Opening Day IGT, 2026-03-26

[Brock Beauchamp]

Huh. Not your typical Paul Skenes start, need to take advantage this inning.

[Edgy MD]

Pirates have the bullpen up.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Oh my god. That was so bad, Cruz.

[ashie62]

Holy Crap!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Wow.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I mentally scored that as a sac fly but it was a bases clearing double! And now an error too! 

[ashie62]

Oneil Cruz's big nightmare

[Brock Beauchamp]

It's pretty apparent Cruz can't see the ball right now.

So... keep hitting it to him?

[Lefty Specialist]

Yowza!  And then Yowza again!

 

5 runs in the first against Paul Skenes and O'neil Cruz....

[ashie62]

Skenes welcomes Benge to the show

[Edgy MD]

Just now, ashie62 said:

Oneil Cruz's big nightmare

Cruz' instincts have always been questionable as an outfielder, but that error was him just having his head thinking about the previous play.

[Benjamin Grimm]

So much for Skenes. Wow. 

[ashie62]

Livvy is looking through her black book

[Lefty Specialist]

Pulling Skenes after 2/3 of an inning was not on my bingo card.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Holy smokes! I'm only able to follow on Gameday. Was Skenes hurt, or did we just knock him out in the first inning? 

[Lefty Specialist]

Understatement of the day:

"The Pirates have not been sharp to start this game"

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Marshmallowmilkshake said:

Holy smokes! I'm only able to follow on Gameday. Was Skenes hurt, or did we just knock him out in the first inning? 

Just knocked him out. I think the manager just wanted to hit the reset button.

[Frayed Knot]

I was just about to chime in with 'I don't think we're going to see Skenes come out for inning #2' ... and he doesn't even finish #1

[Frayed Knot]

1 minute ago, Marshmallowmilkshake said:

Holy smokes! I'm only able to follow on Gameday. Was Skenes hurt, or did we just knock him out in the first inning? 

Was north of 40 pitches for just two outs.

[Frayed Knot]

4 minutes ago, ashie62 said:

Livvy is looking through her black book

Harsh ... but funny!

[Edgy MD]

5 minutes ago, ashie62 said:

Livvy is looking through her black book

Harsh!

[Edgy MD]

Wow, our first simulpost of the season.

[Lefty Specialist]

Nice play by Semien there.

[Lefty Specialist]

Clean shutdown inning for Peralta.  Looks locked in.

[Fman99]

Ha ha, eat shit Paul Skenes ! 

[whippoorwill]

12 minutes ago, ashie62 said:

Livvy is looking through her black book

Who is Livvy?

[seawolf17]

I have to disagree with Howie's assessment of the 1986 replica ring they gave away in 1987. I still have it somewhere in the basement and I recall it feeling pretty substantial. But my fingers were a lot smaller then.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, whippoorwill said:

Who is Livvy?

Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Livvy Dunne. Gymnast and wildly popular influencer.

[seawolf17]

Just now, whippoorwill said:

Who is Livvy?

Skenes' girlfriend Livvy Dunne, something of a influencer-type celebrity in her own right. She's rumored to be dumping him for Carson Benge as we speak.

[Edgy MD]

Just now, seawolf17 said:

Skenes' girlfriend Livvy Dunne, something of a influencer-type celebrity in her own right. She's rumored to be dumping him for Carson Benge as we speak.

Harshity harsh!