Stranding 18 runners while scoring 1 run is not a way to win games. Thank God I can watch women's lacrosse tomorrow. I don't think I'll watch the Bucs for a long, long time. Maybe all the way to Tuesday.
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I have a bad feeling that Cutch will be nagged by injuries all year. I keep telling myself it's early but I just have no confidence in the hitting. When you hold the Cards to 4 runs in 2 games on the road, you need to win both. It's very frustrating.There's no sugar coating this. The offense sucks. McCutcheon is hurt and about four other starters are not major league hitters.
There is more holes in the lineup than in a block of Swiss cheese.
Fourth place team.
I don't think that is as big a factor. Three of their starting pitchers have ERA's under 2.00, and they're only .500. Unreal. And that .500 record is tainted. Eight of their twelve wins have come against the Brewers and D-backs.The problem isn't at the catcher's position. It's the overrated offense and there is no guarantee that Russell would have helped that. For those that don't worry and think they'll hit, you may be right. However, getting behind the Cards by eight or ten games will be the death knell. These aren't last year's Brewers. All games count equally and this team has squandered excellent starting pitching. The Cardinals find a way to win. The Pirates are over matched here in the character department.This team is missing Russell Martin.
Badly.
Good thing for the Pirates is the Reds are coming. They are horrible. Cannot score and they have the worst bullpen in baseball even with having Chapman. Should be an epic series.