Imagine being the GM.

For that matter, the franchise owner of a Major League team.

Watching that last night.

Watching that scene last night at PNC Park.

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Astros 3, Pirates Zero, Paul Skeens, eight innings pitched, one run on a home run to Christian Walker that put Houston ahead.

Eight strikeouts, one walk, and he lost.

Skeen's lost.

Maybe this is the way this point can be better emphasized anymore.

Everybody's always saying or writing, you know, Skeen's has a 2.05 ERA and he has a 4 and 6 record.

Well, both of those things are accurate, absurd as it sounds.

But how about just saying Skeens is a loser?

How about that?

Think maybe that'll push some more buttons? Call Skeen's is a loser? How about that? Think maybe that'll push some more buttons?

Call Skeen's a loser.

Of course you won't mean it.

Of course it's ridiculous.

But you know how when they would do those old school TV or radio game wrapups and they would say,

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