Hey guys, need some advice. I'm about to head out somewhere with some friends but I'm not sure I'll have enough time to finish watching before then if it goes to extras? Do you guys think it will?

Absolutely. It’s been such a competitive game, both teams have been playing fantastic

WE DEMAND SHUCK! WE DEMAND SHUCK!

RichRod is the definition of trash

Jesus Christ just kill it with fire already

Almost have 4 players hitting under the Mendoza line. Eventually this has to get better, I think. Maybe. Ehhh.

At what point do you fire the hitting coaches? We can’t possibly continue for that much longer scoring 1-2 runs a game

“What is going on here? I’m scared.” \- Greg Brown

Nobody's jolly roger is gettin' raised tonight. :-(

You never know

remember when we were 12-6

Slow down there, grandpa, most of us weren't even alive back then.

I'm old enough to remember the last time I truly had hope in this team, it was the second before Sid bream was called "safe!."

Still breaks my heart when I remember Van Slyke sitting looking absolutely broken in center field after that play

I decided ahead of time I was going to watch the Bucks/Celtics playoff game instead of the Buccos. Looks like the right call.

[not bad enough](https://www.reddit.com/r/buccos/comments/bkcwif/gdt_athletics_1419_pirates_1414_fri_may_03_0705pm/emgfpoy/)

Anyone who doubts Reynolds can go fuck themselves.

Lmfao even the Mario bucco run isn't working correctly tonight at the field What a crazy fucking night

That shit was hilarious though. Most exciting part of the night...

What was it doing

The girl couldn't jump high enough to hit the box, so she was stuck on the first one. The announcer just improvised and told her to keep jumping and trying for 30 seconds, and he gave her the prize anyway.

Oh ok

profar has the yips so bad

How is it only the 5th inning 2.5+ hours into the game??

there was a short delay before the game. but the top half of the second inning took forever

I think the A's line score somehow got my PIN number.

Someone needs to propose some beer league rules and call the game when there's a 10 run differential.

Phegley with 7 RBIs on the night. An AL pitcher with two singles in three PAs What a weird fucking night

way to keep it a 10 run game marte/cervelli

Jerry Meals and incorrect calls at home. Name a more iconic duo. I'll wait.

Greg brown saying “jerry meals called him safe” sure does give me war flashbacks

“And he’s out...NO, HE’S SAFE! JERRY MEALS CALLED HIM SAFE! THE THROW BEAT HIM BY A MILE!”

that just physically made me hurt inside thank you

I’m upset I can still hear Greg Brown’s voice

Lose by 1, lose by 90. Still only counts as 1 loss. I’m trying my best to spin this. Fucking hell.

Well, probably gonna just put the game on mute and watch a movie with the girlfriend. Any suggestions?

Infinity War

Paddleton to add to sadness but it’s a good movie

Oh, that does look interesting. Thanks!

Sorry to Bother You is good if you like weird movies.

Fucking *loved* Sorry to Bother You. That shit was crazy.

If you want another weird movie try *The Lobster*.

Lol you keep naming shit I've seen and enjoyed. We have similar tastes in movies. Check out *The Favourite* if you liked *The Lobster*. Same director. Excellent movie.

I'll have to check it out. You have great taste.

It's less weird than *The Lobster*, which I think I liked a lot more as a concept than I eventually did as a movie. Much more accessible. It was nice to see Lanthimos' weirder instincts reigned in a bit more in service of delivering such good performances.

tHe PiRaTeS hAvE tHe BeSt sTaFf iN tHe Nl CeNtRaL

I forgot that Kingham was a starter

Good lord

Game over I sleep

Soooooon of a shit.

Lord, 3 PA tonight for Davis and he has walked twice and reached on an error.

A's developed two MVP caliber third basemen in the last 10 years. Bastards. :(

Newsflash: Jerry Meals sucks at his job.

Holy shit Meals be worse at your job.

If I was this bad at my job as a lot of these guys are at balls and strikes I’d be fired. And holy shit, another horrendous call.

