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If you're doing agents, even just for bragging rights, I'll take my boy aj burnett.

I'll take McCutchen if you're doing agents.

Glad to see this log back!

Seattle Mariners (14-20) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (18-15)
May 8, 2013

Damon's Hits Walk-Off Homer to Defeat the Mariners

Thanks to some ninth inning heroics by Johnny Damon, the Pirates just barely squeezed by the Mariners, 3-2. The Mariners scored their only runs in the game thanks to a double by Jesus Montero that scored Kendrys Morales, and Franklin Gutierrez hit a single to left that scored Montero. It wasn't until the seventh that the Pirates got their first run on the board when Neil Walker hit a bloop single to shallow center to score Damon from third.

However, the Pirates would enter the bottom of the ninth still down by a run. Russell Martin was the first man up, and he smacked a long fly ball to right that was caught on the warning track. Next batter was outfielder Travis Snider who sliced a curve ball in center, just barely making it by the second baseman. After Snider was the man of the hour. On the first pitch, Damon sent the fastball into stands, just barely clearing the left field wall.

Final Score
2
3

W: Contreras (1-2)
SV: ---
L: Wilhelmsen (0-2)
HR: Damon (2)

Box Score
1. N. Walker: 1-4, RBI
2. C. Barmes: 1-3
3. A. McCutchen: 0-4
4. P. Alvarez: 0-4
5. G. Jones: 2-4
6. R. Martin: 1-4, DP
7. T. Snider: 1-4, R
8. J. Damon: 1-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
9. A. Burnett: 2-2
9a. J. Hughes: ---
9b. J. Tabata: 1-1
9c. M. Melancon: ---
9d. J. Contreras: ---

F. Liriano: 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 0 BB
J. Hughes: 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 1 BB
M. Melancon: 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB
J. Contreras: 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB

Jack Merluzzi reference intended??

Maybe...

Houston Astros (13-30) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (25-19)
May 19, 2013

Pirates Fall to the League's Worst Team

It's a sad day in Pittsburgh, as the home town Pirates lost to the former division rivals Astros 3-4. The game started out pretty promising for the Pirates when Russell Martin hit a double to center, plating first baseman Garrett Jones. However, the Astros stuck in the fourth with a solo home run from Brett Wallace and a two run homer from veteran Rick Ankiel to go up by three. In the bottom of the seventh, Martin hit his seventh home run of the year to bring the Pirates back within one. Wallace answered back with his second bomb of the game in the top of the eight, which put the Astros up for good.

Final Score
4
3

W: Harrell (3-1)
SV: Veras (5)
L: McDonald (3-2)
HR: Wallace (5)
Ankiel (5)
Martin (7)
Wallace (6)

Box Score
1. T. Snider: 1-4, R, 2 SB
2. N. Walker: 1-4
3. A. McCutchen: 2-3, SH, RBI, SB
4. P. Alvarez: 0-3, SB
5. G. Jones: 0-3, R
6. R. Martin: 2-4, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI
7. J. Tabata: 2-4, 2B
8. C. Barmes: 0-3
9. J. McDonald: 0-1
9a. J. Damon: 0-1
9b. M. Melancon: ---
9c. J. Hughes: 0-1
9d. J. Contreras: ---

J. McDonald: 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 4 K, 1 BB
M. Melancon: 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 1 BB
J. Hughes: 2 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB
J. Contreras: 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB

lol lastros

Pirates must suck.

Cincinnati Reds (34-20) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (29-26)
May 31, 2013

Pirates Rough Up Rookie Veal as Rodriguez Throws Shutout

The Pirates were in full control tonight, as they crushed the Red by a score of 11-0. They started off strong with five runs in the first, started by a double from Neil Walker, scoring Travis Snider. After Andrew McCutchen reached on an infield single, and Pedro Alvarez on a error by Zack Cozart, Gaby Sanchez smashed a ball into the left-center gap, good for a bases clearing double. The Pirates were able to plate one more runner that inning thanks to Russell Martin and Jose Tabata ground-outs.

