Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 thread -- Onward Sweet Futility, AWAY!!!!

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Sep 11, 2013 6:40 PM
Hard to figure this team out. Get destroyed by the Cards, sweep the Rangers. Huge final homestand. Go Bucs!
Sep 11, 2013 6:40pm
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Sep 13, 2013 11:49 AM
Started off the homestand in great fashion. Not just the fact they won, but for the first time since the All-Star break, we got to see the Jeff Locke of before the All-Star break, as he pitched 7 strong and efficient innings.

He doesn't have to be the guy who started 9-3 with a 2.1 ERA, but just being good down the stretch is a huge boost to the team as far as playoff positioning goes.

I just wish Washington would lose again sometime. After all these years of losing, I don't feel like I can relax personally until the magic number is down to zero for the playoffs. Pirates have won four straight games and only taken one off that number per night because the Nats have entered unbeatable mode.
Sep 13, 2013 11:49am
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Sep 15, 2013 5:10 PM
Raise it.
Sep 15, 2013 5:10pm
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Sep 19, 2013 11:43 AM
Dropping the first three against the Padres was not how I was expecting things to go.

At least Washington lost one of their games with Atlanta, so the magic number is down to four or so. But they'll have to be on point for the rest of the year if they even want to be the home field team for the wild card game.
Sep 19, 2013 11:43am
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Sep 19, 2013 4:22 PM
That was better. Gerrit Cole to the rescue and the team got over twice as many runs today as they did the first three games combined.

Need at least 2/3 against Cincy this weekend.
Sep 19, 2013 4:22pm
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Sep 20, 2013 7:17 PM
Huge series. Pretty electric start at at PNC.
Sep 20, 2013 7:17pm
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Sep 20, 2013 9:25 PM
You knew this was coming. Fucking thug Reds throwing at and hitting McCutchen. .
Sep 20, 2013 9:25pm
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Sep 20, 2013 10:44 PM
Mega-choke by the Pirates tonight. Not sure they can bounce back from such a deflating loss.
Sep 20, 2013 10:44pm
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Sep 20, 2013 10:47 PM
GoPens;1504545 wrote:You knew this was coming. Fucking thug Reds throwing at and hitting McCutchen. .
Yeah nothing says thug like Sam lecure
Sep 20, 2013 10:47pm
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Sep 20, 2013 10:58 PM
GoPens;1504545 wrote:You knew this was coming. Fucking thug Reds throwing at and hitting McCutchen. .
LOL...
Sep 20, 2013 10:58pm
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Sep 21, 2013 7:37 AM
I'm pretty sure choo has been hit 17 times by pirates pitching this year.
Sep 21, 2013 7:37am
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Sep 21, 2013 2:24 PM
Lol. I knew you Reds guys would be all over that. .of course he threw at him. It's a brilliant strategy that worked last year for the Reds. A game that is seemly over, get into the minds of the Pirates for the rest of the series. I was so sure they'd do it I bet a co-worker 50 bucks the Reds would hit Cutch sometime this series. Easiest money I ever made. I'm just pissed the umps gave a warning before the Pirates could retaliate. It will be interesting to see how AJ reacts today.

Regarding Choo. Who doesn't hit him? Everyone and his wife hits him.
Sep 21, 2013 2:24pm
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Sep 21, 2013 2:26 PM
Again lecure hitting someone on purpose or being a thug. LOL!!!!
Sep 21, 2013 2:26pm
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Sep 21, 2013 2:27 PM
GoPens;1504740 wrote:Lol. I knew you Reds guys would be all over that. .of course he threw at him. It's a brilliant strategy that worked last year for the Reds. A game that is seemly over, get into the minds of the Pirates for the rest of the series. I was so sure they'd do it I bet a co-worker 50 bucks the Reds would hit Cutch sometime this series. Easiest money I ever made. I'm just pissed the umps gave a warning before the Pirates could retaliate. It will be interesting to see how AJ reacts today.

Regarding Choo. Who doesn't hit him? Everyone and his wife hits him.
Yeah that game last night was seemingly over. Then OOOPS the pirates blew it. Most have been that great strategy to hit cutch by Sam Badass Lecure.
Sep 21, 2013 2:27pm
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Sep 21, 2013 2:54 PM
GoPens;1504740 wrote:Lol. I knew you Reds guys would be all over that. .of course he threw at him. It's a brilliant strategy that worked last year for the Reds. A game that is seemly over, get into the minds of the Pirates for the rest of the series. I was so sure they'd do it I bet a co-worker 50 bucks the Reds would hit Cutch sometime this series. Easiest money I ever made. I'm just pissed the umps gave a warning before the Pirates could retaliate. It will be interesting to see how AJ reacts today.

