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Bucs start a 3 game series at home tonight vs the hapless Swinging Friars.

Pirates are barely treading water since the All-star break against a schedule heavy on sub .500 teams.

Game 1 has the Bucs sending out Chad Kuhl (1-0, 4.19) to make another spot start vs Luis Perdomo (5-5, 6.67).

Bucs better start taking advantage of their schedule and start winning some series. They started by taking 2 of 3 from the Redlegs this past weekend. They need to continue to win to have a chance for the post season.

Bucs are 2.5 games back from a wildcard spot.

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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Bucs 6 Swingin' Friars 4

RAISE THE JOLLY RAISE!!!

Bucs starter Kuhl makes a spot start and goes 6 effective innings (2R, 5H, 4BB, 4K) to get the win.

Polanco (El Coffee) gets the game winning RBIs with a 5th inning, 2 on, 1 out, 0-2 blast to right center to break open a tight 2-2 game.

David Freese (this guy needs to be in the lineup everyday) gets 3 hits and Harrison adds 2 more.

McCutchen goes 1-2 and says he is not struggling at the plate this year. ??? You came into the season with a career .294 average (it's now down to .293) and you're hitting .242 this season. Sorry man, you're struggling at the plate. Admit it, own it and your mind will be free of the clutter that is causing the batting average to stink.

Bucs are a dismal 4-6 during their 12 game stretch vs teams that are at least 10 games below .500.

Game 2 has the Bucs sending out Ryan Vogelsong (1-1, 3.25) to face Edwin Jackson (2-2, 5.00).

This will be Vogelsong's 2nd start since being hit in the face back in late May while batting. He started last week vs the Braves and went 6IP, 1R, 3H but didn't get the decision as the Bucs lost 5-2 that night.

Bucco bats need to start producing as the Pirate pitching staff continues to struggle on a regular basis. Winning each series is the only way to get back into the postseason. Bucs are 56-54 with 52 games left to play.

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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Padres 4 Bucs 0

Bucco starter Vogelsong deserved much better than he got. His line was 6IP, 2 unearned runs, 3H, 1BB and 5K, as he gets stuck with the loss.

The real loser in this game was the Pirate offense which was offensive at best. 2 hits and 3 walks and 0-6 WISP. As Jed Clampet would say, "pitiful, just pitiful."

Pirates try for the series win as they send out Jameson Taillon (2-2, 3.39) to face Freidrich (4-7, 4.76).

Bucs are still 2.5 games back of the wildcard spot.

We need a win before we head west for 3 games each vs the Dodgers and Giants.

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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Bucs 4 Swingin Friars 0

RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER!!!

Pirate rookie starter Jameson Taillon was outstanding 8IP 0R 3H 2BB 4K.

Bucco bats had 9 hits and they were timely as Freese collects a couple and both times he plates a run. Bucs did a great job with RISP as they were 5-9.

Bucs start a 6 game western road swing with 3 each vs the Dodgers and Giants. We really need to win both series.

Currently, the Dodgers are 1 game back of the Western division leading Giants but the Dodgers have a 4 game lead on the top spot in the wildcard race. Looks like either the Dodgers or Giants will grab the top wildcard slot and they still have 9 games left to play vs each other with 6 of those games in LA but they have a 3 game season ending series in SF. Bucs are 14.5 back of the Cubs in the Central and it looks like our only hope is the 2nd wildcard which we are 2 games back of the Marlins with the Cards in between.

Game 1 has the Bucs sending out former Yankee pickup Ivan Nova (8-6, 4.83) making his 2nd NL start vs Ross Stripling (3-3, 3.79).

I hope the Bucs know that this is October baseball in mid August and we need to get on a season ending winning hot streak. 50 games left.

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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After a great 5-1 western road trip vs the Dodgers and Giants, should have been 6-0, how can you have 10 hits, 11 walks, leave 18 runners on base and score only 4 runs to lose 8-4 is beyond me vs the Dodgers...the Bucs return home to lay a big fat turd as they go 1-5 vs the Marlins, whom they are chasing in the wildcard race and the Astros.

Gerritt Cole continues to struggle in the month of August with an ERA at 6+.

The offense is uneven at best.

Bucs (63-61) start a road trip tonight in MIlwaukee for 4 games. Since 2006 the Bucs are a woeful 19-68 and have lost their last 9 games in Miller Park.

There are 38 games left in this season for the Bucs and every series is very important. We need to go no worse than 2-2 in Milwaukee and win every series from here on out to have a chance at a wildcard spot. Giants had a half game lead over the Cards for the top spot with the Marlins 1.5 games back and the Pirates 3.5 back. We still have a shot but time is running out.

Hurdle must manage every game like it is the 7th game of the World Series and stop worrying about players playing time and giving them days off.

Game 1 has the Bucs sending out Chad Kuhl (3-1, 3.62) vs Wily Peralta (5-9, 6.00). The Pirates have won 6 of 7 games that Kuhl has started and he is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in his 3 road starts this year.

ALL HANDS ON DECK MATES!!! ITS NOW OR NEVER!!! RUN UP THE COLORS AND...

