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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Ronny Cedeno's Walk Off Homer Lift Pirates in 6-4 Thriller

Posted on May 11, 2010 at 05:46 PM.

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In a thrilling fashion the Pittsburgh finish off the sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. After trailing 4-1 for most of the game, the Pirates tack on a run when Ronny Cedeno drove in a run in the 7th to make it 4-2. In the 9th with Broxton in to close, the Pirates hit him hard, with Milledge driving in a run and Clement sacrificing two runners to 2nd and 3rd with only one out and now a 4-3 game. The dodgers gave up on Broxton and brought in Belisario before the sacrifice, which turned out to be a really bad move, because Ronny Cedeno hit a deep one to left and way over the wall. The Pirates fans rejoiced and Cedeno gets a pie in the face in the post game interview and the Pirates seem to be on a nice early season roll.

MLB Scoreboard \| Los Angeles Dodgers (0-2) at Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0)
April 8, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	6	10	2
WIN: Vinnie Chulk (1-0) LOSS: Ronald Belisario (0-1)

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Matt Kemp, CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.307
James Loney, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.333
Manny Ramirez, LF	3	1	2	2	1	0	.363
Andre Ethier, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.166
Ronnie Belliard, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.166
Casey Blake, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	2	.300
Rafael Furcal, SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	.166
Russell Martin, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.272
Hiroki Kuroda, P	3	0	1	0	0	0	.200
-Garret Anderson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333
TOTALS	35	4	10	3	2	4
BATTING 2B: Manny Ramirez HR: Manny Ramirez RBI: Manny Ramirez 2, Rafael Furcal GIDP: Matt Kemp, Russell Martin, Hiroki Kuroda

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hiroki Kuroda (Again?!?!?!)	6.0	5	2	2	1	4	3.00
Cory Wade (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
George Sherrill (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jonathan Broxton	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	16.95
Ronald Belisario (L, 0-1)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	3.85
Totals	8.1	10	6	6	1	5

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Akinori Iwamura, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.230
Ryan Doumit, C	4	1	1	1	0	1	.307
Garret Jones, RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Andy Laroche, 3B	4	2	2	0	0	1	.454
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.545
Jeff Clement, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Ronny Cedeno, SS	4	1	2	4	0	1	.454
Ross Ohlendorf	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
-Ryan Church, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333
-Delwyn Young, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	33	6	10	6	1	5
BATTING 2B: Lastings Milledge HR: Ryan Doumit, Ronny Cedeno RBI: Ryan Doumit, Lastings Milledge, Ronny Cedeno 4 SAC: Jeff Clement GIDP: Delwyn Young
FIELDING E: Ryan Doumit, Andy LaRoche

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ross Ohlendorf	6.0	7	4	4	1	2	6.00
D.J. Carrasco	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vinnie Chulk (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	2	4

-Sorry, for churning them out like this, but that's what I have to do to catch up to where I'm at. I will be making more updates soon, and I will include scoring summary once I get caught up. I'm also going to try to have a highlight video up for my games when I catch up. Hope to get some more updates in tonight.

Pitchers Duel Favors Paul Maholm in Pirates 2-1 Win

Posted on May 11, 2010 at 05:22 PM.

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Paul Maholm was the hero toda as he virtually shut the dor on the Dodgers, pitching 7 strong innings and picking up the victory. The Pirates were able to muster up a couple runs early and that's all they would need to put away the Dodgers in the second game of this 3 game set, giving the Pirates an opening series victory regardless of the outcome of game three.

MLB Scoreboard \| Los Angeles Dodgers (0-1) at Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0)
April 7, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	9	1
WIN: Paul Maholm (1-0) LOSS: Hiroki Kuroda (0-1) SAVE: Octavio Dotel (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Rafael Furcal, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
James Loney, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.375
Manny Ramirez, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Matt Kemp, CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.500
Reed Johnson, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.125
Ronnie Belliard, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.125
Casey Blake, 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	.285
-Andre Ethier, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Russell Martin, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Hiroki Kuroda, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
-Garret Anderson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
TOTALS	34	1	6	1	0	4
BATTING RBI: Casey Blake

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hiroki Kuroda (L 0-1)	6.0	6	2	2	0	1	3.00
Ronald Belisario	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cory Wade	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	2	2	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	.285
Akinori Iwamura, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Ryan Doumit, C	4	1	2	1	0	0	.333
Garret Jones, RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.375
Andy Laroche, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.428
Lastings Milledge, LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.571
Jeff Clement, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Ronny Cedeno, SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	.428
Paul Maholm, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
-Ryan Church, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	30	2	9	2	0	2
BATTING 2B: Andrew McCutchen, Ryan Doumit, Lastings Milledge HR: Ryan Doumit RBI: Andrew McCutchen, Ryan Doumit SAC: Paul Maholm GIDP: Ronny Cedeno
BASERUNNING CS: Andy LaRoche
FIELDING E: Andy LaRoche

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Paul Maholm (1-0)	7.0	6	1	1	0	3	1.28
Joel Hanrahan (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Octavio Dotel (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	0	4

Opening Day Jitters for Dodgers, Pirates Swing Hot Bats for 9-4 Victory

Posted on May 11, 2010 at 04:50 PM.

