Perhaps getting back to playing the NL will help us. Two positive things I can say about the game is that Acuna and Dansby have looked better today.
Perhaps getting back to playing the NL will help us. Two positive things I can say about the game is that Acuna and Dansby have looked better today.
AerchAngel (05-26-2018), Garmel (05-26-2018), jpx7 (05-26-2018)
Did you see the YNOT questions. After that putrid display in Philly, there is no way we win Boston with the pitching we had coming up. Teheran did better than expected, Newcomb bombed like I thought he would and no telling on other pitchers. We are becoming a pumpkin but I wish it was later. We will probably not be in 1st place after this series. We dont have a good manager and Seitzer is pissing me off on coaching the batters. Too many k's looking.
jpx7 (05-26-2018)
jpx7 (05-26-2018)
We crap on Newcomb's command, but Folty has a major problem despite pitching well this year, no one is swinging at his secondaries. They're not good enough to swing at. He's benefitted from bad teams himself.
So he's most likely going to get waited out tomorrow, exactly like Newcomb. Maybe I end up being wrong, but I'll be shocked if I'm not.
And wait, New York is just pitching their rotation with the DH? Hmmm. Braves have been able to get to Thor though.
Props Acuna.
Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
ACUNA WAS RUSHED HES IN TROUBLE MOVE HIM TO 9TH
nsacpi (05-26-2018)
Acuna 3-5 today with a homer. No strikeouts either.
Looking at the mets probable pitchers, I think the Braves lose the deGrom game and people get furious again and then can win the rest.
Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
That HR by Acuna was super impressive. He was off balance and just muscled the ball out the other way.
AerchAngel (05-26-2018)
Last edited by Heyward; 05-26-2018 at 03:47 PM.
Look...we have overachieved to this point. We are better than expected and that’s great!! We aren’t quite the Astros, etc...but we are getting there. Next year will be the year to contend.
This year we will likely make the playoffs which is great. We just aren’t quite to that top level yet, but we are getting experience. That’s why I don’t want to make the big trades this year, when next year is when it really begins.
Who knows, as the young guys get experience...we just might overachieve in the playoffs also.
Garmel (05-26-2018)