Oliver Perez Looks To Become Strikeout Leader
Perez needs 2 K's to overtake Jake Peavy as the strikeout leader.
Oliver Perez Looks To Become Strikeout Leader
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
League Leaders
Playoff Preview
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
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!
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
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 !?!?!?!?!??!
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Mogul No No's and Perfect Games:
2008 Royals-Gil Meche No hitter in 10 innings 1-0 final score
2038 Padres-Matthew Graham Perfect Game 1-0 victory!
Yup, 3rd on the single season list.
2005 Lineup and Starting Rotation
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