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They added the HR Derby in '08?

Hmm, maybe I should take a break from the Arrange Mode Project...

Nope, sorry. I just used regular Home Run Mode.

ALL-STAR GAME

Ensberg Gets Big Triple, AL Wins 13th Straight

St. LOUIS: Morgan Ensberg hit a ringing RBI triple in the top of the ninth to win the game, 7-6. Ensberg would be named the game's MVP. The NL has not won an All-Star game since 1996.

W: B.Wagner
L: F.Cordero
HR: Utley, D.Wright; Hafner

*sims to end of season*

PITTSBURGH PIRATES SEASON IN REVIEW

The Pirates had a disappointing season in 2009. After picking up Halladay, Teixeira, Eckstein, and a slew of other playmakers, they finished in fifth place, 14 games behind the division-winning Cubs.

POSTSEASON

Red Sox/Indians
A's/Yankees
Cubs/D-Backs
Phillies/Padres

A's/Indians
Phillies/Cubs

CUBS/INDIANS

The Cubs are your 2009 World Series Champions!

FREE AGENCY

Notable Acquisitions:

An.Jones
Schoenweis
Gload
V.Martinez
Putz
Webb
Delgado
Lincecum
Fielder
J.Santana
J.Reyes

Notable Losses:

R.Paulino
Eckstein
V.Wells

BLOCKBUSTER DEAL: BUCS GET NATHAN

PITTSBURGH--The Pirates have acquired Joe Nathan from the twins for can't-miss prospect Brian Bixler. Nathan's role for the Pirates is unknown, but he may replace JJ Putz as the team's closer.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES 2010 ROSTER

PITCHERS

SP: Halladay
SP: J.Santana
SP: Webb
SP: Lincecum
SP: Duke

SW: Montanez

LR: Scobie

MR: Osoria
MR: Saarloos

SL: B.J.Ryan

SU: Schoenweis
SU: Putz

CL: Nathan

LINEUP AND BENCH

SS: J.Reyes
LF: Bay
3B: Teixeira
1B: Fielder
CF: An.Jones
C: V.Martinez
RF: Nady
DH/P: Delgado/PITCHER
2B: O.Hudson

C/1B:Mientkiewicz
IF: F.Sanchez
RF: G.Suzuki

AAA

Dumatrait
Van Benschoten
D.Marte (Trade?)
Grabow (Trade?)
Capps (Trade?)
Yates (Trade?)
G.Bennett
Fer.Hernandez
Hamels (Trade?)
Maxwell
Doumit
Ad.LaRoche (Will Trade)
Gload
Rivas
Grimm
Morgan
McLouth
G.Speier
K.Snyder

I can't believe I missed out on all of this!

Again, looking like a great season up ahead.

...after all of this, it better be...

But seriously: it just goes to show that if the Pirates didn't have such a selfish GM, this is very possible. Maybe not in 2 years, but it is possible.

OPENING DAY: PIRATES vs. CARDINALS

Huge Slugfest Ends In Opening Day Loss For Pirates

St. LOUIS--Down 9-6 in the eighth inning, the Cardinals scored 5 runs off of Schoenweis and BJ Ryan to win the game, 11-9. With one out, Jose Reyes attempted to swipe second, but failed. Teixiera would ground to short to end the game. Halladay pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed 6 runs, but recorded 7 strikeouts. Among the highlights for the Pirates were Delgado's pinch-hit homer and Teixeira's back-to-back homers in his first two ABs of the season.

F: 11-9 STL
W: Piniero (1-0)
S: B.Thompson (1)
L: Schoenweis (0-1)
HR: Pujols (1), Glaus (1), C.Duncan (1), J.Encarnacion (1), B.Barton (1); Teixeira (1, 2), A.Jones (1), Delgado (1)

Pirates Acquire Endy Chavez

PITTSBURGH--The Pirates have acquired Endy Chavez in a deal sending Ad.LaRoche, Yates and G.Suzuki to the New York Mets. Chavez will join the team in time for tonight's game against the Brewers.

PIRATES (8-4) vs. BREWERS (4-8)

Santana Holds Brewers To 2 Runs, Bucs win Sixth Straight

PITTSBURGH--Johan Santana won his first game of the season today as the Pirates held off the Brewers, 3-2. The pirates have won six games in a row and now stand in second in the NL Central, just one game behind the Reds.

W: J.Santana (1-1)
S: Nathan (5)
L: Sheets (0-3)
HR: J.Reyes (2), Nady (3)

TRADE RUMORS

My salary is a bit too high for my liking. How about a salary-dump trade with the Yankees?

PIRATES GET:

Fel.Hernandez
Ensberg
Chamberlain
20,000 P

YANKEES GET:

J.Santana
Teixeira
B.J.Ryan

Ensberg is a pretty good hitter (he was an All-Star last year). Tex is a big loss, but it's cushioned by the 20,000 P we get. B.J.Ryan and J.Santana are pretty much equals of Fel.Hernandez and Chamberlain, plus Hernandez and Chamberlain are younger. Also, this trade would free up 38,000 points of salary to be used more efficiently. So we basically get 58,000 P and younger but equivalent pitchers for a reduction of 3B quality. I think it's worth it. Go for it?

Yeah, it looks pretty good.

You can spam more out of the Yanks . Seriously, keep Tex. That will be a bigger loss than you'd expect. Try to see how many stars a trade for the pitchers are. Two or more, as Longball would say, "Save and Reload"