A Pirates Life for Me: Pittsburgh Pirates 2012-? (2k12)

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

Cmon I know you can do it! Get those pirates back to the playoffs

[ch1088]

Rebound with a sweep of the DBacks!

[goosedennis]

Quote: Originally Posted by WDOgF0reL1fe

Cmon I know you can do it! Get those pirates back to the playoffs

Lol. What are these playoffs you speak of?

Quote: Originally Posted by ch1088

Rebound with a sweep of the DBacks!

That's gonna be tough

[goosedennis]

Manager Hurdle Announces Lineup Changes


Purple-faced Clint Hurdle will have a different lineup card to present to home plate umpire Jerry Meals today

When Clint Hurdle announced the lineups for tonight's 9:40 game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, something looked different. He may have a new haircut, or maybe he shaved. But on a more important level, something about the Pirates looked very different.

Starting pitcher A.J. Burnett, who injured himself in spring training by bunting a ball into his eye during Clint Hurdle's annual bunting competition, was recalled from AAA Indianapolis, where he was making his rehab appearances. In three rehabilitation starts, Burnett threw 20.1 innings, striking out twelve and allowing just three earned runs, resulting in an ERA of 1.33. He is expected to supplant Brad Lincoln in the pitching rotation and will make his Pirates debut on Friday in Pittsburgh.

To make room for Burnett on the roster, utility infielder Josh Harrison was sent down to triple-A Indy. Harrison started eight games this season at second base to replace the injured Neil Walker, who tore his left calf muscle on Opening Day. In those eight games, Harrison has hit .310/.310/.379. His hitting was the best on the team, but did not make up for his subpar fielding. In those eight games, Harrison committed four errors, while putting out nine and assisting on 19 other outs, resulting in a fielding percentage of .875. He will lead off the lineup for the Indians. Replacing Harrison at second base will be Casey McGehee. McGehee has started 20 games at second base in his career with a fielding percentage of .984. With McGehee permanently in at second base, let's take a look at the current Pirates' lineup.


1. Jose Tabata
9 GP - .282/.282/.385


2. Alex Presley
9 GP - .361/.378/.472


3. Andrew McCutchen
9 GP - .306/.333/.583


4. Pedro Alvarez
6 GP - .095/.136/.095


5. Casey McGehee
8 GP - .304/.407/.435


6. Garrett Jones
9 GP - .243/.282/.351


7. Clint Barmes
8 GP - .207/.258/.241


8. Rod Barajas
8 GP - .194/.265/.290

[goosedennis]

It took 17


Thankfully, Virtual Jerry Meals had Lasik surgery

Pirates at Diamondbacks |
Apr 16, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (3-7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0|0|0|0|0|0|0|3	3	9	0
Arizona (7-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2	2	13	0
W: Kevin Correia (1-0) L: Takashi Saito (1-1) S: Jason Grilli (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jose Tabata, RF	6	1	2	0	1	1	0	.288
Alex Presley, LF	7	1	5	0	0	0	0	.418
Andrew McCutchen, CF	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	.292
Casey McGehee, 2B	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.241
Garrett Jones, 1B	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	.209
Pedro Alvarez, 3B	7	0	1	1	0	2	0	.107
Rod Barajas, C	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	.157
Clint Barmes, SS	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	.171
James McDonald, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Nate McLouth, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.285
Starling Marte, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Michael McKenry, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.166
Kevin Correia, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	56	3	9	3	4	15	0	.160
BATTING: 2B: Alex Presley (2) SAC: Casey McGehee (1) RBI: Andrew McCutchen 2 (11), Pedro Alvarez (2)
BASERUNNING: SB: Jose Tabata (2), Alex Presley 2 (3) CS: Andrew McCutchen (2)

