@elitetakes_ The lion does not concern himself with poor preseason performances from players he likes. The lion very much concerns himself with good preseason performances from players he likes.
@nickygsmustache The way I’m choosing to look at it is that no team has missed the playoffs at 90+ wins in the 3 WC team era (most of the time less than 90 gets in). The Pirates need 35 wins to get to that mark. Easier said than done but just focus on getting 35 more wins.
@nickygsmustache A manager can certainly push the right buttons to make a bullpen perform better or worse but over the course of a 162 game season that’ll only lead to 2-3 extra wins or losses. At the end of the day the players have to perform.
@F_My_fpL@BarstoolBigCat It certainly enhances his legacy but I’d argue it hurts the moment of him finally getting over the hump. Not by much but just slightly.