Stan Veal didn't allow another hit after that point, but was pulled after just four inning due to a high pitch count. And once he left, the Pirates bats lit up again. In the fifth, Alvarez hit a three-run home run to deep center. In the sixth, Snider and Walker both hit RBI singles. And in the seventh, Clint Barmes hit a sacrifice fly. However, the Pirates offense didn't even need to score two runs, much less eleven. Wandy Rodriguez pitched like an ace, throwing a complete game shutout with twelve strikeouts! His ERA is down to 3.63, dropping nearly a full point.

The Pirates still have two more games against the Reds, then a three game series against the Braves. But after that is the 2013 MLB draft, where the Pirates have the 13th overall pick. Their last three first round picks (Jameson Taillon, Gerrit Cole, and Marco Kennedy) all look like they will become stars in the big leagues, so let's hope the Pirates can continue their recent success.

Final Score
0
11

W: Rodriguez (7-4)
SV: ---
L: Veal (4-4)
HR: Alvarez (11)

Box Score
1. T. Snider: 2-5, R, RBI
2. N. Walker: 3-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
3. A. McCutchen: 2-5, 2 R
4. P. Alvarez: 1-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
5. G. Sanchez: 1-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI
6. R. Martin: 1-4, R
7. J. Tabata: 2-3, R, RBI
8. C. Barnes: 1-3, SF, DP, RBI
9. W. Rodriguez: 1-3, R

W. Rodriguez: 9 IP, 0 ER, 7 H, 12 K, 4 BB

Sheesh, I completely forgot about Veal. Looks like he's not doing so hot :/

He actually had a 3.10 ERA heading into the game.

June 1st, 2013

Standings

AL East
Rays: 33-23
Orioles: 31-24
Blue Jays: 31-25
Red Sox: 29-28
Yankees: 23-32
AL Central
Tigers: 32-22
White Sox: 30-25
Royals: 26-28
Twins: 23-32
Indians: 20-35
AL West
Angels: 37-19
Athletics: 32-24
Rangers: 24-31
Mariners: 22-33
Astros: 19-36
NL East
Braves: 32-23
Phillies: 31-24
Mets: 30-25
Nationals: 29-26
Marlins: 17-38
NL Central
Reds: 34-21
Pirates: 30-26
Cubs: 29-26
Brewers: 26-28
Cardinals: 25-30
NL West
Dodgers: 33-20
Diamondbacks: 27-28
Giants: 26-29
Rockies: 23-33
Padres: 22-32

Statistics

Batters
Neil Walker: 205 AB, .346 AVG, 6 HR, 31 R, 28 RBI, 2 SB
Andrew McCutchen: 206 AB, .330 AVG, 16 HR, 37 R, 44 RBI, 9 SB
Jose Tabata: 186 AB, .253 AVG, 1 HR, 27 R, 12 RBI, 4 SB
Garrett Jones: 177 AB, .232 AVG, 9 HR, 15 R, 31 RBI, 1 SB
Travis Snider: 157 AB, .287 AVG, 5 HR, 23 R, 18 RBI, 7 SB
Clint Barmes: 161 AB, .242 AVG, 3 HR, 15 R, 15 RBI, 0 SB
Johnny Damon: 153 AB, .222 AVG, 2 HR, 20 R, 10 RBI, 2 SB
Russell Martin: 162 AB, .284 AVG, 8 HR, 22 R, 20 RBI, 2 SB
Pedro Alvarez: 151 AB, .285 AVG, 11 HR, 23 R, 29 RBI, 2 SB
Brandon Inge: 116 AB, .276 AVG, 3 HR, 10 R, 12 RBI, 0 SB
John McDonald: 103 AB, .243 AVG, 2 HR, 9 R, 10 RBI, 1 SB
Gaby Sanchez: 91 AB, .319 AVG, 5 HR, 15 R, 15 RBI, 0 SB
Michael McKenry: 27 AB, .333 AVG, 0 HR, 1 R, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Pitchers
Wandy Rodriguez: 7-4, 72 IP, 3.63 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 55 K, 27 BB
A.J. Burnett: 4-2, 70.2 IP, 4.20 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 48 K, 25 BB
Dallas Braden: 4-4, 67.1 IP, 4.54 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 40 K, 17 BB
Francisco Liriano: 1-4, 66 IP, 3.68 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 69 K, 21 BB
James McDonald: 3-3, 61.1 IP, 4.99 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 53 K, 25 BB
Mark Melancon: 1-4, 33.1 IP, 5.13 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 26 K, 13 BB
Jared Hughes: 3-0, 36.1 IP, 2.23 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 22 K, 7 BB
Jose Contreras: 1-2, 26 IP, 4.15 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 28 K, 4 BB
Tony Watson: 0-0, 20.1 IP, 9.30 ERA, 1.97 WHIP, 20 K, 11 BB
Jason Grilli: 0-0, 18.2 IP, 1.93 ERA, 0.70 WHIP, 21 K, 7 BB, 18 SV
Jonathan Sanchez: 2-1, 19.1 IP, 4.66 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 20 K, 13 BB
Jeff Karstens: 4-2, 15.2 IP, 4.60 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 5 K, 3 BB

