Twitter makes Pirates 1B Will Craig walk the plank after his first base blunder

Will Craig, Pittsburgh Pirates. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Twitter wants Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Will Craig to walk the plank after this complete mental meltdown defensively.

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Will Craig has been give the black spot by Twitter after his horrendous blunder vs. the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon.

The last person to screw up this badly at first base was Bill Buckner of the 1986 AL Champion Boston Red Sox. There were two outs in the top of the third inning, and all Craig had to do was step on the first base bag to retire Javy Baez. Instead, he got baited by the Cubs shortstop and he swallowed it hook, line and sinker. This is the latest example of when keeping it reel goes wrong.

Every now and then, awful youth baseball makes its triumphant return to the big-league stage.

Will Craig is the worst thing to happen to the Pirates since Sid Bream slid

When noted Yinzer Pat McAfee demands for you to sell the team, you need to Hammer Dahn and bet on yourself to reclaim this sunken Pirates ship. Otherwise, who is going to, honestly?

Pittsburgh fans yesterday: “There’s no way we’re ever going to stop thinking about the Pens losing yesterday!”

Will Craig: pic.twitter.com/0kPA6HTgdI

— Ke’BROYan Hayes (@PiratesStrong) May 27, 2021

I honestly feel awful for Will Craig. Always a good pro and a good defensive first baseman. Brain cramps happen to all of us in life. But he’ll now get branded by this. That’s too bad.

— Dejan Kovacevic (@Dejan_Kovacevic) May 27, 2021

Mark Madden is going to have a field day plundering the Pirates’ blunder with Craig being their latest example of esteemed stooge-ry.

I mean, sure, fun play by Baez but Will Craig is the MAJOR LEAGUE first baseman who didn’t just step on the bag.

— John Sucich (@jsucich) May 27, 2021

Will Craig should be DFAed IMMEDIATELY

— Tyler Kading (@bearcub712) May 27, 2021

Arguably the dumbest play I’ve ever seen in baseball by will Craig thank you very much kind sir

— Max Muskie (@maxmuskie00) May 27, 2021

Has Will Craig ever played baseball before? WTF?

— Mark Madden (@MarkMaddenX) May 27, 2021

There is no amount of Iron City beer, pierogis or Primanti Brothers sandwiches that will magically make any Yinzer feel better after this latest Pirates debacle. This is the worst thing to happen to the franchise since Barry Bonds gave Andy Van Slyke the finger right before Sid Bream slide in the 1992 NLCS. This was a defensive lapse some 31 years in the making and by god, was it glorious!

MLB is blacking out games so we don’t have to see Will Craig do that and we never even thanked them for it.

— Renegades of the Rotunda (@pghrenegades) May 27, 2021

I’m laughing so much that I actually kind of feel bad for Will Craig now

— Aaron Pinkston (@pinkstonaa) May 27, 2021

That is the worst play in the history of Pirates baseball.

— Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) May 27, 2021

The only person who benefits from this in Western Pennsylvania is reviled Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry, the same guy who was responsible for letting the expansion Vegas Golden Knights rip the beloved Marc-Andre Fleury away from them years ago. Even if the Penguins were eliminated by the New York Islanders on Wednesday, it won’t be long before the Stillers play again.

Football season will be here soon rather than later, but in the meantime, just stay afloat, Yinzers.

This article was originally published by Fansided.com. Read the original article here.