1 minute ago, 59th street said:

That was not a horrible play in RF.  That ball was smashed hard off the wall.  Stop complaining about every other play and stop F bombing so much, that is truly horrible. 

It was Dylan’s lapse in concentration that caused the two runs

6 minutes ago, SouthWallace said:

Cease got 2 outs quick then 3 hard hit balls.  

His stuff looks awful out of the stretch

Crick tipping his pitches according to Stoney

Love how perceptive Stoney is

3 minutes ago, 59th street said:

That was not a horrible play in RF.  That ball was smashed hard off the wall.  Stop complaining about every other play and stop F bombing so much, that is truly horrible. 

FFS this is a game thread.

The announcers didn’t mention it, but a healthy Yoan throws out Newman.

2 minutes ago, chisoxt said:

It was Dylan’s lapse in concentration that caused the two runs

And the shift. That first hit was a simple grounder to a normally positioned third baseman.

Better get the bullpen warming Ricky. Cease is showing signs.

Roberts seems to be swinging a bat made of air lately.

4 minutes ago, 59th street said:

That was not a horrible play in RF.  That ball was smashed hard off the wall.  Stop complaining about every other play and stop F bombing so much, that is truly horrible. 

20 minutes ago, fathom said:

He’s just not fast.  He runs the bases like he has Robert’s speed but it’s really maybe only slightly above average.

The right green dot is Nick compared to MLB second basemen in sprint speed from baseball savant. 

Slightly above average is spot on. I'd describe him as "quick" - he's basically the fastest of the 2Bs with average-ish speed, but there is a clear gap between him and the actually fast 2Bs.

His 27.8 ft/s is a bit faster than Moncada's 27.3 (last year Moncada was also 27.8), but a bit slower than Leury Garcia's 28.4

Robert blown away by 90 mph

not even sure why he came out but OK.

1 minute ago, gusguyman said:

The right green dot is Nick compared to MLB second basemen in sprint speed from baseball savant. 

Slightly above average is spot on. I'd describe him as "quick" - he's basically the fastest of the 2Bs with average-ish speed, but there is a clear gap between him and the actually fast 2Bs.

His 27.8 ft/s is a bit faster than Moncada's 27.3 (last year Moncada was also 27.8), but a bit slower than Leury Garcia's 28.4

Good stuff....he needs to be smarter on the bases.  This isn’t the PAC12.

Cease out after 79 pitches?

Well that was a quick hook from Ricky. Good to see.

1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:

not even sure why he came out but OK.

Just ridiculous 

Just now, SouthWallace said:

Cease out after 79 pitches?

Fresh bullpen and a pitcher that hits the wall quickly. Happy with the short leash, but should have just let relievers start inning.

pirates crew not really impressed with cease and can't blame them.  Cease is doing it with smoke and mirrors.  he is Reynaldo 2018.

madrigal is lacking in many key areas.

these are a lot funnier when we aren't 15 games below .500

FFS can we get over the fucking netting?

How the fuck do they make that determination?

Wtf is that umps?

good lord I love the have fun attitude but this shit will cost them in a playoff game.