Oliver Perez Looks To Become Strikeout Leader
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Perez needs 2 K's to overtake Jake Peavy as the strikeout leader.
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Oliver Perez Looks To Become Strikeout Leader
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Perez needs 2 K's to overtake Jake Peavy as the strikeout leader.
Perez is Now MLB Strikeout Leader!
Code:Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros
October 2, 2004
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Pirates (PIT) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Astros (HOU) 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 x 11 14 0
PITTSBURGH ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Kendall (C) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R. Mackowiak (CF) 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258
C. Wilson (RF) 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .279
R. Branyan (3B) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258
J. Bay (LF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .244
J. Wilson (SS) 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
F. Sanchez (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .312
C. Rivera (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
O. Perez (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .141
J. Boyd (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625
F. Brooks (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
R. Vogelsong (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
T. Redman (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
TOTALS 37 10 2 2 0 2 8 0
2B: F. Sanchez (35), C. Wilson (29)
PITTSBURGH ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 4.2 2 6 0 4 4 5 138 5.89
J. Boyd 0.2 5 2 0 2 2 2 37 4.40
F. Brooks 1.1 5 1 1 3 3 2 36 6.13
R. Vogelsong 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 2 25 4.44
TOTALS 8.0 14 10 2 11 11 11 236
HOUSTON ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
A. Everett (SS) 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .291
J. Lane (CF) 6 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 .253
R. Hidalgo (RF) 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 .293
L. Berkman (LF) 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 .305
J. Bagwell (1B) 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 .272
M. Ensberg (3B) 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 .227
B. Ausmus (C) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
L. Scott (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179
R. Chavez (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M. Lamb (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C. Horton (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Bailey (2B) 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .556
R. Stone (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Kent (2B) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
B. Duckworth (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .417
C. Biggio (P) 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .271
F. Nieve (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
TOTALS 38 14 10 11 2 11 11 0
2B: J. Bagwell (31), L. Berkman (37), R. Hidalgo (31), P. Bailey (1)
HR: J. Lane (19), C. Biggio (14)
HBP: B. Ausmus, J. Kent
GIDP: M. Lamb
HOUSTON ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
R. Stone 2.0 3 0 0 2 2 1 29 6.75
B. Duckworth 5.0 4 1 0 0 0 5 72 5.40
F. Nieve 2.0 3 1 0 0 0 2 38 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 10 2 0 2 2 8 139
WP: B. Duckworth (1-1)
LP: O. Perez (4-14)
Temperature: 72F
Wind: 7 MPH (out to center)
Attendance: 42,950
Time: 3:32
End Of Year Review
Pirates Stats
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League Leaders
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Playoff Preview
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For year 2 I will be switching from a reporters POV to a 1st person POV.
Playoff Resignings
I resigned Jack Wilson for 2.5 mil. thru 2008. He had a Gold Glove season and there was no way I could let him go.
I also resigned Russell Branyan for 4.05 mil. also thru 2008. The guy had a Cinderella season and hit 44 HOME RUNS! Thats just incredible for him since he was out a month.
World Series 2004
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Angels VS. Phillies
Game 1- Angels win 4-2
Game 2- Angels win 5-0
Game 3- Angels win 5-2
Game 4- Phillies win 4-3 (11)
Game 5- Phillies win 6-3
Game 6- Angels win 12-1
Angels are World Series champs!
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Off-Season Signings
Players that were released Tike Redman, Craig Wilson, Ruben Mateo, Jason Boyd, Ryan Vogelsong, Willis Roberts, and Josh Fogg.
Oliver Perez was given a 7 year extension for 2 million a year.
Jason Bay was named Rookie of the Year.
Jack Wilson won the Gold Glove for his play at SS.
Juan Pierre is Now a Pirate
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Jason Kendall has been traded to the Marlins for Juan Pierre. Juan Pierre will be our full time lead-off hitter. Pierre stole 110 bases last year and was a consistent .300 hitter. This is a good deal for use now Ronny Paulino can start and we finally get a lead-off hitter.
Player Signing
We picked up John Olerud and gave him a 1 year deal. I figured it would be a good deal because he is a fan favorite so he'll bring people to the stadium, and Kendry Morales is not quite ready for the bigs so it will give him time to develop.
The AI stole a 110 bases !?!?!?!?!??!
Yup, 3rd on the single season list.
2005 Lineup and Starting Rotation
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Pirates Season Starts Off Rough
Code:Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
April 4, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Brewers (MIL) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Pirates (PIT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1
MILWAUKEE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
T. Womack (SS) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J. Spivey (2B) 5 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 .200
L. Overbay (1B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 .200
G. Jenkins (LF) 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 .500
B. Grieve (RF) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
C. Moeller (C) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
T. Gwynn (CF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
D. Sadler (3B) 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000
B. Sheets (P) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
J. Papelbon (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Wise (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 35 8 4 5 2 5 12 0
2B: L. Overbay (1), T. Womack (1), G. Jenkins (1), B. Grieve (1)
HR: J. Spivey (1), G. Jenkins (1)
MILWAUKEE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
B. Sheets 7.2 6 1 0 2 2 7 115 2.35
J. Papelbon 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00
M. Wise 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 8 1 0 2 2 8 146
PITTSBURGH ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Pierre (CF) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
F. Sanchez (2B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J. Olerud (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
R. Branyan (3B) 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500
J. Bay (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
R. Mackowiak (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250
J. Wilson (SS) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R. Paulino (C) 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .333
O. Perez (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Geary (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Y. DeCaster (P) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
A. Rakers (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Eldred (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 32 8 1 2 0 2 8 0
2B: Y. DeCaster (1), R. Branyan (1)
PITTSBURGH ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
O. Perez 5.2 8 2 2 5 3 8 127 4.76
G. Geary 2.1 0 2 0 0 0 2 41 0.00
A. Rakers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 8 4 2 5 3 12 185
WP: B. Sheets (1-0)
LP: O. Perez (0-1)
SV: M. Wise (1)
Temperature: 50F
Wind: 4 MPH (out to left)
Attendance: 43,000
Time: 3:42
Pirates Offense Explodes!
