{"id":830026,"date":"2018-07-10T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=830026"},"modified":"2018-07-11T09:53:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:53:55","slug":"pittsburgh-pirates-are-showing-their-frustrations-pbd11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/pittsburgh-pirates-are-showing-their-frustrations-pbd11\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Pirates are showing their frustrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been down in the dumps over the past month-and-a-half, that much I don\u2019t have to tell you. To say it has been frustrating for fans is an understatement; now imagine it from a players perspective. <\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The team is 12-31 over their last 43 games, spanning back from May 18. That\u2019s atrocious considering the team entered that day 26-18 and only a half game back in the National League Central. <\/span><\/p>\n

But during that stretch, it seemed like business as usual, from the front office down to the players. Especially for the players, that is their job to just go out and play and not worry about what they can\u2019t control. It\u2019s just pure P.R.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, as a human, one can only handle so much. The time has finally come that the players are beginning to let their voices be heard around the media and on the field. <\/span><\/p>\n

I, for one, love to see it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Taillon wants the ball<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In his most recent post-start interview, Jameson Taillon<\/a> questioned Clint Hurdle<\/a>\u2019s call to remove him from the game in the seventh inning, after just 77 pitches. According to Bill Brink, of the Post-Gazette, Hurdle cited Taillon\u2019s lacking numbers for the third time through the order and into the seventh inning for his removal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jameson Taillon talks about being removed from the game, and seeing someone warming up earlier in his outing. pic.twitter.com\/mAPiAmVnRH<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bill Brink (@Bill_Brink2) July 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n