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Bucs 3 Brewers 2 F/10

RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER!!!

McCutchen plates all 3 runs for the Bucs including a 10th inning game winning single as the Pirates end a 9 game skid in Milwaukee.

Bucco starter Chad Kuhl goes 6 1/3 IP 2R 5H 2BB 5K. Its his 5th straight start of at least 6 IP. Even though he didn't get the win, the Pirates have won 7 of his 8 MLB starts. Tony Watson gets the save.

Both the Marlins and the Cards lost so the Bucs pick up a game on each of them in the wildcard race and are now 2.5 games back of a playoff spot. However, the Cards lost to the Mets who are only 1 game behind us. As long as we keep winning, we can keep the Mets behind us.

Game 2 has the Bucs sending out veteran Ryan Vogelsong (2-3, 2.98) vs Matt Garza (4-5, 5.27). Vogelsong is 4-0 and 2.53 in his last 6 games, including 5 starts vs the Brewers.

Bucco bats need to step up and deliver.

RAISE THE COLORS MATE!!!

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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Bucs 5 Brewers 3

RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER!!!

Buccos score 5 in the 6th which was capped by Jordy Mercer's grand slam for the game winning RBIs. Mercer's slam was setup by an 2 out intentional walk to load the bases for him and he repaid the Brewers for the insult by going yard.

Buc starter Vogelsong was effective going 5 1/3 2R 4H 4BB 6K on 93 pitches to get the win. He as a 2.48 ERA this month in 5 starters.

Everybody above the Bucs won so we didn't pick up any games in the wildcard race but at least we held our own, still 2.5 games back.

Game 3 has the Bucs sending out Jameson Taillon (3-3, 2.29) vs Jimmy Nelson (7-13, 4.26) who is 5-2 with a 2.55 ERA in 7 career starts against the Pirates. Not going to be an easy matchup for our offense so we need to make the chances count when we get them.

HOIST THE COLORS MATE!!!

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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Bucs 9 Brewers 6

RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER!!!

Bucco starter Taillon has his first off night since his mid-season call up and only last 3 innings but the Pirate bats pick him up as they come back from 4 runs down to get the win.

Polanco has a key pinch hit 3 run double to lead the way. I don't understand why this late in the season Hurdle is giving players like Polanco a night off because we need our best players out there everyday. You rest players in mid-season so they are available for this part of the schedule when you are making a post-season push. There is only 1 month left in the season and no time for a "rest" unless it is for an injury.

Jeff Locke, remember him, comes out of the bullpen to get the win.

Gerrit Cole has shoulder discomfort and will miss his next start. He hasn't thrown well in his last few starts. Steven Brault will be called up from AAA to make a spot start for him.

Bucs pick up a game on both the Giants and Cards as they both lost and now we are only 1.5 games back of the Cards and tied with the Marlins, who also lost, for the 2nd wild card spot and 3 back of the Giants. We aren't going to catch the Cubs but we do have 7 games against them down the stretch so those games will be very important to us for the wildcard.

Pirates go for the rare 4 game sweep in Milwaukee today as they send out Ivan Nova (3-0, 3.20) vs Chase Anderson (7-10, 4.99) who is 1-0, 3.00 in 2 starts against us this season. Bucco bats better be alive.

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Bucs 3 Brewers 1

RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER!!!

Bucs history was made with the win as it was our first ever 4 game sweep in MIlwaukee.

Bucco starter Nova continues to impress with 6 very strong innings. He was pulled due to tightness in his hammy.

The Lumber Company made an appearance as the Pirate bats slugged 3 solo shots.

8 straight road wins have helped us move a 1/2 game back of the Cards for a wildcard spot and a game ahead of the Marlins as both teams lost. We aren't going to catch the Cubs with 7 games left between us so a wildcard spot is our only hope.

Bucs head to the Windy City under full sail for 3 against the Cubs.

Game 1 has the Bucs recalling Steven Brault (0-1, 3.60) from AAA to make a spot start for Cole vs Jake Arrieta (16-5, 2.62) who has returned to his old form going 4-0 in August. Bucs are a respectable 30-20 over the last 50 games.

We need to take 2 out of 3 vs the Cubbies and keep the pressure on the Dodgers, Giants, Cards and Marlins. Hopefully, we will play our best baseball in this series and the rest of the season.

ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!

HOIST THE COLORS MATE!!!

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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What a crazy game last night. That could be a killer loss for the Buccos after battling back against Arrieta and having a 3 run lead going into the bottom of the 8th.

A couple of outstanding plays kept the Pirates alive, but only getting one with the bases loaded and nobody out in the top of the 13th was their biggest misstep.

Should be another playoff atmosphere the next couple of evenings! Go Cubs Go


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danicalifornia wrote:What a crazy game last night. That could be a killer loss for the Buccos after battling back against Arrieta and having a 3 run lead going into the bottom of the 8th.

A couple of outstanding plays kept the Pirates alive, but only getting one with the bases loaded and nobody out in the top of the 13th was their biggest misstep.