Code:Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates
April 6, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Brewers (MIL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 1
Pirates (PIT) 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 5 x 14 19 0
MILWAUKEE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
T. Womack (SS) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143
J. Spivey (2B) 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300
L. Overbay (1B) 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200
G. Jenkins (LF) 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .556
B. Grieve (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250
T. Gwynn (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Counsell (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M. Johnson (C) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P. Fielder (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
C. Moeller (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
D. Davis (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M. Kinney (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Liefer (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
V. Santos (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L. Rivas (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Glover (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Wise (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 37 10 2 3 0 3 4 1
2B: L. Overbay (2), J. Spivey (1), G. Jenkins (2)
HBP: M. Johnson
MILWAUKEE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
D. Davis 3.0 9 5 1 7 7 2 103 21.00
M. Kinney 3.0 5 2 0 2 2 2 63 6.00
V. Santos 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0.00
G. Glover 0.1 5 1 0 5 4 0 26 108.00
M. Wise 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.00
TOTALS 8.0 19 8 1 14 13 7 213
PITTSBURGH ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Pierre (CF) 3 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .500
F. Sanchez (2B) 6 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .300
J. Olerud (1B) 6 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .400
R. Branyan (3B) 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 .375
J. Bay (LF) 4 2 2 2 1 4 1 0 .250
R. Mackowiak (RF) 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 .200
J. Wilson (SS) 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333
R. Paulino (C) 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .714
J. Benoit (P) 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000
G. Geary (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Eldred (P) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500
A. Rakers (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 43 19 8 14 1 14 7 1
2B: J. Olerud (1), R. Paulino (1)
HR: J. Bay (1)
PITTSBURGH ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
J. Benoit 7.0 6 2 0 2 2 4 124 2.57
G. Geary 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.70
A. Rakers 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 10 2 0 3 3 4 160
WP: J. Benoit (1-0)
LP: D. Davis (0-1)
Temperature: 55F
Wind: 5 MPH (in from center)
Attendance: 32,298
Time: 4:14
Dukes Season Starts Off Rough
Code:Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres
April 7, 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E
Pirates (PIT) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 8 9 0
Padres (SDP) 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 x 9 15 2
PITTSBURGH ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
J. Pierre (CF) 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .273
F. Sanchez (2B) 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .400
J. Olerud (1B) 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286
R. Branyan (3B) 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .333
J. Bay (LF) 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 .167
R. Mackowiak (RF) 4 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 .286
J. Wilson (SS) 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308
R. Paulino (C) 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .600
Z. Duke (P) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y. DeCaster (P) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
F. Brooks (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Rakers (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Eldred (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
G. Geary (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 36 9 5 8 1 7 10 0
2B: F. Sanchez (1), R. Branyan (2)
3B: F. Sanchez (1), R. Mackowiak (1)
HR: R. Mackowiak (1)
GIDP: R. Branyan, R. Paulino
PITTSBURGH ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
Z. Duke 5.0 9 2 0 6 6 2 87 10.80
F. Brooks 1.0 5 1 0 3 3 2 34 27.00
A. Rakers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0.00
G. Geary 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 2.08
TOTALS 8.0 15 3 0 9 9 7 149
SAN DIEGO ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg
S. Podsednik (CF) 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 .308
M. Loretta (2B) 5 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 .467
C. Wilson (RF) 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357
B. Giles (LF) 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .533
P. Nevin (1B) 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
R. Hernandez (C) 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000
J. Cirillo (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
A. Nunez (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Clayton (SS) 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .400
I. Valdez (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Klesko (P) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455
S. Linebrink (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Hensley (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Burroughs (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
A. Otsuka (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Robinson (P) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
B. Puffer (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Osuna (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D. Wells (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Hoffman (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS 37 15 3 9 0 8 7 0
2B: B. Giles (1)
HBP: R. Hernandez
GIDP: C. Wilson, S. Linebrink
SAN DIEGO ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA
I. Valdez 2.0 4 3 1 4 4 2 41 18.00
S. Linebrink 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 46 0.00
C. Hensley 1.0 2 1 0 2 1 2 30 3.18
A. Otsuka 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0.00
B. Puffer 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 1 13 13.50
A. Osuna 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00
D. Wells 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0.00
T. Hoffman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.00
TOTALS 9.0 9 5 1 8 6 10 173
WP: C. Hensley (1-0)
LP: F. Brooks (0-1)
SV: T. Hoffman (1)
Temperature: 68F
Wind: 5 MPH (in from right)
Attendance: 38,200
Time: 3:41