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Quote: Originally Posted by beamerball811

Following along, I like the idea of the retro rosters.

Thanks man. All I'm hoping for this season is to do better than the real 2010 Pirates (57-105), and maybe have Aki's average be above .180.

Come to think of it, that team was kind of the graveyard for a lot of players. I mean, Lastings Milledge, Iwamura, Ryan Church, Bobby Crosby, and a lot of others shouldn't have done awfully (though they also shouldn't have been good), but they were absolutely abysmal and didn't play past 2010 (yes, I'm discounting Milledge's basically three-day stint with the White Sox).

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Doumit Hits Two Dingers in Martinez's Debut Win

Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates
Apr 7, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	0
Pittsburgh (1-2)	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	x	3	7	0
W: Pedro Martinez (1-0) L: Cory Wade (0-1) S: Octavio Dotel (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Kemp, CF	3	0	0	1	0	1	.091
Loney, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.429
Ramirez, LF	4	0	1	1	0	2	.286
Ethier, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.143
Belliard, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.417
Blake, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.273
Martin, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.273
Miller, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Carroll, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Furcal, SS	3	2	2	0	0	1	.583
Kershaw, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mientkiewicz, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Wade, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ausmus, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	31	2	6	2	1	8	.194
BATTING 2B: Rafael Furcal 2 (5) RBI: Matt Kemp (2), Manny Ramirez (3) HBP: Ronnie Belliard SF: Matt Kemp GIDP: Russell Martin

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kershaw	5.0	5	1	1	0	4	1.80
Wade (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	18.00
Miller	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	7	3	3	0	5	3.05

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
McCutchen, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Iwamura, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.167
Doumit, C	4	2	2	3	0	1	.250
Jones, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.200
Giles, LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.222
LaRoche, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.111
Milledge, RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.222
Cedeno, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Martinez, P	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Dotel, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	30	3	7	3	0	5	.233
BATTING HR: Ryan Doumit 2 (2) RBI: Ryan Doumit 3 (3) GIDP: Ronny Cedeno

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Martinez (W, 1-0)	8.0	4	2	2	1	7	2.25
Dotel (S, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	1	8	2.00

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Series Preview - at Diamondbacks

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1-2 @ 2-1

.189 AVG .308

5.00 ERA 3.86


Pitching Probables

Game 1 - April 9
vs.
Ross Ohlendorf vs. Billy Buckner
(2009) 11-10, 3.92 ERA - 4-6, 6.40 ERA (2009)

Game 2 - April 10
vs.
Paul Byrd vs. Rodrigo Lopez
(2009) 1-3, 5.82 ERA - 3-1, 5.70 ERA (2009)

Game 3 - April 11
vs.
Zach Duke vs. Brandon Webb
0-1, 5.40 ERA vs. 1-0, 1.00 ERA

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Bucs Win Pitcher's Duel

Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
Apr 9, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (2-2)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
Arizona (2-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
W: Ross Ohlendorf (1-0) L: Billy Buckner (0-1) S: Octavio Dotel (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
McCutchen, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.125
Iwamura, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.125
Doumit, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.187
Jones, 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.285
Giles, LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.307
An. LaRoche, 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.083
Milledge, RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.307
Cedeno, SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.230
Ohlendorf, P	2	0	1	1	0	0	.500
Church, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	34	1	8	1	1	4	.235
BATTING 2B: Lastings Milledge 3B: Ronny Cedeno RBI: Ross Ohlendorf GIDP: Ryan Church

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ohlendorf (W, 1-0)	6.0	5	0	0	2	3	0.00
Lopez (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hanrahan (H, 1)	1.1	2	0	0	0	3	3.37
Dotel (S, 2)	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	9	0	0	3	6	0.00

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Parra, LF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.368
Montero, C	3	0	1	0	2	0	.384
Reynolds, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.400
Upton, RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.142
Jackson, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Ad. LaRoche, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Drew, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.176
Johnson, 2B	3	0	2	0	1	0	.466
Buckner, P	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
Roberts, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ojeda, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
TOTALS	34	0	9	0	3	6	.236
BATTING 2B: Mark Reynolds SAC: Billy Buckner GIDP: Mark Reynolds

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Buckner (L, 0-1)	6.0	5	1	1	1	2	1.50
Howry	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Zavada	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	3.00

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D-Backs One-Hit Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks
Apr 10, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (2-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Arizona (3-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	X	4	13	0
W: Rodrigo Lopez (W, 1-0) L: Paul Byrd (0-1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
McCutchen, CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.100
Cedeno, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.176
Jones, 1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Giles, LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Milledge, RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.250
An. LaRoche, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.133
Young, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Jaramillo, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Byrd, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Doumit, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176
TOTALS	28	0	1	0	1	10	.035

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Byrd (L, 0-1)	6.2	12	4	4	0	7	5.40
Meek	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	5.78

Arizona Diamondbacks
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Parra, LF	5	1	2	1	0	0	.375
Montero, C	4	1	4	1	0	0	.529
Reynolds, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.315
Upton, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.166
Jackson, CF	4	0	2	2	0	0	.300
Ad. LaRoche, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.157
Drew, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.142
Johnson, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.473
Lopez, P	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Ojeda, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Roberts, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
BATTING 2B: Conor Jackson RBI: Gerardo Parra, Miguel Montero, Conor Jackson 2

Arizona Diamondbacks
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lopez (W, 1-0)	7.0	1	0	0	1	9	0.00
Howry	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Heilman	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00

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Bucs Lose McCutchen


McCutchen left the game in the eighth after catching a ball in center field.

PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen is out.

The 23-year old center fielder, who came in fourth in rookie of the year voting last year, left the game in the eighth inning of last night's match versus the Diamondbacks after laying out in center field to make a catch.

Although the injury did not look severe at first glance and that his removal was simply a precaution, manager John Russell announced today that McCutchen would miss the next 1-2 months with a fractured ankle.

McCutchen has hit only for a .100 average this season, but has shown some defensive prowess, being able to make catches unimaginable to the other outfielders.

"He's one of the best young players I've seen in my career," said veteran outfielder Brian Giles. "It's going to be awful missing him from our lineup, but I hope that someone else can step in and do pretty well."

Along with the injury came a flurry of transactions.

After the Pirates placed McCutchen on the 15-day disabled list, they optioned pitcher Javier Lopez to AAA Indianapolis, placing him on waivers, and designated pitcher Donnie Veal for assignment, removing him from the 40-man roster. The Buccos then recalled outfielder Brandon Moss from AAA Indy and purchased the contract of outfielder Jonathan Van Every.

Moss, who was acquired in 2008 from the Boston Red Sox in the infamous Jason Bay trade, has pretty much failed to live up to any expectations. With the Pirates in 2009, the 26-year old right fielder hit just .236/.306/.364 with seven home runs and 41 RBI, though scouts believe that he has the ability to hit for a lot more power than he has shown.

Van Every was signed by the Pirates in July of last year after being released by the Boston Red Sox. With Pawtucket, Boston's AAA affiliate, in 2009, Every hit for a disappointing .215/.378/.462.

Until McCutchen gets back, the lineups will likely face a lot of rotation, as the Buccos do not have a solid center fielder who can surely take his place. For now, however, here is their lineup:

1. Aki Iwamura 2B
2. Garrett Jones 1B
3. Ryan Doumit C
4. Brian Giles LF
5. Ryan Church CF
6. Andy LaRoche 3B
7. Lastings Milledge RF
8. Ronny Cedeno SS