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Operation Shutdown · 10-02-2003, 12:14 AM

Week 8:
The Pirates are currently 17-27, and remain in fifth place in the central division. This week they return home for six games, the first three coming against the Cubs. The Cubs are currently 25-20 and the Pirates are 2-4 against the Cubs so far this season. The Pirates will then face the Cardinals for the first this season, in a 3 game series. The Cardinals are currently 27-17 and are sitting in first place in the division.
The Pirates promoted Duaner Sanchez and Jonathan Albakdejo from the AA club to AAA. Albakdejo was placed in the starting rotation and Sanchez will be the closer in Nashville. The Pirates also moved Brian Bullington from A Lynchburg to AA Altoona and placed him into the starting rotation.

Game 45: Pirates 1 Cubs 7
Pirates starter Jeff D'Amico got shelled in the eighth inning, giving up a total of six runs in 7 2/3 innings of work. He gave up 10 hits while walking 2 and striking out 8. Sauerbeck gave up the other Cubs run, giving up three more hits in just 2/3 inning of work. Cubs starter Shawn Estes pitched a superb game giving up just one run off of four hits in six innings of work. Sammy Sosa hit his NL leading 19th HR off of D'Amico in the fourth inning.

Game 46: Pirates 4 Cubs 1 Glove Day at PNC Park
The Pirates offense proved to be too much for Cubs phenom SP Mark Prior as he gave up four runs in six innings of work. Three of those runs came off of a homerun by Brian Giles in the first inning. Benson continued to pitch well giving up just one run in 7 2/3 innings. Jim Mann worked a scoreless ninth inning picking up his fourth save of the season.

Game 47: Pirates 4 Cubs 3
The Pirates worked their way from behind to win the rubber match game against the Cubs. Despite giving up three runs in the first inning, Kip Wells put things together and pitched the next five scoreless innings. Boehringer and Corey each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and despite loading the bases with no outs in the ninth, Jim Mann came through getting Mark Bellhorn to ground into a fielders choice with a force out at home, and then getting Hee Seop Choi to ground into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning, and pick up his fifth save of the year. Cubs starter Kerry Wood went five innings, giving up two runs, but the loss went to reliever Dave Veres who gave up two runs in 2/3 of an inning of work.

Series recap: The Pirates came back after getting destroyed in the first game, and won the second game thanks to good pitching by Benson, and won the rubber match in an exciting game, with the Cubs having the bases loaded with no one out in the ninth, and not being able to manage a single run. The Pirates are now 4-5 against the Cubs this season.

Game 48: Pirates 7 Cardinals 11
The Pirates offense managed to explode for 7 runs against the Cardinals but it proved to be not enough as the Cubs managed 11 runs. Fogg had another bad outing giving up six runs in just 1 2/3 innings of work. Torres gave up one run in 1/3 of an inning, while Boehringer gave up two runs in two innings, and Sauerbeck gave up the other two runs in one inning of relief. Pirates hitters managed to chase Cards starter Brett Tomko after he gave up 5 runs in 2 1/3 innings. Mike Crudale picked up the win pitching 1 2.3 innings of relief, and the Jason Isringhausen picked up what should have been a long save as he gave up two runs in five innings of relief. The Cardinals hit four homeruns in the game, one each from Pujols, Edmonds, Martinez, and Cairo. Rob Mackowiak hit the lone homerun for the Pirates.

Game 49: Pirates 2 Cardinals 3 Fireworks Night at PNC Park
The Cardinals squeaked through a win, with the game winning run coming off of a single by Jim Edmonds with two outs in the eighth inning, scoring Edgar Renteria. Jeff Suppan gave up just three runs in eight innings of work and got the loss for the Pirates. Cardinals star prospect Jimmy Journell picked up the win giving up just two runs in eight innings. Despite putting two people on base in the ninth, Mike Crudale held on to pick up his seventh save of the season.

Game 50: Pirates 2 Cardinals 5
Despite stellar performances by both starting pitchers, neither of them managed to pick up the win. D'Amico pitched 7 innings, giving up two runs, while Woody Williams also pitched 7 innings, and also gave up two runs, though they were both unearned. The score remained the same through the eigth inning until the Cardinals broke things open in the ninth. Dennys Reyes was brought in, and got Wilson Delgado and Vina to ground out before giving up a walk to Albert Pujols. Robinson was then brought in to pinch run, and Sauerbeck was brought in to face Ochoa. Sauerbeck hit Ochoa with a pitch, and then Scott Rolen singled to right-center to score Robinson. JD Drew then doubled down the right field line to score both Ochoa and Rolen. Sauerbeck finally ended the inning by getting Martinez to fly out to right center. Jeff Fassero then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning, to pick up his fourth save of the year.

Series Recap: The Cardinals really roughed the Pirates up in this series. With one blowout and two nail biters that came down to the end, the Cardinals proved that they know how to win games, and the Pirates proved they know how to lose them.

The Pirates received two more trade offers. The first from the Texas Rangers involved the Pirates sending Benson to Texas in return for 4.5 star closer Rudy Seanez and three star prospect reliever Andrew Tisdale. I rejected this trade cause I'm really trying to look for youth in return for giving up Benson. The other offer came from the San Francisco Giants, also interested in a trade that would send Benson to SF in return for 4.5 star closer Scott Eyre and 3.5 star prospect 1B Travis Ishikawa. I'm gonna have to think some more about this one and wait to see what other offers might come in for Benson. Right now I'm leaning between the offer previously from the Rangers involving Joaquin Benoit and this one from the Giants for Benson right now. I'm gonna give it a few more weeks though.

The only league news this week was Marlins SP A.J. Burnett's stellar performance pitching a two-hitter against the Cincinatti Reds on Friday.

