 RH and 2 LH OF with a nice rotation. maybe he gets 12 starts for cutch and 12 when polanco needs a rest, then 20 for marte against some RHP. thats 44 games, then be the first LH off the bench to PH.
also has some speed to PR.

 

[steelparrot]

With Pedro turning into a pumpkin, no way we get rid of Snider anytime soon. As you said we can get him 40-50 starts even with everyone healthy.

 

[Burgh Sports Rule]

Great first 2 wins against the Tigers at PNC!

Now, let's get at least a split in Detroit.

Let's Go Bucs!

Burgh

 

[Darkstone42]

This thread was doing well, so might as well stick with it. Nice first inning for Worley, but the Bucs will need to get to Farmer at some point.