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Operation Shutdown · 11-03-2003, 11:59 AM

Ohhh yeah, the website, I always forget about updating that, but I'll probably do that today sometime. As for the Cubs, of course their the returning champs so they're still the team to beat, but the Bucs finished just two games back last year, and the Cubs are getting older while the Pirates still have a very young team. Should be an interesting season anyway.

Week 5
The Pirates begin the week with a trip to San Francisco for a three game series against the Giants, who are 15-10 and in first place in the west. The Giants have an excellent starting rotation with the likes of Foppert (4-2 2.68), Pedro Martinez (3-2 2.40), rookie Scott Hardcastle (3-2 3.71), Jeff Clark (1-1 2.92), and Damian Moss (0-3 3.94). Their offense is pretty weak with only one player considered above average in CF Jason Lane who is hitting just 0.212 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs.

Game 26: Pirates 1 Giants 2
Very bad news for the Pirates today as Sidney Ponson left the game after giving up two runs in 5 1/3 innings. After throwing out Hardcastle after a come backer to the mound, he clutched his arm in obvious pain, and the doctors diagnosed him with a torn bicep muscle and he will miss the rest of the season. Hardcastle worked seven innings for the Giants, giving up just one run for the win. The Pirates' best chance came in the top of the eighth when with one out Hill walked and went to third base on a single by Nady. However, Nen got out of the jam by getting Davis to ground into a 5-4-3 double play. Anderson then came in and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 7th save of the season.

The Pirates placed Sidney Ponson on the 60-day DL and called up SP Sean Burnett from AAA. Burnett was 0-1 with a 1.31 ERA in 5 starts for the Sounds this year.

Game 27: Pirates 0 Giants 3 Glove Day at Pac Bell Park
Lopez had a decent day giving up three runs in 7 2/3 innings but he got the loss in this one. The Pirates offense was non-existent as they picked up just one hit off of Clark, who worked seven scoreless innings while walking none and striking out 8 batters for the win. Coggin and Anderson also worked scoreless, hitless innings, with Anderson earning his 8th save of the season.

April Wrapup
The Pirates had a pretty good month of April, with a real strong start that kind of tailed off at the end of the month, but they finished with a record of 16-11 none the less. They are now 1/2 game back of the Cubs for first place. The starting rotation all had a pretty good month, but Lopez really stood out, going 3-1 with a 2.43 ERA this month. Their hitting really struggled with JJ Davis (0.217 4 10), Drew Henson (0.203 2 13), and Ryan Doumit (0.178 0 6) performing well below expectations. Bobby Hill was the only player to have a real good month, hitting 0.342 with an OBP of 0.438 while hitting 1 HR and knocking in 8 runs.

Boston once again has the best record in all of baseball, with a record of 20-8, but they lead the east by only one game over the defending champion Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Cleveland has gotten off to a hot start with a record of 18-9 and lead the central by five games over the Twins. Seattle and Texas find themselves tied in the west with a record of 15-12, and with Anaheim just one back, and Oakland two back. In the NL, the Phillies are up two games on the Marlins, with a record of 18-9. In the central, the Cubs just took a 1/2 game lead over the Pirates with a record of 16-10. Lastly, in the west, the Giants have finally stepped up, and with a record of 17-10, they lead the Diamondbacks by 2 games.

Tampa Bay right hander Luis De los Santos won the POM award for the AL after going 4-1 with a 1.42 ERA in 6 starts for the DRays. In the NL, Mets' Jake Joseph won the award after going 4-1 with a 1.50 ERA. Texas' Alex Rodriguez is still one of the best players in the league and had the best month in the AL, winning the BOM award after hitting 0.353 with 11 HRs and 26 RBIs. In the NL, San Diego's Ryan Klesko went 33 for 85 (0.388) with 8 HRs and 22 RBIs to win the award.

The Pirates promoted CF Jeremy Hermida from AA to AAA. Hermida was hitting 0.286 with 0 HRs and 4 RBIs for the Curve.

Game 28: Pirates 5 Giants 2 Noddin Head Doll Day at Pac Bell Park
VanBenSchoten gave up two quick runs in the first inning, but then pitched five more scoreless innings, to earn the win. Moss pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, until he gave up a three run homerun to DeCaster that gave the Pirates the lead. He then gave up two more runs the next inning before being pulled, working a total of 7 2/3 innings and giving up all five runs, four of them earned. Jimenez worked two scoreless innings, and Mann worked a scoreless ninth for his 9th save of the season.

Series Recap: Another tough series, especially with the loss of Ponson, and the Bucs now find themselves back 1/2 a game of the Cubs.