Noted

Hopefully I can get the draft update up tonight, but we'll see.

June 6th, 2013

Going into the draft, I'm targeting Shortstop Josh Clay and First Baseman Marcus Gonzalez. They're both eighteen, and have 94 potential. Hopefully I can also get Mitch Ahlswede in the second.

2013 MLB Draft
First Round
1. Houston: Closer Marcus Lozano, age 21, 64 overall, 96 potential
2. Chicago: Closer Alex Sobczak, age 21, 61 overall, 91 potential
3. Colorado: Starter Kevin Robinson, age 19, 63 overall, 97 potential
4. Minnesota: Shortstop Felipe Montanez, age 22, 75 overall, 68 potential
5. Cleveland: Starter Francisco Cabrera, age 19, 63 overall, 95 potential
6. Boston: Third Baseman Sidney Doby, age 20, 75 overall, 87 potential
7. Miami: Starter Lee Kuo, age 19, 62 overall, 91 potential
8. Kansas City: Reliever Raul Reyna, age 21, 69 overall, 72 potential
9. Toronto: Starter Ryan McCormack, age 20, 61 overall, 94 potential
10. New York: Left Fielder Antonio Gonzalez, age 20, 75 overall, 78 potential
11. Seattle: Third Baseman Thomas Robison, age 22, 75 overall, 84 potential
12. San Diego: Shortstop Josh Clay, age 18, 74 overall, 94 potential
13. Pittsburgh: First Baseman Marcus Gonzalez, age 18, 74 overall, 94 potential
14. Philadelphia: Left Fielder Jack Gamble, age 18, 74 overall, 89 potential
15. Arizona: Second Baseman Martin Buck, age 20, 73 overall, 70 potential
16. Chicago: Starter P.J. Worthing, age 21, 65 overall, 93 potential
17. Los Angeles: Starter Alfonso Avalos, age 19, 56 overall, 97 potential
18. Detroit: Starter Frederic Noseworthy, age 21, 70 overall, 63 potential
19. St. Louis: Starter Alexi Ozuna, age 20, 64 overall, 91 potential
20. Tampa Bay: Second Baseman Jeff McArthur, age 18, 70 overall, 90 potential
21. Baltimore: Starter Sam Estrada, age 22, 60 overall, 99 potential
22. Texas: Second Baseman Steve Guzman, age 22, 70 overall, 82 potential
23. Oakland: Starter Ronald Rosario, age 20, 62 overall, 86 potential
24. San Francisco: Second Baseman Ray Cruz, age 19, 69 overall, 87 potential
25: New York: Starter Steve Lynch, age 18, 61 overall, 87 potential
26. Cincinnati: Right Fielder Mitch Ahlswede , age 20, 68 overall, 94 potential
Compensatory Round
27. St. Louis: Starter Adam Damon, age 19, 58 overall, 89 potential
28. Tampa Bay: Catcher Jorge Franco, age 18, 67 overall, 77 potential
29. Texas: First Baseman Rob Durbin, age 22, 67 overall, 75 potential
30: Atlanta: Starter Patrick Boeve, age 20, 60 overall, 87 potential
31: New York: Starter Roy Sanchez, age 21, 56 overall, 91 potential
32. New York: Starter Brandon Wood, age 20, 61 overall, 85 potential
Second Round
33. Houston: Third Baseman Zack Cameron, age 21, 66 overall, 89 potential
34. Chicago: Reliever Steven Casado, age 16, 61 overall, 85 potential
35. Colorado: Starter Brett Gifford, age 18, 60 overall, 85 potential
