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Operation Shutdown · 10-24-2003, 03:34 PM

Week 17
I forgot to mention that following the All-Star game, the Pirates front office announced that they increased ticket prices to $8 for the remainder of the season's home games. Any tickets bought previously for $7 will still be honored at the gate.

The Pirates begin the week in Philadelphia with a 2 game series against the Phillies who currently have the best record in baseball at 63-35, and whom the Pirates are just 1-3 against this season. The Phillies have an excellent top four of the rotation with Ryan Madson (7-5 3.37), Chris Capuano (10-2 2.47), Brett Myers (12-4 2.56), and Vicente Padilla (11-3 2.97). Their pitching staff as a whole ranks first in runs allowed. The Phillies offense is led by the big three of Bobby Abreu (0.306 11 56), Jim Thome (0.296 21 70), and Pat Burrell (0.286 21 63).

Game 100: Pirates 3 Phillies 1
Dave Williams continues to have a spectacular season, and almost had a shutout but gave up a solo homerun to Wright in the ninth inning with two outs. He finished the game pitching 8 2/3 innings, giving up just the one run off of 3 hits. Anderson pitched a decent game, giving up just three runs in 7 1/3 innings, but picked up the loss. Mann struck out the last batter of the game to earn his 26th save of the season.

The Pirates promoted CF Jeremy Hermida from A to AA. Hermida was hitting 0.310 with 0 HRs and 15 RBIs for the Hillcats.

Game 101: Pirates 6 Phillies 7
Wtih a matchup of Ponson versus Madson, many were expecting a real pitchers duel, but that's not what happened. Ponson lasted just six innings, giving up four runs, while Mason also lasted six innings and gave up five runs, four of them earned. The Phillies won the game in the bottom of the seventh, when Machuca hit a solo homerun and Ledee hit a two run homerun off of Scot Shields. The Pirates scored one in the eighth inning to bring things close, but Franklin shut them down in the ninth to earn the save. Pineda got the win for the Phillies, while Shields picked up the loss.

The Pirates now return home to face the New York Mets, who are in last place in the east with a record of 35-65 and whom the Pirates are 4-0 against this season. The Mets have a decent top four of the starting rotation with Phil Seibel (7-10 4.54), Jake Joseph (3-13 3.77), Ross Peeples (5-5 3/75), and Andrew Miller (4-5 4.43). The Mets lineup is really struggling, with just 1B Robb Quinland doing well, hitting 0.306 with 11 HRs and 53 RBIs. Roberto Alomar is still in search for his 3000th career hit, as he's still 63 hits shy of the mark.

Game 102: Pirates 1 Mets 6 Glove Day at PNC Park
Benson did not have a very good game, giving up six runs in 7 1/3 innings for the loss. Phil Seibel pitched a great game, giving up just one hit and no runs in six innings for his 8th win of the season.

Game 103: Pirates 3 Mets 2
The Pirates came back to win one from the Mets. Peeples gave up just one run in six innings, while Greinke did decent, giving up just two runs in 5 2/3 innings. The Pirates were trailing 2-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Kotsay and Hill both reached base getting hit by a Benitez pitch. Nady then grounded into a fielder's choice, putting runners at the corners. After Craig Wilson lined out, it looked as if the Mets would get out of the jam. However, JJ Davis came through with a single to score Kotsady and tie the game. Neither team scored until the bottom of the 11th, when the Pirates started things off with a one out double by Nady off of Yates. Craig Wilson then followed with a single scoring Nady and the game winning run. yates got the loss for the Mets and Mann picked up the win.

The Pirates now travel to Houston for a three game series against the Astros who are 41-61 and whom the Pirates are 4-2 against this season. The pitching rotation is a role sore spot for the Astros, with only Freddy Garcia pitching well with a record of 11-5 and an ERA of 3.18. Austin Kearns is the only batter in their lineup hitting well with an average of 0.271 and 18 HRs and 52 RBIs.

Game 104: Pirates 3 Astros 1
VanBenSchoten continues to make a strong case for rookie of the year candidate, as he picks up his 12th win of the season while giving up just one run in six innings. Duckworth picked up the loss, giving up three runs, just one of them earned, in 6 2/3 innings. Jimenez pitched two hitless innings, and Mann pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 27th save of the season.

Game 105: Pirates 7 Astros 8
Both starters pitched well in this game, with Williams giving up four runs in seven innings and Saarloos giving up five runs, two of them earned, in seven innings. The Pirates took a 7-4 lead in the eighth inning, scoring two more runs off of Ramirez. The Astros didn't give up however. In the bottom of the ninth, Mann gave up a lead off single to Nieves, and then hit Bagwell with a pitch. Lugo then knocked home two runs with a triple. He then scored and tied the game when Bradley singled. Shields then entered the game, and got Buck out on a sacrifice bunt, but then gave up the winning run when Pena singled home Bradley. Mann picked up the loss and Hernandez got the win.

Game 106: Pirates 2 Astros 3 Glove Day at Minutemaid Park
Ponson seemed to be able to get himself back on track as he pitched a decent game, giving up just three runs in seven innings but still got the loss. Garcia just flat out pitched a better game, giving up just two runs in eight innings for the win. Jimenez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 17th save of the season.

Around the league, on Friday Los Angeles' shortstop Alex Cora unloaded five hits and hit for the cycle against the Colorado Rockies.