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It was a gorgeous day for baseball in PNC park for opening day between the Dodgers and the Pirates. Unfortunately for the Dodgers their play was anything but beautiful as the Pirates attacked Billingsley early and often, forcing him to leave after just 3 innings of work. Garret Jones became the first Pirate to hit a home run this season, as he was the only one to do it for Pittsburgh today. Zack Duke looked pretty impressive, but gave up two homeruns, including a 3 run blast, both to Manny Ramirez. The Pirates will take the opening day victory though, as their spirits are soaring high for the series.

MLB Scoreboard \| Los Angeles Dodgers (0-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0)
April 5, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	10	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	X	9	14	0
WIN: Zack Duke (1-0) LOSS: Chad Billingsley (0-1)

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Rafael Furcal, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
James Loney, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.500
Manny Ramirez, LF	4	2	2	4	0	0	.500
Matt Kemp, CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500
Reed Johnson, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ronnie Belliard, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Casey Blake, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Russell Martin, C	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500
Chad Billingsley, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
-Garret Anderson, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
-Andre Ethier, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	34	4	10	4	0	6
BATTING 2B: James Loney HR: Manny Ramirez 2 RBI: Manny Ramirez 4 SAC: Chad Billingsley GIDP: Reed Johnson
FIELDING E: Russell Martin

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Chad Billingsly (L 0-1)	3.0	7	6	6	2	0	18.00
Josh Towers	2.0	5	3	3	0	1	13.50
Ronald Belisario	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cory Wade	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Andrew McCutchen, CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Akinori Iwamura, 2B	5	0	3	1	0	0	.600
Ryan Doumit, C	5	1	1	1	0	0	.200
Garret Jones, RF	4	2	3	1	0	0	.750
Andy Laroche, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500
Lastings Milledge, LF	4	2	2	2	0	1	.500
Jeff Clement, 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Ronny Cedeno, SS	4	1	2	1	0	1	.500
Zack Duke, P	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000
-Ryan Church, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	35	9	14	7	2	2
BATTING 2B: Andy Laroche, Lastings Milledge 3B: Ryan Doumit HR: Garret Jones RBI: Akinori Iwamura, Ryan Doumit, Garret Jones, Lastings Milledge 2, Ronny Cedeno, Zack Duke SF: Zack Duke SAC: Andrew McCutchen GIDP: Ryan Doumit
BASERUNNING SB: Andrew McCutchen, Ronny Cedeno

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Zack Duke (1-0)	6.0	7	4	4	0	6	6.00
D.J. Carrasco (H, 1)	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0.00
Evan Meek	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	0	6

From Turmoil to Triumph - A Pittsburgh Pirate Franchise

Posted on May 11, 2010 at 04:09 PM.

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Hello everyone and welcome to another summer filled with exciting baseball action as the Pittsburgh Pirates look to return to glory after 17 agonizing and painful years. Manager John Russell says that he belives he has the pieces this year to push for the NL Central division title and a possible playoff run. After months of waiting, Russell has released his teams depth chart for the upcoming season opener against the Dodgers:

Pittsburgh Pirates 2010 Depth Chart
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH	5TH
C	Ryan Doumit	Jason Jaramillo
1B	Jeff Clement	Steven Pearce
2B	Akinori Iwamura
3B	Andy LaRoche
SS	Bobby Crosby	Ronny Cedeno
LF	Lastings Milledge	Delwyn Young
CF	Andrew McCutchen
RF	Garret Jones	Ryan Church
DH	(RHP) Ryan Church	(LHP) Jeff Clement
SP	Zach Duke	Paul Maholm	Ross Ohlendorf	Kevin Hart	Chris Jakubauskas
RP	D.J. Carrasco	Evan Meek	Vinnie Chulk	Javier Lopez
CL	Octavio Dotel	(SU) Joel Hanrahan	(SU) Tyler Yates

The one suprising thing about this is what Russell has decided to do with the 5th starter in the pitching rotation. When asked about it, he replied: "I truly believe that Chris Jakubauskas is ready to show the world he has what it takes to be a big league starter. Most players that get to their mid to late 20's and haven't made it in the bigs yet usually give up and settle into the minors or even retire all together, but this guy worked really hard up to his current age now of 31, and last year he got his shot and pitched ok. He's been working extra hard this off season and soon he may even make strides to becoming more than just a 5th starter. This guy has some great stuff!" The Pirates will open the season with a three game homestand with the Los Angeles Dodgers, so they will be put to the test early.

Alright, I finally got my dynasty up and running, so I wanted to take a second to explain my processes:
-Veteran difficulty, manual everything, guess 1/4, PCI on, Hot zones on
-I'm not the greatest at this game, so I wanted to start off with veteran because I seem to get pretty realistic results that way. However, if it does start to get way out of hand and I start whipping the Cardinals and Phillies by 10-15 runs all the time I will probably bump it up to all-star.
-I have aleady started this season, and in fact am almost at May. My plan is to post as much as possible to catch up to where I am now so that I can post as I go. When I catch up to where I am, I hope to have the highlight reel for each game and I should have accumulating totals in the box scores for 2B, RBI, HR, etc. I will also keep an updated standings for the league when I get there too, but for now each game will be a simple update until I get there.