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Operation Shutdown · 09-30-2003, 02:08 PM

The Pirates have announced that the price of tickets to this seasons games will be a very cheap and respectable $7. McClatchy also announced the addition of a new GM Chris Chatham, and have announced that Dave Littlefield will remain on for at least this season and will serve in capacity as Assistant GM and scouting director. Also, Manager Lloyd McClendon announced today his starting lineup and his pitching staff. By some miracle, Lloyd has given up his fascination of strongly favoring lefty/righty matchups, and has announced that he will play the best player for every lineup, regardless if there is a lefty or a righty starting that day. The lineup will go as follows

CF Kenny Lofton
C Jason Kendall
LF Brian Giles
3B Aramis Ramirez
1B Craig Wilson
RF Reggie Sanders
2B Pokey Reese
SS Jack Wilson

The starting rotation will be as follows:

Kris Benson
Kip Wells
Josh Fogg
Jeff Suppan
Jeff D'Amico

The bullpen will consist of Dennys Reyes, Brian Boehringer, Salomon Torres, Joe Biemel, Mark Corey, and Scott Sauerbeck, with Jim Mann rounding out the pen as the closer.

The bench players consist of:

C Humberto Cota
1B Randall Simon
2B/SS Abraham Nunez
2B/3B/OF Rob Mackowiak
1B/LF/RF Matt Stairs

Week 1:
The Pirates first week consists of a 3-game series in Cincinatti, and a 3-game series in Philadelphia.

Game 1: Pirates 4 Reds 5 (11 innings)
41959 people showed up for the Reds opening day at the new Great American Ballpark, and not one of them left disappointed. The Pirates entered the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead, thanks to a two run homerun in the top of the fourth inning by Reggie Sanders. Matt Stairs added two more runs in the top of the ninth with a homerun off of Scott Sullivan. In the bottom of the ninth, Pirates closer Jim Mann gave up three runs off of two hits and three walks in only 2/3 of an inning. Boehringer then came in to finish off the ninth. Boehringer then pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning, and started the 11th inning and gave up a walk. Sauerbeck then came in and was only able to get two outs, before giving up two hits, and the eventual game winning hit. (Sorry I don't know who got the hits and who scored because I forgot to turn on the game logs). Starter Kris Benson went 8 innings giving up only one run. The win went to Kent Merker and the loss to Brian Boehringer.

Game 2: Pirates 3 Reds 5
The Pirates once again got on the board first with a 3-run homerun by Aramis Ramirez, scoring Jason Kendall and Brian Giles, in the top of the first inning. The Reds answered with one run in the bottom of the second with a solo homerun by Jason LaRue with two outs. Then again in the bottom of the sixth inning, with two outs and Adam Dunn on first, Jason LaRue tied the game with his second home-run of the day. The Reds then took the lead in the bottom of the seventh with Barry Larkin hitting a solo home-run to lead off the inning against reliever Brian Boehringer. The Reds then got an insurance run when pinch hitter Jacob Cruz singled home Adam Dunn off of Brian Boehringer. Reds closer Scott Williamson pitched a perfect ninth inning, getting Reggie Sanders to strike out and pinch hitters Randall Simon and Abraham Nunez to ground out. Starter Kip Wells went 6 innings, giving up three runs. Brian Boehringer once again picked up the loss giving up two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Reds starter Danny Graves went 8 innings giving up 3 runs for the win, and closer Scott Williamson picked up the save.

Game 3: Pirates 2 Reds 5
Nothing too exciting happened in this game. Jason Kendall got both of the Pirates RBI's, singling home Kenny Lofton each time. Austin Kearns, Ken Griffey Jr., and Aaron Boone each had homeruns off of starter Josh Fogg. Fogg gave up five runs in six innings for the loss and Brian Boehringer managed to actually pitch two scoreless innings this time around. Reds starter Chris Reitsma went 8 innings giving up two runs for the win, and Scott Williamson picked up his second save of the year.

Series Recap: Overall the Pirates offense has been about average, as well as the starting pitchers. The bullpen has two losses and one blown save to its credit already this year. This is going to be one long year if this keeps up.

