Ending the Streak | Pittsburgh Pirates (Deadline Rosters)

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Ok, bad intro post, but whatever. I am using mkharsh's August 11th 11 PM update as my rosters and my own sliders.
I am simulating to August 1st and playing every game from thereonout, updating after every game.

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Around the League - 8.1.11

MLB Standings - Updated: Aug 1, 2011
AL EAST	W	L	GB
Boston Red Sox	70	38	--
New York Yankees	60	49	10.5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	60	49	10.5
Toronto Blue Jays	53	55	17
Baltimore Orioles	37	70	32.5
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Detroit Tigers	59	50	--
Chicago White Sox	49	59	9.5
Cleveland Indians	48	60	10.5
Kansas City Royals	48	61	11
Minnesota Twins	46	64	13.5
AL WEST	W	L	GB
Texas Rangers	65	44	--
Los Angeles Angels	61	48	4
Seattle Mariners	51	58	14
Oakland A's	45	63	19.5
NL EAST	W	L	GB
Florida Marlins	59	49	--
Washington Nationals	56	51	2.5
Atlanta Braves	56	53	3.5
Philadelphia Phillies	52	55	6.5
New York Mets	51	57	8
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
St Louis Cardinals	65	43	--
Milwaukee Brewers	58	52	8
Cincinnati Reds	53	55	12
Pittsburgh Pirates	52	56	13
Chicago Cubs	51	57	14
Houston Astros	43	65	22
NL WEST	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	59	49	--
Arizona Diamondbacks	59	49	--
San Fransisco Giants	56	52	3
Colorado Rockies	55	53	4
San Diego Padres	48	61	11.5

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MLB League Leaders - Updated: Aug 1, 2011
Batting Average		AVG	Singles		1B
	1. Carl Crawford	.327		1. Elvis Andrus	109
	2. Yunel Escobar (TOR)	.327		2. Ryan Zimmerman (WAS)	107
	3. Victor Martinez (DET)	.325		3. Darwin Barney (CHN)	98
	4. Ryan Zimmerman (WAS)	.325		4. Adrian Gonzalez (BOS)	98
	5. Aramis Ramirez (CHN)	.321		5. Jose Tabata (PIT)	97
Doubles		2B	Triples		3B
	1. Austin Jackson	32		1. Jay Bruce	6
	2. Mark Teixeira (NYA)	31		2. Austin Jackson (DET)	6
	3. Andrew McCutchen (PIT)	31		3. Melky Cabrera (KC)	6
	4. Matt Downs (HOU)	31		4. Seth Smith (COL)	5
	5. Pablo Sandoval (SF)	30		5. Shane Victorino (PHI)
Home Runs		HR	Runs Batted In		RBI
	1. Ty Wigginton	26		1. Mark Teixeira	79
	2. Danny Espinosa (WAS)	25		2. Adrian Gonzalez (BOS)	78
	3. Mark Teixeira (NYA)	25		3. Prince Fielder (MIL)	76
	4. Aramis Ramirez (CHN)	25		4. Victor Martinez (DET)	47
	5. Prince Fielder (MIL	24		5. David Ortiz (BOS)	71
On Base Percentage		OBP	Slugging Percentage		SLG
	1. Victor Martinez	398		1. Aramis Ramirez	.583
	2. Aramis Ramirez (CHN)	.390		2. Ty Wigginton (COL)	.573
	3. Carl Crawford (BOS)	.388		3. Victor Martinez (DET)	.567
	4. Jimmy Rollins (PHI)	.387		4. Mike Napoli (TEX)	.540
	5. Logan Morrison (FLA)	.384		5. Ryan Raburn (DET)	.534