10-02-2003, 12:14 AM	#15
Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 912	Week 8: The Pirates are currently 17-27, and remain in fifth place in the central division. This week they return home for six games, the first three coming against the Cubs. The Cubs are currently 25-20 and the Pirates are 2-4 against the Cubs so far this season. The Pirates will then face the Cardinals for the first this season, in a 3 game series. The Cardinals are currently 27-17 and are sitting in first place in the division. The Pirates promoted Duaner Sanchez and Jonathan Albakdejo from the AA club to AAA. Albakdejo was placed in the starting rotation and Sanchez will be the closer in Nashville. The Pirates also moved Brian Bullington from A Lynchburg to AA Altoona and placed him into the starting rotation. Game 45: Pirates 1 Cubs 7 Pirates starter Jeff D'Amico got shelled in the eighth inning, giving up a total of six runs in 7 2/3 innings of work. He gave up 10 hits while walking 2 and striking out 8. Sauerbeck gave up the other Cubs run, giving up three more hits in just 2/3 inning of work. Cubs starter Shawn Estes pitched a superb game giving up just one run off of four hits in six innings of work. Sammy Sosa hit his NL leading 19th HR off of D'Amico in the fourth inning. Game 46: Pirates 4 Cubs 1 Glove Day at PNC Park The Pirates offense proved to be too much for Cubs phenom SP Mark Prior as he gave up four runs in six innings of work. Three of those runs came off of a homerun by Brian Giles in the first inning. Benson continued to pitch well giving up just one run in 7 2/3 innings. Jim Mann worked a scoreless ninth inning picking up his fourth save of the season. Game 47: Pirates 4 Cubs 3 The Pirates worked their way from behind to win the rubber match game against the Cubs. Despite giving up three runs in the first inning, Kip Wells put things together and pitched the next five scoreless innings. Boehringer and Corey each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and despite loading the bases with no outs in the ninth, Jim Mann came through getting Mark Bellhorn to ground into a fielders choice with a force out at home, and then getting Hee Seop Choi to ground into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning, and pick up his fifth save of the year. Cubs starter Kerry Wood went five innings, giving up two runs, but the loss went to reliever Dave Veres who gave up two runs in 2/3 of an inning of work. Series recap: The Pirates came back after getting destroyed in the first game, and won the second game thanks to good pitching by Benson, and won the rubber match in an exciting game, with the Cubs having the bases loaded with no one out in the ninth, and not being able to manage a single run. The Pirates are now 4-5 against the Cubs this season. Game 48: Pirates 7 Cardinals 11 The Pirates offense managed to explode for 7 runs against the Cardinals but it proved to be not enough as the Cubs managed 11 runs. Fogg had another bad outing giving up six runs in just 1 2/3 innings of work. Torres gave up one run in 1/3 of an inning, while Boehringer gave up two runs in two innings, and Sauerbeck gave up the other two runs in one inning of relief. Pirates hitters managed to chase Cards starter Brett Tomko after he gave up 5 runs in 2 1/3 innings. Mike Crudale picked up the win pitching 1 2.3 innings of relief, and the Jason Isringhausen picked up what should have been a long save as he gave up two runs in five innings of relief. The Cardinals hit four homeruns in the game, one each from Pujols, Edmonds, Martinez, and Cairo. Rob Mackowiak hit the lone homerun for the Pirates. Game 49: Pirates 2 Cardinals 3 Fireworks Night at PNC Park The Cardinals squeaked through a win, with the game winning run coming off of a single by Jim Edmonds with two outs in the eighth inning, scoring Edgar Renteria. Jeff Suppan gave up just three runs in eight innings of work and got the loss for the Pirates. Cardinals star prospect Jimmy Journell picked up the win giving up just two runs in eight innings. Despite putting two people on base in the ninth, Mike Crudale held on to pick up his seventh save of the season. Game 50: Pirates 2 Cardinals 5 Despite stellar performances by both starting pitchers, neither of them managed to pick up the win. D'Amico pitched 7 innings, giving up two runs, while Woody Williams also pitched 7 innings, and also gave up two runs, though they were both unearned. The score remained the same through the eigth inning until the Cardinals broke things open in the ninth. Dennys Reyes was brought in, and got Wilson Delgado and Vina to ground out before giving up a walk to Albert Pujols. Robinson was then brought in to pinch run, and Sauerbeck was brought in to face Ochoa. Sauerbeck hit Ochoa with a pitch, and then Scott Rolen singled to right-center to score Robinson. JD Drew then doubled down the right field line to score both Ochoa and Rolen. Sauerbeck finally ended the inning by getting Martinez to fly out to right center. Jeff Fassero then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning, to pick up his fourth save of the year. Series Recap: The Cardinals really roughed the Pirates up in this series. With one blowout and two nail biters that came down to the end, the Cardinals proved that they know how to win games, and the Pirates proved they know how to lose them. The Pirates received two more trade offers. The first from the Texas Rangers involved the Pirates sending Benson to Texas in return for 4.5 star closer Rudy Seanez and three star prospect reliever Andrew Tisdale. I rejected this trade cause I'm really trying to look for youth in return for giving up Benson. The other offer came from the San Francisco Giants, also interested in a trade that would send Benson to SF in return for 4.5 star closer Scott Eyre and 3.5 star prospect 1B Travis Ishikawa. I'm gonna have to think some more about this one and wait to see what other offers might come in for Benson. Right now I'm leaning between the offer previously from the Rangers involving Joaquin Benoit and this one from the Giants for Benson right now. I'm gonna give it a few more weeks though. The only league news this week was Marlins SP A.J. Burnett's stellar performance pitching a two-hitter against the Cincinatti Reds on Friday. __________________ "And Shepherds we shall be, For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee, And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti." Last edited by Operation Shutdown; 10-02-2003 at 12:18 AM.