Pirates (Keller) vs Brewers (Rea): 5/13/24, 6:40pm

[markedman5]

So Payamps with his 2nd difficult outing in a row……..obviously coming off the bereavement list could be a factor……

[yfinn6]

Someone near a mic is on-point with their ump-hate tonight and still managing to keep it clean. 

[kevinisaname]

Payamps looks like he did in KC. Granted, it should have been a K, but still... make your pitches.

[BruisedCrew]

The way the pirates are swinging this is going to be a tough series.

The “easier“ May schedule isn’t playing out that way.

[homer]

so this dude calls the low strike all game and then decides "meh" 

[Bulldogboy]

1 minute ago, BCF said:

When you’re trying to win games you can’t have someone out there hitting less than .200 with a OPS of like .450 like Jackson is right now. It’s ridiculous how you would defend him for getting “thrown around” he just got almost 100 million dollars. He needs to perform or get sent back to AAA where he belongs right now 

The key is his development gets you closer to your goal than anything Jake Bauers does. Is Jake Bauers a fine guy to have around? Sure. Is this season about Chourio or Bauers. Definitely Chourio. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Just now, homer said:

so this dude calls the low strike all game and then decides "meh" 

Super inconsistent. Very bad umpiring tonight. No idea what is and isn't.

[Bulldogboy]

Rowdy looks to be in Vogelbach shape.

[BCF]

2 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

The key is his development gets you closer to your goal than anything Jake Bauers does. Is Jake Bauers a fine guy to have around? Sure. Is this season about Chourio or Bauers. Definitely Chourio. 

The goal is to make the playoffs and win. Bauers has always had power. He hit like 12 HR’s in less than 80 games last year. 

[RobertCrawley]

1 minute ago, Bulldogboy said:

The key is his development gets you closer to your goal than anything Jake Bauers does. Is Jake Bauers a fine guy to have around? Sure. Is this season about Chourio or Bauers. Definitely Chourio. 

We need Chourio to develop and help us at the end of the year and beyond. Same with Abner. Long term thinking is what baseball honchos do.

[Bulldogboy]

Just now, BCF said:

The goal is to make the playoffs and win. Bauers has always had power. He hit like 12 HR’s in less than 80 games last year. 

If that were the case Burnes would still be here. The goal is to develop the next wave of young talent to set you up to stay relevant. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Good to see Joel limit the damage there.

Bednar pitched yesterday and has struggled quite a bit this year, so hopefully there's a big hit left in this lineup tonight.

[BCF]

Just now, Bulldogboy said:

If that were the case Burnes would still be here. The goal is to develop the next wave of young talent to set you up to stay relevant. 

Burnes would have left after the season and the Brewers needed to get something for him and Ortiz could definitely be a future star for the team. Jackson hitting .200 and chasing everything isn’t going to help his development. He needs to get his swing right in the minors 

[yourout]

Reynolds is going to end up with 10 hits in this series.

[Bulldogboy]

3 minutes ago, BCF said:

Burnes would have left after the season and the Brewers needed to get something for him and Ortiz could definitely be a future star for the team. Jackson hitting .200 and chasing everything isn’t going to help his development. He needs to get his swing right in the minors 

You said the goal of this season is to win. I said development of young guys. Sounds like you agree with me after all. 

[RobertCrawley]

Isn't that a fair ball if the fielder is fair and the ball is foul?

[wiguy94]

1 minute ago, yourout said:

Reynolds is going to end up with 10 hits in this series.

Hopefully umps don't give him 4 strikes in multiple AB every day the rest of the series.

[Brian]

1 minute ago, RobertCrawley said:

Isn't that a fair ball if the fielder is fair and the ball is foul?

Yes.

[duewizard]

Rea did Rea things to give us a chance. Murphy punted the game with White and Vieira but Bauers of all people gets the grand salami??? lol. We probably lose the game after the Payamps inning but decent attempt by the offense

[BCF]

3 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

Isn't that a fair ball if the fielder is fair and the ball is foul?

It’s where the ball is not where the fielder is

[Sixtolezcano]

I really hope this is Murphy’s only season managing the Brewers.

[BCF]

1 minute ago, Sixtolezcano said:

I really hope this is Murphy’s only season managing the Brewers.

What don’t you like about Murphy? 

[Bulldogboy]

Brewers miss having a Bryce Wilson type guy in the pen. Herget looked decent getting a save bring him back and get rid of V.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Pirates tend to play the Brewers tough.

I think the Central is going to be like this all year. Lot of 3-4 game win streaks, but no team really clearing daylight. Hoping we can win these next two and take the series. Big difference between a 4-3 and 5-2 homestand.

[BCF]

88% accuracy is horrible. Like Angel Hernandez territory