In the latest “just laugh because, if you don’t, you’ll just cry” moment of the 2019 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Philadelphia Phillies Monday night.
How?
Glad you asked. Because former Pirate Corey Dickerson homered to give the Phillies a lead in the eighth inning.
COREY DICKERSON JUST DID THAT!
Phillies take back the lead in the 8th! pic.twitter.com/UqUJpKJv70
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) August 27, 2019
Then another former Pirate, Sean Rodriguez, homered to end the game in the 11th inning.
SEAN RODRIGUEZ WALK OFF!
PHILLIES WIN! pic.twitter.com/xqOB9hcIH3
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) August 27, 2019
So Philadelphia won 6-5 after those ex-Bucco heroics. All that was missing was Sid Bream sliding across home plate.
This result caused me to pose the following question on Twitter.
Who was on deck who would've homered next? Jeromy Burnitz? Derek Bell? Kenny Lofton? A-Ram?
— Tim Benz (@TimBenzPGH) August 27, 2019
The responses were exactly what I was expecting.
Mike Diaz
— rich (@supersnopes) August 27, 2019
I loved Mike Diaz as a kid. God, did I love him. Irrationally. I’m still holding out hope he becomes the next Willie Stargell.
A softball player in a baseball union. Diaz had his best numbers against the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, and Atlanta Braves. Bonus points for that.
Lastings Milledge
— Matthew Elizer (@mtlizer) August 27, 2019
Pfft! Obviously! He would’ve just been walked with the bases loaded to save to the humiliation. #Respect.
Chris Duffy, Ryan Doumit
— Matthew Elizer (@mtlizer) August 27, 2019
Those two would’ve injured each other in the postgame celebration at home plate.
David Ross Steve Pearce Eric Kratz
— Charles Tommarello (@grunge777) August 27, 2019
Fun fact. All three of those guys actually have homered against the Pirates. Ross’ eight career homers against Pittsburgh are second-best in his career behind only his total against St. Louis.
Randall Simon
— Old Jersey (@parkplaceholder) August 27, 2019
Nah. Philadelphia races cheesesteaks. Not sausages.
Al Martin
— Ian (@IanEdward8771) August 27, 2019
Al would’ve hit that ball off Michael Feliz harder than he “hit Leroy Hoard back in 1986.”
Lonnie Chisenhall
— Ben Wojciechowski (@bennywo03) August 27, 2019
I can see him pulling a calf muscle in his home-run trot as we speak.
Matt Stairs
— TommySchirnhofer (@TommyS8) August 27, 2019
Still playing. In a Canadian hockey beer league. But still playing.
Tyke Redman
— JonBano82 (@JBano82) August 27, 2019
Tike Redman set the Nashville Sounds franchise record for the most triples with 32. Go ahead. Impress the ladies with that one at the local bar tonight. That one is on me. Thank me later.
Neil walker
— Cheeblo (@Pgh4122) August 27, 2019
Would’ve been even better if the Pirates brought back Jon Niese to pitch the eleventh.
Actually, come to think of it, is Niese starting for the Bucs Tuesday?
