8/16 Pittsburg vs Red Sox in Steeler Country , 7:05 EDT

[Maxbialystock]

All around good effort.

 

Hitting sucked, and the 5 runs were a freaking gift. Pivetta was terrific. Davis stunk and deserved the 3 runs that scored on the double given up by Schreiber.

 

With Houck trying to find a doctor who can fix him, using Barnes to close the 9th was a good move.

[a700hitter]

They have a nice park. That's about it.

The Pirates organization has mastered a sustainable plan for losing. Who is in charge of that mess?

[Larry Cook]

What has happened to our offense?

[moonslav59]

Hitting sucked, and the 5 runs were a freaking gift. Pivetta was terrific. Davis stunk and deserved the 3 runs that scored on the double given up by Schreiber.

 

With Houck trying to find a doctor who can fix him, using Barnes to close the 9th was a good move.

 

It's easy to pick out the worst of every game.

 

It wasn't a good night for Davis, but the team picked him up, except for that 2B.

 

I get the feeling had Barnes blown the game, you wouldn't have called it a "good move," right?

 

 

[moonslav59]

What has happened to our offense?

 

No Bogey, Story or Vaz.

[Old Red]

No Bogey, Story or Vaz.

 

Let’s not leave Raffy’s bat out either that has really slowed down.

[Old Red]

What has happened to our offense?

 

Gone in the crapper just like the Yankees who have only scored 8 runs in the last 7 games. You

[jad]

The Pirates organization has mastered a sustainable plan for losing. Who is in charge of that mess?

 

Coming to a town or city near us.

[notin]

No Bogey, Story or Vaz.

 

But still we have Duran

[notin]

The Pirates organization has mastered a sustainable plan for losing. Who is in charge of that mess?

 

Bob Nutting

[Bellhorn04]

What has happened to our offense?

 

As long as we score more than the other guys...

[moonslav59]

As long as we score more than the other guys...

 

5 hits sucks, 4 walks is okay and 5 runs is fine.

 

Sure, we got lucky a couple times, but we've had our share of bad luck.

 

We got the win. I just don't get the need to pick apart every bad moment or thing about every game.

 

Thank God, Barnes saved the 9th, or there would be 30 pages of what a huge mistake it was to bring him in, and how Cora is an idiot.

[Old Red]

5 hits sucks, 4 walks is okay and 5 runs is fine.

 

Sure, we got lucky a couple times, but we've had our share of bad luck.

 

We got the win. I just don't get the need to pick apart every bad moment or thing about every game.

 

Thank God, Barnes saved the 9th, or there would be 30 pages of what a huge mistake it was to bring him in, and how Cora is an idiot.

 

If Whitlock had been available, and Barnes had been brought in , and blown the game I don’t see how that wouldn’t be viewed as a BAD managerial decision. I wouldn’t go so far as to call him an idiot though.

[Bellhorn04]

If Whitlock had been available, and Barnes had been brought in , and blown the game I don’t see how that wouldn’t be viewed as a BAD managerial decision. I wouldn’t go so far as to call him an idiot though.

 

Yes, if Whitlock was available is the key there.

[Old Red]

Yes, if Whitlock was available is the key there.

 

Did anyone say if Whitlock was available last night? He pitched 2 innings Friday, and 1 inning Sun, so I figured Cora wanted to rest him.

[Bellhorn04]

Did anyone say if Whitlock was available last night? He pitched 2 innings Friday, and 1 inning Sun, so I figured Cora wanted to rest him.

 

Yes, I'm quite sure they deemed him unavailable.

[Old Red]

Yes, I'm quite sure they deemed him unavailable.

 

It would have been good too if Schreiber didn’t have to pitch last night, and could have used another day off, but Davis spit the bit.