The Pirates head home and wrap up the week with a three game series against the Diamondbacks who are 15-13 and whom the Pirates are 1-2 against this season. Kenny Baugh (3-1 4.86), Miguel Asencio (1-2 3.89) and Kurt Ainsworth (1-1 7.47) are the top of a rather average DBack rotation that once featured the likes of Johnson and Schilling. The DBack offense is much improved after acquring LF Brian Giles (0.343 7 28) through free agency to add to their lineup already consisting of Magglio Ordonez (0.311 7 32) and Felix Escalona (0.318 3 11).

Game 29: Pirates 10 Dbacks 6
Williams really suffered in this game, giving up five runs in 3 2/3 innings. Baugh also didn't do well for the DBacks giving up five runs in five innings. Neither starter got the decision. The Pirates took a commanding lead in the sixth inning when they scored five runs, including a grand slam by Bobby Hill, off of Simpson, who lasted just 1/3 of an inning. Corey gave up one run in the ninth inning to the Diamondbacks, but it was too little too late as the Pirates held on for the win. Jimenez picked up the win and Simpson earned the loss.

Game 30: Pirates 2 Dbacks 4
Bullington had a decent game, giving up four runs in seven innings, but he suffered the loss in this game. The Pirates managed just one run off of Good, who worked 6 innings and struck out 11 batters for the win. Both Pirates runs came from solo homeruns by Yurrendell DeCaster. Simpson picked up the last out of the ninth inning and earned the save.

Game 31: Pirates 13 Dbacks 7
Burnett didn't have the greatest game in his MLB debut, but he did OK giving up five runs, four of them earned in five innings of work. Asencio struggled for the DBacks, giving up eight runs in 6+ innings for the loss. The Pirates were trailing 7-3 heading into the seventh, before they exploded for 7 runs in the bottom of the seventh, five off Asencio and the other two off of Isringhausen. The Pirates then added three more in the eighth, thanks to a three run homer by Davis off of Simpson. They proved not to be needed though as Mann worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings for his 10th save of the season. Jimenez gave up two runs in two innings, but got the win.

Series Recap: Pretty crazy series with a lot of runs scored, but the Pirates were able to outduel the Diamondbacks. They remain 1/2 game back of the Cubs, as they won two out of three against the Dodgers.

Around the league, as mentioned before on Tuesday Ponson was injured and will miss the remainder of the season. Other than that, no other significant news occurred.

