6/19/25 DH Pirates @ Tigers Game 1 - 1:10PM Game 2 - 5:40PM

[ben9753]

Crazy to homer on that pitch. 

[Sports_Freak]

This team....this team...

[IdahoBert]

Man that swing by Keith was totally unlikely. Wish Carp had kept the line moving.

[Tigermojo]

1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said:

This team....this team...

I was just thinking the same thing.

[IdahoBert]

I had totally given up and written this game off. I’d even started watching David Lynch’s Twin Peaks The return for the 12th time. But I decided to check back in. Whoa!

[Sports_Freak]

Holton off the hook and it now appears we may need to use our better bullpen arms. 😄

[Adullin]

the  more negative I am the better they play. 

[Sports_Freak]

Cleveland lost but KC and the Twins won. Bury Cleveland...please.

[IdahoBert]

Rain clouds rolling in. 

[gehringer_2]

2 minutes ago, Adullin said:

the  more negative I am the better they play. 

jake definitely plays better after he is dissed here. 🤷‍♂️

Edited yesterday at 12:25 AM by gehringer_2

[IdahoBert]

Score run score runs get this game in. Tommy shuts them down in the 8th. 

[gehringer_2]

I'll feel bad if we contribute to Kelly getting fired as manager, but AJ can always bring him back on the staff here.....and there is no crying in baseball.

[Sports_Freak]

That's a very small and quick moving storm rolling in. Play thru it for 15-20 minutes.

[Arlington]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Hernandez probably looked good because IIRC, he faced 4 right hand hitters. He problem has been that he is being torched by lefthanders - 990 OPS against. He's been decent against RHB (715 OPS against). A pitcher with platoon splits like that is not going to be so attractive with the 3 hitter rule.

I assume the brain trust has something in mind for him to throw to LHB.

He did look good today, but he definitely has issues as 29 teams rejected him.  A.990 OPS against means you're batting practice.  I wonder, though, if this has ever happened before, the last team in the waiver queue (i.e. best record) has ever taken a pitcher everyone else rejected.  

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

I'll feel bad if we contribute to Kelly getting fired as manager, but AJ can always bring him back on the staff here.....and there is no crying in baseball.

Have you seen Kelly mad? The umpires have. The Pirates are prolly afraid of Maddog Kelly. 😆

[IdahoBert]

Guess we’ll have to settle for a walk off. 

[gehringer_2]

it's gonna rain.

[Adullin]

shoot I have been slaking. Umm looks like this game is good as lost. 

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

Just now, Adullin said:

shoot I have been slaking. Umm looks like this game is good as lost. 

well, that was good for a strikeout at least.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

SWIIIIING AND MISS! GOT HIM ON STRIKES!

[Tigermojo]

Pew Pew 

[lordstanley]

Vest gets out of a jam! Headed to the bottom of the 9th tied. 

[IdahoBert]

Vest strikes out McCutcheon with two on two out. This was the game hanging in the balance. Now for the dramatic walk off.  

[holygoat]

So Vest is just fine, then.

[Tigeraholic1]

The crowd makes it sounds like playoff baseball on a Thursday in June.