10-24-2003, 03:34 PM	#26
Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 912	Week 17 I forgot to mention that following the All-Star game, the Pirates front office announced that they increased ticket prices to $8 for the remainder of the season's home games. Any tickets bought previously for $7 will still be honored at the gate. The Pirates begin the week in Philadelphia with a 2 game series against the Phillies who currently have the best record in baseball at 63-35, and whom the Pirates are just 1-3 against this season. The Phillies have an excellent top four of the rotation with Ryan Madson (7-5 3.37), Chris Capuano (10-2 2.47), Brett Myers (12-4 2.56), and Vicente Padilla (11-3 2.97). Their pitching staff as a whole ranks first in runs allowed. The Phillies offense is led by the big three of Bobby Abreu (0.306 11 56), Jim Thome (0.296 21 70), and Pat Burrell (0.286 21 63). Game 100: Pirates 3 Phillies 1 Dave Williams continues to have a spectacular season, and almost had a shutout but gave up a solo homerun to Wright in the ninth inning with two outs. He finished the game pitching 8 2/3 innings, giving up just the one run off of 3 hits. Anderson pitched a decent game, giving up just three runs in 7 1/3 innings, but picked up the loss. Mann struck out the last batter of the game to earn his 26th save of the season. The Pirates promoted CF Jeremy Hermida from A to AA. Hermida was hitting 0.310 with 0 HRs and 15 RBIs for the Hillcats. Game 101: Pirates 6 Phillies 7 Wtih a matchup of Ponson versus Madson, many were expecting a real pitchers duel, but that's not what happened. Ponson lasted just six innings, giving up four runs, while Mason also lasted six innings and gave up five runs, four of them earned. The Phillies won the game in the bottom of the seventh, when Machuca hit a solo homerun and Ledee hit a two run homerun off of Scot Shields. The Pirates scored one in the eighth inning to bring things close, but Franklin shut them down in the ninth to earn the save. Pineda got the win for the Phillies, while Shields picked up the loss. The Pirates now return home to face the New York Mets, who are in last place in the east with a record of 35-65 and whom the Pirates are 4-0 against this season. The Mets have a decent top four of the starting rotation with Phil Seibel (7-10 4.54), Jake Joseph (3-13 3.77), Ross Peeples (5-5 3/75), and Andrew Miller (4-5 4.43). The Mets lineup is really struggling, with just 1B Robb Quinland doing well, hitting 0.306 with 11 HRs and 53 RBIs. Roberto Alomar is still in search for his 3000th career hit, as he's still 63 hits shy of the mark. Game 102: Pirates 1 Mets 6 Glove Day at PNC Park Benson did not have a very good game, giving up six runs in 7 1/3 innings for the loss. Phil Seibel pitched a great game, giving up just one hit and no runs in six innings for his 8th win of the season. Game 103: Pirates 3 Mets 2 The Pirates came back to win one from the Mets. Peeples gave up just one run in six innings, while Greinke did decent, giving up just two runs in 5 2/3 innings. The Pirates were trailing 2-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Kotsay and Hill both reached base getting hit by a Benitez pitch. Nady then grounded into a fielder's choice, putting runners at the corners. After Craig Wilson lined out, it looked as if the Mets would get out of the jam. However, JJ Davis came through with a single to score Kotsady and tie the game. Neither team scored until the bottom of the 11th, when the Pirates started things off with a one out double by Nady off of Yates. Craig Wilson then followed with a single scoring Nady and the game winning run. yates got the loss for the Mets and Mann picked up the win. The Pirates now travel to Houston for a three game series against the Astros who are 41-61 and whom the Pirates are 4-2 against this season. The pitching rotation is a role sore spot for the Astros, with only Freddy Garcia pitching well with a record of 11-5 and an ERA of 3.18. Austin Kearns is the only batter in their lineup hitting well with an average of 0.271 and 18 HRs and 52 RBIs. Game 104: Pirates 3 Astros 1 VanBenSchoten continues to make a strong case for rookie of the year candidate, as he picks up his 12th win of the season while giving up just one run in six innings. Duckworth picked up the loss, giving up three runs, just one of them earned, in 6 2/3 innings. Jimenez pitched two hitless innings, and Mann pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 27th save of the season. Game 105: Pirates 7 Astros 8 Both starters pitched well in this game, with Williams giving up four runs in seven innings and Saarloos giving up five runs, two of them earned, in seven innings. The Pirates took a 7-4 lead in the eighth inning, scoring two more runs off of Ramirez. The Astros didn't give up however. In the bottom of the ninth, Mann gave up a lead off single to Nieves, and then hit Bagwell with a pitch. Lugo then knocked home two runs with a triple. He then scored and tied the game when Bradley singled. Shields then entered the game, and got Buck out on a sacrifice bunt, but then gave up the winning run when Pena singled home Bradley. Mann picked up the loss and Hernandez got the win. Game 106: Pirates 2 Astros 3 Glove Day at Minutemaid Park Ponson seemed to be able to get himself back on track as he pitched a decent game, giving up just three runs in seven innings but still got the loss. Garcia just flat out pitched a better game, giving up just two runs in eight innings for the win. Jimenez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 17th save of the season. Around the league, on Friday Los Angeles' shortstop Alex Cora unloaded five hits and hit for the cycle against the Colorado Rockies. __________________ "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."