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Gerardo Parra, LF	7	1	2	0	0	1	0	.372
Stephen Drew, SS	7	1	4	0	0	1	0	.243
Justin Upton, RF	7	0	1	0	4	0	0	.217
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B	7	0	1	2	0	3	0	.272
Aaron Hill, 2B	7	0	1	0	0	2	0	.195
Ryan Roberts, 3B	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	.263
Henry Blanco, C	6	0	0	0	1	4	0	.200
Chris Young, CF	6	0	1	0	0	2	0	.150
Tyler Skaggs, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Trevor Bauer, P	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500
David Hernandez, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jason Kubel, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	60	2	13	2	1	18	0	.216
BATTING: 2B: Paul Goldschmidt (4) 3B: Justin Upton (1), Chris Young (1) RBI: Paul Goldschmidt 2 (10)
BASERUNNING: CS: Aaron Hill (1), Willie Bloomquist (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
James McDonald	7.0	5	0	0	1	3	0	1.59
Chris Resop	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.38
Tony Watson	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.38
Joel Hanrahan	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.70
Daniel McCutchen	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3.38
Kevin Correia (W)	4.1	4	2	2	0	7	0	4.00
Evan Meek (H)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	15.43
Jason Grilli (SV)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00
TEAM TOTALS	17.0	13	2	2	1	18	0	1.05
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: James McDonald 105-78, Chris Resop 8-5, Tony Watson 4-4, Joel Hanrahan 25-14, Daniel McCutchen 26-18, Kevin Correia 64-51, Evan Meek 6-6, Jason Grilli 5-3

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Tyler Skaggs	2.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Trevor Bauer	8.1	3	0	0	0	9	0	0.00
David Hernandez	5.0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0.00
Takashi Saito (L)	1.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	6.75
TEAM TOTALS	17.0	8	3	3	4	15	0	1.58

[ch1088]

0-0 going into the 17th, wow! i had a game go 16 in my chise but i was tied 2-2...nice win for you

[goosedennis]

Pirates Shut Out -- Again

Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
Apr 17, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (3-8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Arizona (8-3)	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	X	3	8	0
W: Ian Kennedy (2-0) L: Erik Bedard (0-3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	ARI

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jose Tabata, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265
Alex Presley, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	382
Andrew McCutchen, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Pedro Alvarez, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.096
Caey McGehee, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Garrett Jones, 1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.222
Clint Barmes, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157
Rod Barajas, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.146
Erik Bedard, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nate McLouth	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.375
FIELDING: E: Andrew McCutchen (4), Garrett Jones (1), Pedro Alvarez (3)

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Chris Young	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.181
Ryan Roberts	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.261
Justin Upton	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.220
Paul Goldschmidt	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.270
Henry Blanco	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179
Aaron Hill	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177
Gerardo Parra	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.361
Stephen Drew	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.222
Ian Kennedy	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.500
BATTING: RBI: Justin Upton 3 (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Erik Bedard	7.0	8	3	0	0	5	0	3.86
Chris Resop	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.84
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	8	3	0	0	7	0	0.00
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Erik Bedard 109-82, Chris Resop 14-9

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ian Kennedy	9.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	1.69
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1.69
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: Ian Kennedy 122-96

[goosedennis]

Pirates Finally Win a Series

Final Score:

Pirates 6 Diamondbacks 3

Line Score:

Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3
Dbacks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1

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Pitching Summary



Charlie Morton (W) | 7.0 IP - 8 H - 3 R - 2 ER - 5K
Evan Meek (H) | 1.0 IP - 0 H - 0 R - 0 ER - 1K
Joel Hanrahan (SV) | 1.0 IP - 0 H - 0 R - 0 ER - 0K



Daniel Hudson (L) | 6.1 IP - 6 H - 6 R - 3 ER - 7K
Bryan Shaw | 2.0 IP - 2 H - 0 R - 0 ER - 3K
David Hernandez | 0.2 IP - 0 H - 0 R - 0 ER - 1K

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Batting Summary



Tabata | 1-5 - 1 SB
Presley | 2-5 - 2 K
McCutchen | 0-4 - 1 BB
Alvarez | 1-4 - 2 RBI
McGehee | 0-4 - 1 K
Jones | 1-4 - 3 RBI
Barmes | 1-3 - 1 BB
Barajas | 2-3 - 1 BB
Morton | 0-3 - 1 K
PH - McLouth | 0-1 | 1 K

Summary
2B: Presley (3)
HR: Alvarez (1), Jones (1)
RBI: Presley (4), Alvarez 2 (4), Jones 3 (5)
SB: Tabata (3), McCutchen (3)



Parra | 2-4 - 1 RBI
Drew | 1-4 - 1 R
Upton | 0-4
Goldschmidt | 2-4 - 2 K
Hill | 2-4 - 1 RBI
Roberts | 0-4 - 1 K
Blanco | 1-2 - 1 2B
PH - Kubel | 0-1
        Tatum | 0-1
Young | 1-4 - 1 K
Hudson | 0-2 - 1 K
        Shaw | 0-1
PH - Bloomquist | 0-1

Summary:
2B: Blanco (1)
HR: Goldschmidt (6)
RBI: Parra (11), Goldschmidt (11), Hill (6)
SB: Upton (3)
CS: Hill (2)