11-03-2003, 11:59 AM	#7
Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 912	Ohhh yeah, the website, I always forget about updating that, but I'll probably do that today sometime. As for the Cubs, of course their the returning champs so they're still the team to beat, but the Bucs finished just two games back last year, and the Cubs are getting older while the Pirates still have a very young team. Should be an interesting season anyway. Week 5 The Pirates begin the week with a trip to San Francisco for a three game series against the Giants, who are 15-10 and in first place in the west. The Giants have an excellent starting rotation with the likes of Foppert (4-2 2.68), Pedro Martinez (3-2 2.40), rookie Scott Hardcastle (3-2 3.71), Jeff Clark (1-1 2.92), and Damian Moss (0-3 3.94). Their offense is pretty weak with only one player considered above average in CF Jason Lane who is hitting just 0.212 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs. Game 26: Pirates 1 Giants 2 Very bad news for the Pirates today as Sidney Ponson left the game after giving up two runs in 5 1/3 innings. After throwing out Hardcastle after a come backer to the mound, he clutched his arm in obvious pain, and the doctors diagnosed him with a torn bicep muscle and he will miss the rest of the season. Hardcastle worked seven innings for the Giants, giving up just one run for the win. The Pirates' best chance came in the top of the eighth when with one out Hill walked and went to third base on a single by Nady. However, Nen got out of the jam by getting Davis to ground into a 5-4-3 double play. Anderson then came in and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 7th save of the season. The Pirates placed Sidney Ponson on the 60-day DL and called up SP Sean Burnett from AAA. Burnett was 0-1 with a 1.31 ERA in 5 starts for the Sounds this year. Game 27: Pirates 0 Giants 3 Glove Day at Pac Bell Park Lopez had a decent day giving up three runs in 7 2/3 innings but he got the loss in this one. The Pirates offense was non-existent as they picked up just one hit off of Clark, who worked seven scoreless innings while walking none and striking out 8 batters for the win. Coggin and Anderson also worked scoreless, hitless innings, with Anderson earning his 8th save of the season. April Wrapup The Pirates had a pretty good month of April, with a real strong start that kind of tailed off at the end of the month, but they finished with a record of 16-11 none the less. They are now 1/2 game back of the Cubs for first place. The starting rotation all had a pretty good month, but Lopez really stood out, going 3-1 with a 2.43 ERA this month. Their hitting really struggled with JJ Davis (0.217 4 10), Drew Henson (0.203 2 13), and Ryan Doumit (0.178 0 6) performing well below expectations. Bobby Hill was the only player to have a real good month, hitting 0.342 with an OBP of 0.438 while hitting 1 HR and knocking in 8 runs. Boston once again has the best record in all of baseball, with a record of 20-8, but they lead the east by only one game over the defending champion Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Cleveland has gotten off to a hot start with a record of 18-9 and lead the central by five games over the Twins. Seattle and Texas find themselves tied in the west with a record of 15-12, and with Anaheim just one back, and Oakland two back. In the NL, the Phillies are up two games on the Marlins, with a record of 18-9. In the central, the Cubs just took a 1/2 game lead over the Pirates with a record of 16-10. Lastly, in the west, the Giants have finally stepped up, and with a record of 17-10, they lead the Diamondbacks by 2 games. Tampa Bay right hander Luis De los Santos won the POM award for the AL after going 4-1 with a 1.42 ERA in 6 starts for the DRays. In the NL, Mets' Jake Joseph won the award after going 4-1 with a 1.50 ERA. Texas' Alex Rodriguez is still one of the best players in the league and had the best month in the AL, winning the BOM award after hitting 0.353 with 11 HRs and 26 RBIs. In the NL, San Diego's Ryan Klesko went 33 for 85 (0.388) with 8 HRs and 22 RBIs to win the award. The Pirates promoted CF Jeremy Hermida from AA to AAA. Hermida was hitting 0.286 with 0 HRs and 4 RBIs for the Curve. Game 28: Pirates 5 Giants 2 Noddin Head Doll Day at Pac Bell Park VanBenSchoten gave up two quick runs in the first inning, but then pitched five more scoreless innings, to earn the win. Moss pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, until he gave up a three run homerun to DeCaster that gave the Pirates the lead. He then gave up two more runs the next inning before being pulled, working a total of 7 2/3 innings and giving up all five runs, four of them earned. Jimenez worked two scoreless innings, and Mann worked a scoreless ninth for his 9th save of the season. Series Recap: Another tough series, especially with the loss of Ponson, and the Bucs now find themselves back 1/2 a game of the Cubs. The Pirates head home and wrap up the week with a three game series against the Diamondbacks who are 15-13 and whom the Pirates are 1-2 against this season. Kenny Baugh (3-1 4.86), Miguel Asencio (1-2 3.89) and Kurt Ainsworth (1-1 7.47) are the top of a rather average DBack rotation that once featured the likes of Johnson and Schilling. The DBack offense is much improved after acquring LF Brian Giles (0.343 7 28) through free agency to add to their lineup already consisting of Magglio Ordonez (0.311 7 32) and Felix Escalona (0.318 3 11). Game 29: Pirates 10 Dbacks 6 Williams really suffered in this game, giving up five runs in 3 2/3 innings. Baugh also didn't do well for the DBacks giving up five runs in five innings. Neither starter got the decision. The Pirates took a commanding lead in the sixth inning when they scored five runs, including a grand slam by Bobby Hill, off of Simpson, who lasted just 1/3 of an inning. Corey gave up one run in the ninth inning to the Diamondbacks, but it was too little too late as the Pirates held on for the win. Jimenez picked up the win and Simpson earned the loss. Game 30: Pirates 2 Dbacks 4 Bullington had a decent game, giving up four runs in seven innings, but he suffered the loss in this game. The Pirates managed just one run off of Good, who worked 6 innings and struck out 11 batters for the win. Both Pirates runs came from solo homeruns by Yurrendell DeCaster. Simpson picked up the last out of the ninth inning and earned the save. Game 31: Pirates 13 Dbacks 7 Burnett didn't have the greatest game in his MLB debut, but he did OK giving up five runs, four of them earned in five innings of work. Asencio struggled for the DBacks, giving up eight runs in 6+ innings for the loss. The Pirates were trailing 7-3 heading into the seventh, before they exploded for 7 runs in the bottom of the seventh, five off Asencio and the other two off of Isringhausen. The Pirates then added three more in the eighth, thanks to a three run homer by Davis off of Simpson. They proved not to be needed though as Mann worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings for his 10th save of the season. Jimenez gave up two runs in two innings, but got the win. Series Recap: Pretty crazy series with a lot of runs scored, but the Pirates were able to outduel the Diamondbacks. They remain 1/2 game back of the Cubs, as they won two out of three against the Dodgers. Around the league, as mentioned before on Tuesday Ponson was injured and will miss the remainder of the season. Other than that, no other significant news occurred. __________________ "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."