John Perrotto

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. PITTSBURGH – Gregory Polanco is having a strong bounceback season for the Virtual Pirates. Polanco’s two-run home run broke a tie and sparked a four-run seventh inning as the Virtual Buccos downed the Virtual Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday night at Virtual PNC Park. The Pirates’ record stands 46-39 after splitting the first two games of the three-game series. They are in second place in the National League Central, trailing the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers by 2 ½ games. Polanco struggled for the real Pirates last season after undergoing shoulder surgery the previous September. However, he has 15 home runs and a team-high 63 RBIs while batti

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. PITTSBURGH – The Virtual Pirates learned that one of Earl Weaver’s adages is true. There is no defense for the three-run home run. Charlie Blackmon and Carter Kieboom both homered with two runners on base to lead the Virtual Colorado Rockies to a 10-7 victory over the Virtual Buccos on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at Virtual PNC Park. Kieboom’s blast off Kyle Crick in the sixth inning snapped a 7-7 tie and proved to be the margin of victory. Blackmon had tied the game with his shot off Clay Holmes an inning earlier. The Pirates lost their second straight game to drop to 45-39. Holmes (2-1) was charged with three ru

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. MILWAUKEE – Joe Musgrove had one bad inning and the Virtual Pirates missed a chance to sweep a pivotal three-game weekend series. Omar Narvaez had three hits and three RBIs and Freddy Peralta pitched one-run ball over seven innings as the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers beat the Virtual Buccos 8-1 on Sunday at Virtual Miller Park. The second-place Pirates (45-38) wound up taking two games from the National League Central-leading Brewers. The Virtual Corsairs are 2 ½ games off the Brew Crew’s pace. The game was scoreless in the fifth inning when Musgrove walked Christian Yelich with the bases loaded to force in a run. Avisail Garcia followed wit

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. MILWAUKEE – Bryan Reynolds had no problem adjusting to a new spot in the batting order. Reynolds’ four hits and three RBIs led the Virtual Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday at Virtual Miller Park. Reynolds’ two-run single in the eighth inning off Josh Hader (1-1) broke a 3-3 tie and put the Virtual Buccos in position to possibly sweep the National League Central-leading Brewers on Sunday in the finale of the three-game series. The second-place Pirates are now 1 ½ games behind the Brewers in the division standings. The Virtual Corsairs also moved a season-high eight games over .500 at 45-37. Norma

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. MILWAUKEE – A rookie came up big in the Virtual Pirates’ most important game of the season to this point. Mitch Keller pitched into the eighth inning and the Virtual Buccos downed the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 at Virtual Miller Park in the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the National League Central. The second-place Pirates drew within 2 ½ games of the division-leading Brewers. They also improved to 44-37 at the midpoint of the season. Keller (6-3) gave up two runs and eight hits in 7 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks. He threw 100 pitches while lowering his ERA to 2.72. Nick Burdi pitched

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. WASHINGTON – The Virtual Pirates missed facing Virtual Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg. However, Austin Voth pitched like last year’s World Series MVP on Thursday. Voth allowed one run in five innings as the Nationals beat the Virtual Buccos 6-4 at Virtual Nationals Park. The team split the four-game series. The Pirates now have a big three-game set against the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers that starts Friday night at Virtual Miller Park. The Brewers lead the National League Central and the surprising Virtual Corsairs (43-37) are in second place, 3 ½ games back. The Pirates will also be fully healthy as third baseman Colin Moran

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. WASHINGTON – Erik Gonzalez is providing a jolt of power off the bench for the Virtual Pirates. Subbing at shortstop while Kevin Newman was rested, Gonzalez hit a pair of home runs to lead the Virtual Buccos to a 7-2 victory over the Virtual Washington Nationals on Wednesday night at Virtual Nationals Park. The Pirates have won two of three in the four-game series. They improved to 43-36 with their fifth win in seven games. Gonzalez hit solo shots in the second and ninth innings to open and close the scoring. He also homered in Tuesday night’s loss to the Nationals, playing third base while Ke’Bryan Hayes got the night off. Adam Fraz

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. WASHINGTON – Joe Musgrove and Max Scherzer had combined for 20 victories going into Tuesday night’s game at Virtual Nationals Park. So, what happened? A slugfest broke out, of course. Asdrubal Cabrera hit a pivotal home run, scored three runs, and drove in three to lead the Virtual Washington Nationals to a 10-8 victory over the Virtual Pirates. The teams have split the first two games of the four-game series. The loss dropped the Virtual Buccos to 42-36. The game featured six home runs, three by each team. Cabrera’s blast in the sixth off Richard Rodriguez capped a four-run inning and put the Nationals ahead 9-8. The home run cam

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. WASHINGTON – The Virtual Pirates did not back down against the real defending World Series champions. Adam Frazier reached base five times and the Virtual Buccos scored seven runs in the third inning on their way to a 10-5 victory over the Virtual Washington Nationals on Monday night at Virtual Nationals Park. Frazier had four hits and a walk as the Pirates opened the four-game series with a win and improved to 42-35. They trail the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers by two games in the National League Central. Elias Diaz drove in the first run in the big third inning with a single, snapping a 2-2 tie. Kevin Newman and Ke’Bryan Hayes each hit t

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. PITTSBURGH – The Virtual Pirates are taking run prevention to a high level. Chris Archer and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout Saturday as the Virtual Buccos blanked the Virtual Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 at Virtual PNC Park. It was the Pirates’ third straight shutout. They whitewashed the Blue Jays 3-0 on Friday night in the opener of the three-game series and stymied the Virtual New York Yankees 2-0 on Wednesday. The Pirates raised their record to 41-34 and are only one game behind the first-place Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central standings. Archer (7-1) allowed three hits in seven innings while strik

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. PITTSBURGH – Joe Musgrove did it again. Musgrove pitched his second consecutive shutout, a three-hitter, as the Virtual Pirates beat the Virtual New York Yankees 2-0 on Wednesday night at Virtual PNC Park. While throwing 116 pitches, Musgrove (9-3) struck out 10 and walked none while lowering his season ERA to 2.91. He blanked the Virtual San Francisco Giants on two hits in his previous start. Musgrove has 96 strikeouts in 99 innings to go with high win total and low ERA. The Virtual Buccos split the two-game series and raised their record to 39-34. They are in second place in the National League Central, three games behind the Virt

I will be serving as general manager/manager of the Pirates in a 2020 season simulation along with 29 others using Out Of The Park Baseball. Feel free to check  here  for daily updates. I realize baseball is a lot less important than what is going on in the world today but perhaps it can provide a diversion for a few moments. PITTSBURGH – The Virtual Pirates scored 10 runs for the second game in a row. This time, though, it was not enough. Giancarlo Stanton hit two home runs to lead the Virtual New York Yankees to a 12-10 victory over the Virtual Buccos on Tuesday night at Virtual PNC Park in the opener of a two-game series. The Pirates lost for the third time in four games while falling to 38-34. Sunday, they routed the Virtual Colorado Rockies 10-2 on the road. After falling behind 8-0 in the third inning Tuesday, the Pirates rallied to tie the score at 9-9 in the fifth and 10-10 in the sixth. However, Gary Sanchez’s two-run home run in the off Richard Ro