Pirates vs. Giants Wild Card Open Game Thread

[konjo78]

Konjo, you have really showed your baseball ignorance in your posts. The did NOT have a losing record against every playoff team this season. They beat SF 4 out of 6 times which is a WINNING record.

I wrote that wrong.. i meant against all the playoff teams they had a losing record*

[dadw/2sons]

What don't you understand. SF IS a playoff team and the Pirates had a WINNING record against them this year. Do you understand now?

[lhacbigfan]

This was a must win game.... The other games to this point are only small arguing points. They were at home with a "top offense" and one of their aces. They got 4 hits all game. 4!!!!!! An "A" player shows up in these games.... B players are just regular season stats.

Guess Brandon Crawford is better than Cutch then?

[bleacherbum]

Their record against playoff teams this year is 22and 25
I'll take that every year

[crfball]

The Pirates offense wasn't good enough but they scored the fourth most runs in the NL?

[StraightOuttaPortage]

The one game thing really isn't indicative of much of anything. I'd still take Pittsburgh in a 7 game series. All it takes is a great pitching performance and SF got that from Bumgarner.

[Crimson's Ghost]

Clayton Kershaw really didn't show up for a postseason game. He crapped the bed. He's a B pitcher. Not an elite player. Gave up 7 runs to an average offense that was 23rd in the league in runs scored. This one game defines him as a player, his whole season is diminished because he was awful in one postseason must win game. He's a loser, he's a B player, he can't show up in a postseason game and pitch well.

I mean, that's the logic of some, right?

[theoneandonly]

Somehow in Konjos warped mind it will be logical. Couldn't have asked for a better performance to make that goofballs asanine thought process look silly.

[bleacherbum]

Konjos would you like to pick another player as your best player/ MVP
Kershaw chokes in every big game.

[Eaglealum]

Just going to mention that..... But hey, he's only a "B" pitcher in playoffs