Game Thread (8/29/2022): Pirates (Wilson) at Brewers (Burnes) - 7:10 PM CDT

[LouisEly]

1 minute ago, KeithStone53151 said:

Gosh these threads are unbearable. I figure there must be some excitement with the Mitchell hr, a handful of positive comments and the whiners are back in full force.

One of them will probably be getting a timeout for a while.

[edfunderburk]

1 minute ago, KeithStone53151 said:

Gosh these threads are unbearable. I figure there must be some excitement with the Mitchell hr, a handful of positive comments and the whiners are back in full force.

Great HR no doubt

Love Mitchell 

Frustrating team & season 

All are true

That’s not whining - just truth

 

[folly412]

KESTDADDY

[Fear The Chorizo]

40 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

I see what you did there - jinxed into a game winning Keston hit for his next AB.

This is the same story repeating itself - Hiura isn't playing everyday at the MLB level and it's impossible to know whether it's the sporadic playing time (particularly against RHP) leading to hitting struggles or not.  He also continues to be the one hitter on this roster that gets jerked around so much - last I checked he's still got the highest OPS on the team or is at least right where Renfroe currently is.

 

ahem....

[edfunderburk]

Keston with the winner ⚾️

[Matt Breen]

Oh yeah.

[KeithStone53151]

Just now, edfunderburk said:

Great HR no doubt

Love Mitchell 

Frustrating team & season 

All are true

That’s not whining - just truth

 

You must be pissed, keston walked it off...

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well that was fun!

[adambr2]

Awesome seeing the young guys come through. 

[dlk9s]

God, I love these threads. Every single one is so predictable.

[phnxcrew]

I’ve become a big hiura fan again.  Shutting up many on this board and CC/ Stearns time and time again!

[Sixtolezcano]

9 minutes ago, willie key said:

It wouldn’t be an official game thread without this quote

i actually think there is going to be a plaque installed in Pittsburgh with this quote on it

Now this is the funniest comment tonight. Oh, and by the way did you know the Padres have the second most difficult schedule remaining this year?

[Simba2020]

How about benching McCutchen for the rest of the year (against RHP) please.

[bjkrautk]

Keep on winning, by any means necessary.

[bulldogboy0733]

The fact that guys are still sour on Hiura despite being Counselled is crazy to me. Give this guy 500 ab and he will hit 30 bombs easy.

[willie key]

1 minute ago, KeithStone53151 said:

You must be pissed, keston walked it off...

Where were you all game.   Super fan

[yourout]

He is still going to K a lot but ditching the high leg kick and quieting things down is definitely improvement.

 

[HarveysWBs]

And this is why I’ll keep coming back, and they’ll keep hurting me, but I’ll have games like tonight. And it’ll be good.

[Nola Beery]

Yowbaybee. Yes Keston.

[willie key]

Hiura should be playing every game

 

i mean for crissakes

[LouisEly]

Amazing what happens when you allow games to go nine innings

[Brewcrew82]

Garrett Mitchell literally saves the day (and potentially the season). We need Corbin to get right, though. 

[Sixtolezcano]

57 minutes ago, nate82 said:

I doubt he would be playing any better with more plate appearances.  Hiura is what he is.  Someone who will get hot for awhile and then will be absolutely ice cold for long stretches.  This looks like it is the beginning of a long cold streak for Hiura.  

This comment sure aged well. Remind me to listen to your take more often.

[shanedog19]

Play Hiura everyday. Play Mitchell everyday. Bring up Turang and play him at 3rd base everyday.

[homer]

Keston Hiura, king of the walk off