Should be another playoff atmosphere the next couple of evenings! Go Cubs Go
I agree. We have had several games this month that we have lost and they included about a half dozen innings in which we had bases loaded and nobody out only to not score any runs.

Game 2 has the Bucs sending out Chad Kuhl (3-1, 3.50) vs Kyle Hendricks (12-7, 2.19). Hendricks has the lowest ERA in MLB and he is on fire going 8-1 and 1.38 in his last 13 games.

Buccos have to shake off last nights game and play a complete game tonight.

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Brewers 1 Bucs 0

Very tough loss last night as our starter, Taillon and bullpen allowed 1 run on 3 hits. The offense has to step up.

The Buccos are in the midst of a 4 game losing streak. They were swept by the Cubs in Chicago but they could have easily won the series 2-1 if they had some timely hitting. Too many men left on base.

30 games left in the season and we are still in the running for the 2nd wildcard spot. Either the Dodgers or the Giants will take the first spot. We have to win every 3 game series and at least split our 4 remaining 4 game series to have a chance. That should put us at 18-12 and with a little help, allow us to slip into the 2nd spot.

Game 2 has the Bucs in a must win situation as we send out Ivan Nova (11-6, 4.41) but 4-0 and 2.87 since coming to the Pirates vs Jimmy Nelson (7-13, 4.45).

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Bucs 4 Cards 3

RAISE IT!!!

Bucs end a horrible stretch of games (8 straight losses) to get a much needed win and avoid 3 straight series sweeps.

The pitching staff, which has carried this team, is out of gas. Nearly all of our starting pitchers are rookies and our offense is, in the words of the late football coach John McKay, "offensive". Our bats are unreliable at best.

Bucco management took last year's 98 win team and basically dismantled it as we brought back only 12 players from it. Therein is the biggest reason for this season's debacle.

While still in the wildcard race, barely, the Pirates need to basically win out to make the post season. Strangers things have happened but I just don't see that happening. Having a 82-80 record is barely on the horizon at this point.

Bucs start a 4 game series vs the Redlegs tonight as they send out Ivan Nova (4-0, 2.89), who is pitching for a free agent contract just like J A Happ (17-4, 3.43 this season with Toronto @ $6.7 million this season) did last year for us and he won't get it from Pittsburgh vs Dan Straily (11-7, 3.83).

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LETS GO BUCS!!!


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Bucs 4 Reds 1

RAISE IT!!!

Bucs ride the arm of Ivan Nova 9IP 1R 6H 0BB 5K for his 2nd complete game in 4 starts and get just enough offense to support his outing for the win.

Bucs gain a game on the Cards who lost to the Brewers to move to 4 GB as they chase a wildcard spot.

This game was the first of 15 straight games vs teams with a losing record. Hate to say it but we really need to win them all to have a chance at the post season.

Game 2 will feature rookie pitchers for both teams as it appears that this is really nothing more than early spring training. Bucs send out Steven Brault (0-2, 3.32 not too hateful stats) vs Tim Adleman (2-3, 4.02) but who is 0-2 and 5.63 in his last 3 starts.

Bucs better bring the bats to support a pitching staff (outside of Nova) that is quickly running out of gas.

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Reds 4 Bucs 3

Horrible. Bucs had the lead runner on in 6 different innings and couldn't take advantage.

Bucs also loaded the bases with 1 out, 2 batters hit by the pitch and a intentional walk, only to have the next batter swing at the first pitch and pop out and the next to weakly fly out on the 3rd pitch. The Reds tried hard to give this one away but the Bucs didn't want it.

Pirate starter Brault was good, 5IP 2R 5H 2BB 2K but got no support.

Bucs closer Tony watson, while an all-star as a set up man, continues to struggle as the closer.

Game 3 has the Bucs sending out Drew Hutchinson in his Pirate debut (1-0, 4.97) vs rookie Robert Stepenson (2-1, 3.12) in his 4th career start in what appears to be another early 2017 spring training game for both teams.

HOIST THE COLORS MATE!!!

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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School of hard knocks !see you next season.


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Re: 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates

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AARRGGHH!!!

It's going to take a lot of rum to wash the taste of this season away.

Only 12 members from last year's 98 win team were brought back for this year's debacle.

Hopefully, the Pittsburgh brass will learn from their mistakes or we'll make 'em walk the plank!

Rooting for the Indians to take it all but it may be the year of the Cub.

Until next spring....

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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Should be a good squad


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Louisville Bats 1 (Reds) Columbus Clippers 0 (7 Inning game)
The Bats get the winning run on a RBI by,Brandon Dixon in the bottom of the seventh.
Dixon went 1-3 and is hitting .233 on the season.

Jackson Stephens(3-3) got the win by going the distance.
He allowed seven hits, walked zero. He struck out three.

Ryan Merritt (3-5) took the lost. He to went the distance.


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Re: 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates

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Still watching Bucco baseball and hoping but...we stink.

NL Central is still wide open and the Pirates COULD win the title but they won't. So...

September callups in less than a week so Pirate management will (again) get an early start on NEXT year's spring training. (Not that it seems to help)

As always...

LETS GO BUCS!!!


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