Game 4: Pirates 0 Phillies 3
Once again, not a whole lot of exciting things happened in this game. The Phillies scored 2 runs in the bottom of the third and one run in the bottom of the sixth. Starter Jeff Suppan went 6 1/3 innings and despite giving up 11 hits and 7 walks, gave up only 3 earned runs for the loss. Mark Corey pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning, and Torres pitched another scoreless inning. Phillies starter Brett Myers pitched 7 scoreless innings for the win. Mesa came on and pitched a scoreless eigth inning and then Dan Plesac pitched a scoreless ninth for the save, his first of the year.

In other league news, Sammy Sosa hit his 500th homerun today, a solo shot in the first inning off of Cincinati Reds starter Paul Wilson.

Game 5: Pirates 5 Phillies 0
The Pirates finally got on board with a win against the Philadelphia Phillies, and they did so the old fashioned way. The 4-8 hitters each had one RBI each and Pokey Reese and Craig Wilson each had multi-hit games. Wilson went 4-5 with 1 RBI, and Reese went 3-5 with one RBI. Pirates starting pitcher Jeff D'Amico pitched a complete game shutout giving up 7 hits, walking two and striking out 4. Phillies starter Joe Roa picked up the loss.

Game 6: Pirates 5 Phillies 7
Pirates starter Kris Benson got shelled in his second start of the year giving up 7 runs in 5 2/3 innings and picked up his first loss of the year. Phillies 1B Jim Thome had a big night with two homeruns, a two-run shot off of Benson in the third inning and a three-run shot off of Benson in the sixth inning. The Pirates tried to mount a comeback scoring two runs in the seventh and then two runs in the eighth off of starter Randy Wolf, before Rheal Cormier came in and shut them down and the eighth, and Dan Plesac finished business with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, picking up his second save of the year. Phillies starter Randy Wolf got the win, giving up five runs in 7 2/3 innings.

Week 1 wrap-up: This looks like it could be real long season for the Pirates. If it's not the bullpen that's blowing games, it's the starting pitching, or the lackluster offense that's keeping them from winning games.