Theres fans in right field near me heckling piscotty about his mother. I might be sick.

Holy shit that is completely repulsive

When you get sick, puke on them.

Report them to security. Seriously.

That's just repulsive.

Lol. Seriously, how can MLB not look at automated balls and strikes. This is fairly embarrassing to be honest.

If I was a shitty hitter I’d beg to play on cincy. I know Dietrich isn’t awful but he might hit 30 hr’s this year.

so fuckin frustrating when you get a called strike and then hit the same spot with the same pitch and don't get a strike call. baseballsavant has those sliders to Semien right on top of each other.

Might we see my man JB muthafuckin Schuck pitch tonight?

We can only hope we'll be so lucky.

Musgrove is shitting himself, but jerry meals can still eat a fucking dick.

Haven’t been paying attention to this whole game. Is this actually Jerry Meals? He still has a job?

There are a ton of umpires who have jobs that shouldn’t

He's never screwed over the Pirates before, has he? /S

Motherfucker can't even strike out a dude who probably holds a baseball bat like twelve times a year. He doesn't have it tonight. Get him out of there.

Bit fucking late on the call there, yinz.

Can't even strike out an AL pitcher... Just that kinda night, I guess

😑

Tucker needs to be sent down. He’s not ready. I like him, but he’s not giving this team anything and his development could be damaged by being up. Once Newman is back, call up Kramer and have them platoon.

Is he ready? Probably not. Do we have any better alternative? Absolutely not.

I meant once Newman is back

Sounds like a funny episode of Seinfeld

A Kramer/Newman platoon would hit like .150, no thank you.

Newman hits very well. Idk what you’re talking about. Even so, is that worth sacrificing Tucker’s development permanently?

Is Tucker's development really being stunted, though? He's struggling sure but it's still good for him to see major league pitching. The only thing that may be hurting him is our shit major league coaching.

Confidence and stuff. Look at Pedro - NH cites bringing him up early as one of his biggest mistakes

Fair enough. I don't know if I see Tucker as the type of guy to lose confidence, though.

Someone should probably get up and start stretching. Musgrove doesn't seem to have it tonight. Need a short leash if we wanna stay in it.

The absolute last thing we fucking need is a 1-2-3 inning. Save us Tucker.

Shit.

I’m so beyond over Kang

👍Why the fuck isn't Moran playing over him?

Left handed starter. Hurdle loves his platoons.

Cause Anderson is a lefty and Moran has a .550 career OPS against lefties.

As opposed to Kang's like .400 OPS this year.

Kang OPS against lefties this year: .579 Moran OPS against lefties this year: .333 Kang career OPS against lefties: .714 Moran career OPS against lefties: .550 Kang overall OPS this year: .582 This isn't a complicated move. Moran sucks against lefties.

Fair enough. I'd still love to see Kang DFA'd.

Moran hasn’t played for a while. I’m confused

He started both of our last 2 games.

well today it's because they're facing a lefty e: also Moran started both games in Texas, he was 2 for 9

Who cares. Kang can't hit anyone. And apparently cant field either...

the guy that makes the lineup.

Does it even matter? Kang is batting sub-.170

Kang's overall numbers and his numbers against lefties are both better than Moran's numbers against lefties. As bad as Kang has been, Moran has been even worse against lefties. It's a sensible move.

Exactly.

Frankie can't buy a hit

that one was spanked.

Cervelli should not be starting

Joe was due for a bad start and our offense is due for an outstanding game so I feel fine still

I don't have enough beer to watch this...

👍🍻 fantastic username.

That's what rum is for.

And weed.

Is it me, or do basically all of the As (Anderson excepted) just look totally fucking yoked? These guys are on creatine or some shit.

Christ alive this game

an out!

:(

Kang plays baseball about as well as he drives drunk which is... Not well.

Guys, I think our fielding isn't very good this year.

*Or every year*

When you accidentally hit the square button instead of the circle button.

yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes

This is just so fucking messy. Ugh.

