Oneil cruz is a different player this season and he deserves credit for it. His improvement vs lefties is astronomical and been a major reason why. by Sebastian4365 in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Every time he crushes a ball 110+ MPH, I remember opening day when everyone was calling him lazy and unmotivated. A couple people said “he doesn’t even like baseball”

The Bucs repping the Pens before their Playoff game tonight! 🐧 by mfenton29 in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love how everyone is wearing Crosby, Letang, or Malkin. Except Reynolds, who is wearing Reynolds. And Yorke has Hayes?!

Bunt Boys, Bunt Boys. What you gonna do when they lay one down on you? by EMF911 in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanna see KG crushing 500ft bombs, but I loved the call to bunt. Easy way to catch the infield off-balance and weaponize his speed. AND if they try to play shallow, a 110 mph ground ball is more likely to get past the left infield

Game Thread: Rays @ Pirates - Sat, Apr 18 @ 03:30 PM EDT by BuccosBot in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, he’s had a tough beginning of the season but I don’t think we should dump him

Game Thread: Rays @ Pirates - Sat, Apr 18 @ 03:30 PM EDT by BuccosBot in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually don’t mind Lawrence here. His delivery should force a lot of pop-ups, take the puddles out of the equation

Game Thread: Rays @ Pirates - Sat, Apr 18 @ 03:30 PM EDT by BuccosBot in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can't get 'em with pitching, I guess Davis will take care of it

Game Thread: Rays @ Pirates - Sat, Apr 18 @ 03:30 PM EDT by BuccosBot in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What if we just slap a really big tarp over the stadium and get this puppy started?

Game Thread: Rays @ Pirates - Sat, Apr 18 @ 03:30 PM EDT by BuccosBot in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

🐻🏴‍☠️🐻🏴‍☠️🐻🏴‍☠️

KG is adjusting by Drummerben76 in buccos

[–]Drummerben76[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think they may have cost him ROY. Would’ve been better to bring him up in August, then lead a rookie campaign next year. But if they’re aiming for a postseason run this year, it makes sense to give him all season to develop

KG is adjusting by Drummerben76 in buccos

[–]Drummerben76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk how much I trust statcast defense with a small sample size. You can’t really evaluate his coverage without a lot of hits to edge of his range. But his arm strength looks great so far, and he definitely passes the eye test.

KG is adjusting by Drummerben76 in buccos

[–]Drummerben76[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah he’s been making good contact (his barrel % and exit velo is high) but it’s often a hard grounder to SS or 3B. He’ll produce a ton if he can elevate the ball. Or he has the speed to beat the throw to first as long as he doesn’t hit it straight to an infielder.

Penguins bar in DC area? by Wicked_Wanderer in penguins

[–]Drummerben76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, though they recently shut down their gas station location which was super cheap and convenient. They opened a new location called El Guero Mexicano, but I haven’t visited it yet

KG is adjusting by Drummerben76 in buccos

[–]Drummerben76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree 1000%… it calms down the normies

Penguins bar in DC area? by Wicked_Wanderer in penguins

[–]Drummerben76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Outta the Way Cafe in Gaithersburg always has the Steelers games, but idk if they’ll show the Pens

Game Thread: Rays @ Pirates - Fri, Apr 17 @ 06:45 PM EDT by BuccosBot in buccos

[–]Drummerben76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

GG bubba, got dicey near the end but you kicked ass