Brian Emark

[Brian Emark @brianemark]

Just an awful awful start to the Joe and Pomp Show on @937theFan. Had to turn it off for the day with them talking about how Paul Skenes should be the Pirate DH.

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@ThePoniExpress Of course he got rocked last night.

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@DanZangrilli @npc210 Seems bad but he’s still the best bet to eat up a chunk of innings.

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@AGretz At the very least he will eat innings and that’s got value with this particular roster.

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@npc210 Totally agree but there is no one to take his place. So let him pitch through it.

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@RagedHaveLomo Oh man. Being the only one on the planet supporting this bullpen is a poor choice. It’s kind of like being pro cancer.

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The entire bullpen stinks, outside of maybe Dotel (it’s too early to know), and I’m not sure a GM can fix an entire bullpen midseason.

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@RagedHaveLomo Yikes. So did he post this before the bullpen collapse.

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@AGretz That’s actually pretty awesome.

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@AGretz @npc210 And let’s face it, how likely is it that a GM can fix an entire bullpen midseason? Because they all stink, outside of maybe Dotel.

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@AGretz He’s athletic for his size but he’s not athletic enough to be an effective pass catcher game in and game out. He’s also stiff when carrying the ball. DBs hit him low and he goes down like a ton of bricks. Rewatch the play where he broke is arm.

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@AGretz And he slugs like a girl. So yeah, he better keep racking up those hits.

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@ChrisMuellerPGH This depends on if it’s a 2027 second round pick. If so, that gives them legit “move up” ammo. So yes, I would pull the trigger on that deal.

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@AGretz The defense has been much better than I expected as well.

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@AGretz He is who we thought he was.

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@AGretz Sorry, man. Losing a pet is tough. 😢

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@JMackey_PGH Absolutely insane how long that took.

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@AGretz Sure but can we stop with the “maybe the best pitcher ever” nonsense? I mean he hasn’t even been the best pitcher on a .500 baseball team this year. That’s not a knock on Paul, it’s simply way too early to start throwing that kind label on him.

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@mercerboy Agreed. If I’m Ben I’m shopping Lowe and Cruz at the deadline. Well that’s assuming Cruz doesn’t go all Cruz and completely bottom out in the next couple of months.