Paul Skenes' Struggles Impacting Pittsburgh's Playoff Hopes

It is really one of the bigger questions and I'm sure it's just driving people crazy from a betting perspective as Joe. And I'd love your thoughts on this is that Paul skeins, what is going on with Paul skeins? Like this is not two starts or three starts anymore. And Paul skeins going back, you know, almost two months is ERA is like six. So I don't know. It's a really perplexing situation. I'm sure if the pirates had the answer, they would give it. They just seem to be giving the same answer every time, which is that he's going to get right. And he just never does. No, he doesn't. And, and the problem is, and my fear for pirates fans is that they're going to look back on this season and when they don't make the playoffs, Craig, they're going to look back at his starts and go, my goodness. Hey, he's had some ridiculous blow ups, uh, this year that just should not happen. I mean, he allowed, I think what, 13 runs in 14 and a half innings would have combined 10 walks here at one stretch. Yeah, I, I do not think control has been a little bit of an issue. You and I have watched them pitch on in-game live. We've covered it. And it feels like either he's working on something or he's falling in love with a pit, but everything seems to be over the plate and the hitters are making them pay for it. But when you look at how many opportunities Pittsburgh had with him on the mound this year to win games and they didn't, uh, and he was Paul schemes, but they couldn't hit. I think ultimately that's what is going to separate them from making a run at this and not, and I, it's offense to me is the biggest problem. You got to win at least, I mean, 70% of Paul schemes and starts. Otherwise, what are you doing? You don't deserve to make the playoffs, right? No. And they're pitching with Jared Jones and Ashcraft. I mean, they're pitching is good enough to win and it just hasn't been the case. And so I think this is put up or shut up time this week here in South Florida. If they don't win the series, there's nothing else to say. They're going to be just so far behind.