36. Minnesota: Third Baseman Ramon Mateo, age 22, 66 overall, 80 potential
37. Boston: Left Fielder Jonas Lind, age 22, 66 overall, 89 potential
38. Miami: Starter Freddie Bird, age 22, 55 overall, 94 potential
39. Kansas City: Starter Morgan Glass, age 22, 65 overall, 65 potential
40. Toronto: Starter Peter Bale, age 22, 58 overall, 91 potential
41. New York: Second Baseman Miguel Ramierz, age 20, 65 overall, 72 potential
42. Seattle: Third Baseman Julian Franco, age 22, 65 overall, 83 potential
43. San Diego: First Baseman Danny Turner, age 20, 64 overall, 79 potential
44. Pittsburgh: Left Fielder Carlos Tejada, age 21, 63 overall, 94 potential
45. Philadelphia: First Baseman Jarred Dominguez, age 21, 64 overall, 76 potential
46. Arizona: Starter Rick Bunning, age 20, 63 overall, 63 potential
47. Milwaukee: Starter Henry Molina, age 19, 63 overall, 77 potential
48. Chicago: Starter Todd Curley, age 22, 60 overall, 88 potential
49. Los Angeles: Reliever Mark Elliott, age 18, 60 overall, 82 potential
50. Detroit: First Baseman Henry Lopez, age 18, 63 overall, 96 potential
51. St. Louis: Reliever Ozzie Machado, age 18, 48 overall, 91 potential
52. Los Angeles: Third Baseman Maury Delatorre, age 20, 63 overall, 98 potential
53. Tampa Bay: Shortstop Joey Cortez, age 20, 63 overall, 88 potential
54. Baltimore: Reliever Marco Feliciano, age 21, 53 overall, 90 potential
55. Texas: Starter Jeff Traylor, age 18, 62 overall, 65 potential
56. Oakland: Reliever Bernie Rivas, age 20, 55 overall, 85 potential
57. Atlanta: Starter J.J. Hinton, age 22, 58 overall, 88 potential
58. San Francisco: Reliever Elvis Rosas, age 22, 62 overall, 72 potential
59. New York: Reliever Bobby Ortiz, age 20, 51 overall, 87 potential
60. Cincinnati: Left Fielder, Freddie Ybarra, age 20, 62 overall, 97 potential
61. Washington: Reliever Russ Ka, age 18, 48 overall, 89 potential

Both Clay and Gonzalez were available by pick twelve, but San Diego made the decision easier by taking Clay, leaving us with Gonzalez. Sadly, Ahlswede went nearly twenty too high, so I settled on Carlos Tejeda in the second, who has great potential, but won't be ready for the big leagues until 2016 or '17. These were the rest of my picks.

73. Starter Peter Ramirez, age 21, 60 overall, 75 potential
102. Shortstop Stephen Kim, age 18, 52 overall, 93 potential
132. Left Fielder John McGowan, age 22, 46 overall, 98 potential
162. Third Baseman Robert Fukumori, age 21, 43 overall, 76 potential
192. Second Baseman Joseph Law, age 19, 43 overall, 81 potential

poor Minnesota/KC.. got good players but at that high should have went higher potential.

I really don't know what the Twins and Tigers were thinking, picking guys whose potentials were lower than their current abilities. Which, I'm not even sure how that's possible!