Regarding Choo. Who doesn't hit him? Everyone and his wife hits him.
Aww, butthurt turned up.
Sep 21, 2013 2:54pm
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Sep 21, 2013 7:04 PM
Lol. Go play on the Reds thread. Not butthurt at all. It's baseball. What fucking sucks is the umpires have taken the policing of the game from the players. Pirates cant retaliate with the premature warnings.

Fact. McCutchen has been hit 4 times by the Reds this year. 8 times in 2 years. Coincidence?
Sep 21, 2013 7:04pm
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Sep 21, 2013 7:07 PM
GoPens;1504868 wrote:Lol. Go play on the Reds thread. Not butthurt at all. It's baseball. What fucking sucks is the umpires have taken the policing of the game from the players. Pirates cant retaliate with the premature warnings.

Fact. McCutchen has been hit 4 times by the Reds this year. 8 times in 2 years. Coincidence?
Again. Butthurt turned up.
Sep 21, 2013 7:07pm
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Sep 21, 2013 7:13 PM
GoPens;1504868 wrote:Lol. Go play on the Reds thread. Not butthurt at all. It's baseball. What fucking sucks is the umpires have taken the policing of the game from the players. Pirates cant retaliate with the premature warnings.

Fact. McCutchen has been hit 4 times by the Reds this year. 8 times in 2 years. Coincidence?
Dude you seriously cannot actually believe the reds are intentionally trying to plunk cutch or any of the pirates? Come on, fuck outta here.
Sep 21, 2013 7:13pm
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Sep 21, 2013 7:44 PM
GoPens;1504868 wrote:Lol. Go play on the Reds thread. Not butthurt at all. It's baseball. What fucking sucks is the umpires have taken the policing of the game from the players. Pirates cant retaliate with the premature warnings.

Fact. McCutchen has been hit 4 times by the Reds this year. 8 times in 2 years. Coincidence?
And FACT the pirates have drilled more reds then reds have pirates.
Sep 21, 2013 7:44pm
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Sep 21, 2013 11:45 PM
Nice win by the Buccos tonight. Sucks that they are going for the series win tomorrow as opposed to the sweep.
Sep 21, 2013 11:45pm
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Sep 23, 2013 9:16 AM
GoPens;1504868 wrote:Lol. Go play on the Reds thread. Not butthurt at all. It's baseball. What fucking sucks is the umpires have taken the policing of the game from the players. Pirates cant retaliate with the premature warnings.

Fact. McCutchen has been hit 4 times by the Reds this year. 8 times in 2 years. Coincidence?
Maybe he needs to learn how to bail out of the box.

Sep 23, 2013 9:16am
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Sep 23, 2013 9:21 AM
Disappointing series mainly because of Friday. Need to just dominate the Cubs. With Morton, Cole and Liriano (all pitching well now), they have the arms to do so, but the whole "been mediocre since beginning of August" thing is worrisome, since it's looking more and more like they're going to be in the wild card game with the Reds than anything else -- which would pretty much be a coin flip regardless of which team hosts the game.
Sep 23, 2013 9:21am
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Sep 23, 2013 10:52 PM
What. A. Finish. Buccos win.
Sep 23, 2013 10:52pm
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Sep 23, 2013 10:59 PM
And are now officially in the playoffs with Washington's loss to St. Louis.

Would have rather had the Cards win as with 5 games to go, they'd be 5 up on the Nats and 1 behind the Cards. Instead, it's 2 back with no one else to worry about besides Cincinnati and with three games against them, one way or the other, that problem will sort itself out.
Sep 23, 2013 10:59pm
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Sep 23, 2013 11:14 PM
Heretic;1506226 wrote:And are now officially in the playoffs with Washington's loss to St. Louis.

Would have rather had the Cards win as with 5 games to go, they'd be 5 up on the Nats and 1 behind the Cards. Instead, it's 2 back with no one else to worry about besides Cincinnati and with three games against them, one way or the other, that problem will sort itself out.
Plus, everyone's happy when the Cardinals lose.
Sep 23, 2013 11:14pm