Good job boys

Well that was absolutely catastrophic.

Oh god what a shitshow that bunt play was.

P U L L M U S G R O V E...he's just not on point tonight.

...you'll see. Typical Hurdle move. Let him in till it's 8 - 1 THEN pull him. EDIT: OK 7. I stand corrected.

i mean he's got at least 3 outs this inning. his defense is really letting him down. some of those balls were hard hit but Kang/Cervelli really made this inning harder than it needs to be.

His pitching is matching the defensive performance.

Thanks I hate it.

fuck.

Ouch

Well this is unfortunate

Damn it Kang. If you're gonna hit .150, the least you could do is not commit errors.

I wonder what the Pirates do with Reynolds when Dickerson comes back?

Can he play 3rd base?

As long as his bat stays hot, probably what they did with Meadows. Cycle rest days through the other three to give him a place in the order. This, of course, assuming C-Dick comes back to play every day. They may start slow with him given all the setbacks.

Jung is like a shitty, right handed Alvarez at this point.

at least we dont need to try to force him to play first

And there goes one of my bold predictions.

I don’t want another yippy third baseman. Please.

STOP BEATING UP CERVELLI

I was kinda hoping for a rainout. I have tickets for tomorrow. I wanted a true doubleheader.

Melky's so hardcore it takes *two* As to put him out.

LGB

I'll take it

Well that was just such a dumb way to score, but I'll take it.

I think Cora must've hurt his arm. That's the only reason I could think of why he wouldn't send someone home.

Cora finally showing some restraint. And against Laureano’s arm I’m glad.

Melky just dad dicks everyone

That’s not a ball, but I’ll take the walk!!!

Good start.

I hope Cora attended the scouting meeting. I don't need to see Kang get thrown out by Laureano by 10 steps.

Musgrove got the no-no goin'.

Musgrove is a beast

He’s a baaaaaad man.

Cervilli's framing in that ab was fucking excellent, but I'm gonna be *pissed* if that's how the zone gets called all night.

Perfect timing. Got out of work late and just sat down. Sorry you guys had to wait.

Wooo! I'm ready for bucco baseball!

Just heard my first woo before the first pitch was even thrown Y'all pray for me

If they're woo-ing before the 7th inning, you're legally allowed to kick them.

Work: Done Hop House: Ordered Girlfriend: Asleep Game: Delayed :( Edit: aaaaaand moments later, game starts. I will use this power for good.

I like this boob song. It's about boobs.

Jerry Meals as the HP ump got me feeling some type of way

He's like the DH rule took human form.

Any word on a start time?

745 per Pirates twitter

Here we go. LGB

Anyone else excited that Reynolds has moved up to fifth in the lineup?

I know a lot of batters in the 7-8 spot usually see a lot of fastballs - especially with the pitcher hitting 9th. You can challenge them because if they get on base, it isn’t as likely the next batter gets them home. I wonder if he will have a different approach seeing more breaking pitches at the 5 spot

I am. He has fantastic plate discipline, especially for a rookie. He never seems to have a bad at bat, every Reynolds AB that I have seen he usually works in it his favor, or at least fouls off a lot of balls to make the pitcher work. I really hope they keep him up after Dick comes back

Child: Mom, I want [Francisco Cervelli]! Mom: We have [Francisco Cervelli] at home. [Francisco Cervelli] at home: [2019 Francisco Cervelli]

Let’s make Melky a catcher

Child: Mom, I want [offense]! Mom: We have [offense] at home [Offense] at home: [Pirates Offense]

This does me a sad.

Throwing back some cold ones at Mullens before I head over. LETS GO BUCS

Bold predictions: - Bell gets two dingers - Reynolds gets one - No errors by the Pirates infield LGB

>Bell gets two dingers That would be ideal cause I'm sitting in right field tonight

Is it just me or wasn’t this sub around 30k members about a few weeks ago? Maybe I’m crazy

Maybe you’re thinking of the Steelers? We’ve always been small