MLB League Leaders - Updated: Aug 1, 2011
Games Started		GS	Innings Pitched		IP
	1. Yovani Gallardo	23		1. Jered Weaver	165.1
	2. Trevor Cahill (OAK)	23		2. Zack Greinke (MIL)	163.2
	3. Johan Santana (NYN)	23		3. Tim Lincecum (SF)	160.2
	4. Tim Lincecum (SF)	23		4. Daniel Hudson (ARI)	156.0
	5. Adam Wainwright (STL)	23		5. Dan Haren (LAA)	153.1
Wins		W	Losses		L
	1. Daniel Hudson	15		1. Jair Jurrjens	14
	2. Clayton Kershaw (LAN)	13		2. Jeremy Guthrie (BAL)	14
	3. Josh Beckett (BOS)	12		3. Stephen Strasburg (WAS)	12
	4. Matt Cain (SF)	12		4. Jered Weaver (LAA)	11
	5. Kevin Millwood (COL)	11		5. Carlos Carrasco (CLE)	11
Earned Runs Average		ERA	Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched		WHIP
	1. Daniel Hudson	1.67		1. Daniel Hudson	0.92
	2. David Price (TB)	2.17		2. Zack Greinke (MIL)	0.95
	3. Clayton Kershaw (LAN)	2.21		3. Clayton Kershaw (LAN)	1.09
	4. Ryan Dempster (CHN)	2.22		4. Jered Weaver (LAA)	1.09
	5. Jered Weaver (LAA)	2.23		5. Tim Lincecum (SF)	1.09
Strikeouts Pitched		K	Walks Given Up		BB
	1. Clayton Kershaw	174		1. Dallas Braden	28
	2. Tim Lincecum (SF)	170		2. Kyle Kendrick (PHI)	29
	3. Jered Weaver (LAA)	169		3. Jeff Karstens (PIT)	30
	4. Zack Greinke (MIL)	160		4. Doug Fister (DET)	31
	5. Yovani Gallardo (MIL	156		5. Brandon McCarthy (OAK)	31

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Pirates Update

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Pirates Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates Depth Chart - 2011

• Catcher
• Ryan Doumit
• Chris Snyder

• First Base
• Derrek Lee

• Second Base
• Neil Walker

• Third Base
• Brandon Wood
• Pedro Alvarez

• Shortstop
• Ronny Cedeno
• Chase d\'Arnaud

• Left Field
• Ryan Ludwick
• Xavier Paul

• Center Field
• Andrew McCutchen

• Right Field
• Jose Tabata
• Garrett Jones

• Starting Pitcher
• Jeff Karstens
• Paul Maholm
• Brad Lincoln
• Charlie Morton
• James McDonald

• Relief Pitcher
• Jose Veras
• Chris Resop
• Tony Watson
• Evan Meek
• Jason Grilli

• Closer
• Joel Hanrahan

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Actually, I've decided to go a diferent direction with this after I didn't save and it froze.

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Baseball is a funny game. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the Pirates pop into first place. Then their hopes of finally crossing that .500 barrier that has eluded them for 18 years are dashed by a 10-game losing streak in 13 days in late July-early August. In this Pirates franchise, I will go back to the beginning of the 2011 MLB season and see if the results in MLB 2k11 are as unpredictable as real life

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Pittsburgh Pirates Depth Chart - 2011

• Catcher
• Chris Snyder (71)
• Jason Jaramillo (63)

• First Base
• Lyle Overbay (77)
• Jeff Clement (71)

• Second Base
• Neil Walker (80)

• Third Base
• Pedro Alvarez (85)

• Shortstop
• Ronny Cedeno (71)
• Josh Rodriguez (63)
• Pedro Ciriaco (65)

• Left Field
• Jose Tagata (78)
• Matt Diaz (75)

• Center Field
• Andrew McCutchen (88)

• Right Field
• Garrett Jones (78)
• Ryan Doumit (74)

• Starting Pitcher
• Scott Olsen (77)
• Paul Maholm (77)
• Ross Ohlendorf (76)
• James McDonald (76)
• Garrett Olson (75)

• Relief Pitcher
• Joel Hanrahan (76)
• Jeff Karstens (75)
• Joe Beimel (75)
• Kevin Correia (74)
• Sean Gallagher (72)
• Chris Resop (70)

• Closer
• Evan Meek (80)

• Disabled List
• Ryan Doumit - 15-Day DL