Pirates Update

[ironcitychef]

Meant to do this awhile ago:
Pirates are 3-6 (2.5 back of the Brewers)
Who is Hot:
J. Bay .308 AVG, .310 SLG, .444 OBP, 14 Total Bases
M. Redman 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 0 HRA, 8 SO
Who is Not:
T. Wigginton .182 AVG, .212 SLG, .206 OB%, 8 SO in 33 AB
R. White 0-2, 12.27 ERA, 5 Earned Runs on 8 Hits

Hopefully I can keep this up. Sometimes just painful.

[clevestinks]

Can we give up anymore runs, Holy %^%&!

[ironcitychef]

Cleve, here is my thing. We won't spend money on players, but we could spend some cash on a computer program to pick lineups that produce 2 runs a game? As for giving up runs, I gotta believe that the Brewers are the most 'roided team in baseball, or it could be smaller ballparks, or it could be...still to early to think its us right?

[ironcitychef]

4/15/05 8-5 win over Chicago Cubs
Pirates are 4-6 (1.5 back of the Brewers/Astros)
Who is Hot:
D. Ross, .667 SLG, 10 Total Bases in 15 At Bats, 3 HRs
J. Mesa, 4 saves in 4 attempts
Who is Not:
J. Wilson, .162 AVG, 0-4 tonight
O. Perez, 3 games, 0-2, 16 runs on 18 hits

[clevestinks]

4-6, better than I would have thought, especiallyh after the first three games. Lets Go Bucs.

[ironcitychef]

4/16/05 4-3 loss to Chicago Cubs
Pirates are 4-7 (2.0 back of the Cards)
Who is Hot:
R. Mackowiak, 2-3 today, .400 avg.
J. Mesa, 4 saves in 4 attempts
Who is Not:
D. Ward, new #5 hitter only .179
O. Perez, 3 games, 0-2, 16 runs on 18 hits
K. Wells, 0-3, 16 runs on 19 hits, 13 walks, 7.23 ERA

[ironcitychef]

4/17/05 4-2 loss to Chicago Cubs
Pirates are 4-8 (3.0 back of the Cards)
Who is Hot:
getting harder to find...
M. Lawton, .306 AVG, .414 OB%
Who is Not:
Basically the whole team.

[clevestinks]

Luckily our division is starting out slow, can`t afford to fall behind this early, at this rate we`ll be out by June 1, I was hoping to be in it till at least mid july

[ironcitychef]

4/18/05 11-1 loss to St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates are 4-9 (4.0 back of the Cards)
Who is Hot:
The boss Geroge S., which makes me wonder, if he spends 200 million and is fired up, then how come our owner isn't upset his 30 million is looking worse and worse every day. What happened to the gloves on the left side of our infield?Pirates: 7 HR, 37 BB Bad Guys: 14 HR, 53 BB
Pirates: .314 OBA/.352 SLG/.666 on-base plus slugging (OPS).
Bad Guys: .346/.439/.784
so much for small ball.
Who is Not:
Pitching staff. From starters to bullpen, they look so different from last year.

[clevestinks]

Let me practice for when your on your honeymoon.

" We got our butts kicked today, we suck" We can`t hit, we can`t pitch, we can't field"