Outbluffed by AJ Burnett: The 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates

polanco me

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bpy4UobCIAAVRvK.jpg

six homers, six doubles for cutch in 9+ june games

six straight multi-hit games

ffs

god knows i love middle-aged long-time minor-league relievers who inspire weird slogans like 'grilled cheese time' but

five (combined) walks in the ninth

EL_COFFEE

god knows i love middle-aged long-time minor-league relievers who inspire weird slogans like 'grilled cheese time' but

*completes follow-through with bill-of-cap adjustment*

polanco 5-for-7, 36 pitches seen <3 <3 <3

.500!

gregory polanco is the first pirate to have a hit in each of his first six games since roberto clemente in 1955

kind of a bad loss today tho

that kid just might be alright!

i guess getting a solid two months out of edinson volquez was more than i'd expected, so

maybe jeff locke has a couple weeks in him? nah

rip jason grilli

lol <3

change of scenery doesn't seem to have helped ernesto much

http://www.searchamelia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/broom.jpg

http://www.fangraphs.com/not/ironic-jersey-omnibus-pittsburgh-pirates

Spanky!

Fun 1st inning.

i know!

Bumgarner: 3 H, 2 BB, 4 ER, 0.2 IP.

one can only imagine what the VANIMAL will do having been spotted four runs

I like Neil Walker, I want him in our team.

he is a perfectly decent second baseman, kind of having a career year

but he is from pittsburgh and it's gonna get weird when he asks for too much money as a 31yo free agent

VANIMAL

Here we go again!

pirates just made possibly the dumbest play i've ever seen

and that was *after* the guy who hit a homer earlier bunted to get to the backup catcher + pitcher's spot

http://m.mlb.com/video/v34943983/pitsf-giants-get-two-rundowns-for-odd-double-play

yakety sax*

smdh

ernesto frieri, we hardly knew ye

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu2AZUxCYAE5tJX.jpg

@Lynn_Henning
Vance Worley looks like he's conducting a seance on Planet Lovetron. This is one unconventional cat.

he should probably be left-handed

rip

not the vanimal too

:(

since the all-star break:

ike davis .255/.358/.491
pedro alvarez .212/.241/.269

so naturally the latter is playing at 1B tonight for the first time as a pro

Gerrit Cole returns tonight

oppo toro style

Polanco demoted to AAA

Gerrit Cole, american hero

Harrison Stargell même combat

w'happen

Harrison extended his hot streak with a HR and Cole is hitless through 5.

So Cole was relieved with a man on third and no outs, Matt Adams scores on a Jon Jay sacrifice of Watson's pitch and the run was given to Cole?

yes

as is the other run that cole put on base

i like ike

ike is testing my love with his fielding

yeah i think going nuts for winning a wild card game or a division series is kind of lame, and a pennant doesn't mean so much anymore, but making the playoffs postseason after 150+ games is a good moment imo

it's kind of like when i come home and my cat is all purr-y and rubbing up against me and i'm like dude chill, you're gonna get trod upon, i'm *trying* to get to the food. but it's nice to know that he appreciates it

okay it's not really that much like that, but still

let's send mookie to the LCS

(if the fates allow)

ok seriously a champagne celebration after clinching the wc AND the division, two times!! before the postseason begins!! is ridiculous

re the dodgers

well shit

and now we're looking at vance worley or edinson volquez in the wc game

(who have actually pitched very well lately, but still)

http://i.imgur.com/udtLSCx.jpg

<3