09-30-2003, 02:08 PM	#7
Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 912	Start of the Season The Pirates have announced that the price of tickets to this seasons games will be a very cheap and respectable $7. McClatchy also announced the addition of a new GM Chris Chatham, and have announced that Dave Littlefield will remain on for at least this season and will serve in capacity as Assistant GM and scouting director. Also, Manager Lloyd McClendon announced today his starting lineup and his pitching staff. By some miracle, Lloyd has given up his fascination of strongly favoring lefty/righty matchups, and has announced that he will play the best player for every lineup, regardless if there is a lefty or a righty starting that day. The lineup will go as follows CF Kenny Lofton C Jason Kendall LF Brian Giles 3B Aramis Ramirez 1B Craig Wilson RF Reggie Sanders 2B Pokey Reese SS Jack Wilson The starting rotation will be as follows: Kris Benson Kip Wells Josh Fogg Jeff Suppan Jeff D'Amico The bullpen will consist of Dennys Reyes, Brian Boehringer, Salomon Torres, Joe Biemel, Mark Corey, and Scott Sauerbeck, with Jim Mann rounding out the pen as the closer. The bench players consist of: C Humberto Cota 1B Randall Simon 2B/SS Abraham Nunez 2B/3B/OF Rob Mackowiak 1B/LF/RF Matt Stairs Week 1: The Pirates first week consists of a 3-game series in Cincinatti, and a 3-game series in Philadelphia. Game 1: Pirates 4 Reds 5 (11 innings) 41959 people showed up for the Reds opening day at the new Great American Ballpark, and not one of them left disappointed. The Pirates entered the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead, thanks to a two run homerun in the top of the fourth inning by Reggie Sanders. Matt Stairs added two more runs in the top of the ninth with a homerun off of Scott Sullivan. In the bottom of the ninth, Pirates closer Jim Mann gave up three runs off of two hits and three walks in only 2/3 of an inning. Boehringer then came in to finish off the ninth. Boehringer then pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning, and started the 11th inning and gave up a walk. Sauerbeck then came in and was only able to get two outs, before giving up two hits, and the eventual game winning hit. (Sorry I don't know who got the hits and who scored because I forgot to turn on the game logs). Starter Kris Benson went 8 innings giving up only one run. The win went to Kent Merker and the loss to Brian Boehringer. Game 2: Pirates 3 Reds 5 The Pirates once again got on the board first with a 3-run homerun by Aramis Ramirez, scoring Jason Kendall and Brian Giles, in the top of the first inning. The Reds answered with one run in the bottom of the second with a solo homerun by Jason LaRue with two outs. Then again in the bottom of the sixth inning, with two outs and Adam Dunn on first, Jason LaRue tied the game with his second home-run of the day. The Reds then took the lead in the bottom of the seventh with Barry Larkin hitting a solo home-run to lead off the inning against reliever Brian Boehringer. The Reds then got an insurance run when pinch hitter Jacob Cruz singled home Adam Dunn off of Brian Boehringer. Reds closer Scott Williamson pitched a perfect ninth inning, getting Reggie Sanders to strike out and pinch hitters Randall Simon and Abraham Nunez to ground out. Starter Kip Wells went 6 innings, giving up three runs. Brian Boehringer once again picked up the loss giving up two runs in 1 2/3 innings. Reds starter Danny Graves went 8 innings giving up 3 runs for the win, and closer Scott Williamson picked up the save. Game 3: Pirates 2 Reds 5 Nothing too exciting happened in this game. Jason Kendall got both of the Pirates RBI's, singling home Kenny Lofton each time. Austin Kearns, Ken Griffey Jr., and Aaron Boone each had homeruns off of starter Josh Fogg. Fogg gave up five runs in six innings for the loss and Brian Boehringer managed to actually pitch two scoreless innings this time around. Reds starter Chris Reitsma went 8 innings giving up two runs for the win, and Scott Williamson picked up his second save of the year. Series Recap: Overall the Pirates offense has been about average, as well as the starting pitchers. The bullpen has two losses and one blown save to its credit already this year. This is going to be one long year if this keeps up. Game 4: Pirates 0 Phillies 3 Once again, not a whole lot of exciting things happened in this game. The Phillies scored 2 runs in the bottom of the third and one run in the bottom of the sixth. Starter Jeff Suppan went 6 1/3 innings and despite giving up 11 hits and 7 walks, gave up only 3 earned runs for the loss. Mark Corey pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning, and Torres pitched another scoreless inning. Phillies starter Brett Myers pitched 7 scoreless innings for the win. Mesa came on and pitched a scoreless eigth inning and then Dan Plesac pitched a scoreless ninth for the save, his first of the year. In other league news, Sammy Sosa hit his 500th homerun today, a solo shot in the first inning off of Cincinati Reds starter Paul Wilson. Game 5: Pirates 5 Phillies 0 The Pirates finally got on board with a win against the Philadelphia Phillies, and they did so the old fashioned way. The 4-8 hitters each had one RBI each and Pokey Reese and Craig Wilson each had multi-hit games. Wilson went 4-5 with 1 RBI, and Reese went 3-5 with one RBI. Pirates starting pitcher Jeff D'Amico pitched a complete game shutout giving up 7 hits, walking two and striking out 4. Phillies starter Joe Roa picked up the loss. Game 6: Pirates 5 Phillies 7 Pirates starter Kris Benson got shelled in his second start of the year giving up 7 runs in 5 2/3 innings and picked up his first loss of the year. Phillies 1B Jim Thome had a big night with two homeruns, a two-run shot off of Benson in the third inning and a three-run shot off of Benson in the sixth inning. The Pirates tried to mount a comeback scoring two runs in the seventh and then two runs in the eighth off of starter Randy Wolf, before Rheal Cormier came in and shut them down and the eighth, and Dan Plesac finished business with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, picking up his second save of the year. Phillies starter Randy Wolf got the win, giving up five runs in 7 2/3 innings. Week 1 wrap-up: This looks like it could be real long season for the Pirates. If it's not the bullpen that's blowing games, it's the starting pitching, or the lackluster offense that's keeping them from winning games.