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 regular 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 took away much of the suspense early in the opener of their pivotal four-game series with the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers. Travis Swaggerty’s grand slam capped a seven-run first inning and the Virtual Buccos rolled to a 9-2 victory Monday night at Virtual PNC Park. The division-leading Pirates (80-58) moved 7 ½ games in front of the second-place Brewers in the National League Central with 24 games remaining. Josh Bell hit a two-run home run, his 30 th , in the big first inning and Elias Diaz added an RBI single before Swaggerty connected with the bases full. All the runs came off Jeff “The Shark” Samardzija (6-14). Winni

  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 regular 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. ST. LOUIS – The Virtual Pirates enter an important four-game home series with the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers coming off taking two of three from the Virtual St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend at Virtual Busch Stadium. That’s four Virtuals in one sentence. Tommy Edman’s RBI single in the bottom of the 12 th inning Sunday gave the Cardinals a 6-5 victory and allowed them to avoid being swept. The first-place Pirates (79-58) remained 6 ½ games ahead of the second-place Brewers in the National League Central. The teams open their series Monday night with Trevor Williams (12-4, 4.30) facing Jeff Samardzija (6-13, 4.92) at Virtual PNC Park. With the score

   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 regular 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. PHILADELPHIA -- The Virtual Pirates’ bid to sweep the season series from the Virtual Philadelphia Phlllies fell one run short. Breyvic Valera doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10 th inning off Keone Kela as the Phillies downed the Virtual Buccos 3-2 on Wednesday night at Virtual Citizens Bank Park. The Pirates (77-57) were unable to close out their second three-game sweep of the Phillies this year but remained five games ahead of the second-place Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. Ryan Schimpf singled with two outs off Kela (3-3) and Valera followed by lining his game-winner to the left-center field gap for his f

  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 regular 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 put on an inspired performance. Adam Frazier hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning and Trevor Williams pitched one-run ball over seven innings Tuesday night as the Virtual Buccos beat the Virtual Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 at Virtual Citizens Bank Park. The Pirates (77-56) have won the first two games of the three-game series and five of their last six games. They increased their lead to five games over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. Frazier connected off Ranger Suarez (0-1) to put the Pirates ahead 3-0. The blast came after back-to-back singles by Josh Bell and Gregory Polanco. Tho

  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 regular 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. PHILADELPHIA – Kevin Newman has adjusted quite nicely to being as a bench player with Virtual Pirates. He will now be moving back to the starting lineup after a clutch hit. Newman’s two-run single as a pinch hitter in the top of the 10 th inning helped the Virtual Buccos to a 5-4 victory over the Virtual Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night at Virtual Citizens Bank Park. The Pirates (76-56) increased their National League Central lead to four games over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers by taking the opener of a three-game series. The Virtual Corsairs have won four of their last five games. Following the acquisition of shortstop Marcus Semien from the Vir

  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 regular 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 put enough runners on base but none of them crossed the plate. Shelby Miller and Drew Steckenrider combined on a six-hit shutout as the Virtual Miami Marlins blanked the Virtual Buccos 1-0 on Sunday at Virtual PNC Park. The Pirates (75-56) missed a chance to sweep the four-game series but remained 3 ½ games ahead of the second-place Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. Chris Archer (8-7) was the tough-luck loser as he allowed only one run – on a solo homer by rookie Monte Harrison in the seventh inning – on three hits in seven innings. Archer had nine strikeouts and one walk while throwing 90 pitches.

  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 regular 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 reached a significant benchmark Saturday night. Jose Osuna’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Virtual Buccos a 3-2 victory over the Virtual Miami Marlins at Virtual PNC Park. The Pirates (75-55) moved a season-high 20 games over .500 and put themselves in position to sweep the four-game series Sunday. The Pirates also increased their lead to 3 ½ games over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. With the score tied at 2-2, rookie center fielder Travis Swaggerty started the ninth by singling off Ryne Stanek (5-4). One out later, Marcus Semien walked then the runners moved to second an

  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 regular 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 – This is the homestand for the Virtual Pirates to make some hay while playing two last-place team. So far, the Pirates are doing a good job of filling the barn. The Pirates improved to a 3-1 on their six-game homestand by outlasting the Virtual Miami Marlins 9-6 on Friday night at Virtual PNC Park. The Pirates have taken the first two games of the series following a two-game split with the Virtual Detroit Tigers. The Virtual Corsairs now have a 2 ½-game lead in the National League Central over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers. However, there was so bad news Friday night as Sean Manaea was forced to leave his start in the fourth inning because o

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 regular 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. CINCINNATI – Sunday was not the Virtual Pirates’ day. Aristides Aquino hit a grand slam and Tyler Mahle pitched into the ninth inning as the Virtual Cincinnati Reds walloped the Virtual Buccos 14-1 at Virtual Great American Ball Park. The Pirates (71-54) split the four-game series and had its lead in the National League Central cut to two games over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers. Joe Musgrove (11-5) was tagged for eight runs in 1 2/3 innings. He surrendered six hit, walked three, struck out one and threw 53 pitches. Jesse Winker led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run to open the scoring and it got worse from there for Musgrove and 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 regular 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. CINCINNATI – You can’t a game when you don’t give up any runs and that’s exactly what the Virtual Pirates did Friday night. Rookie JT Brubaker and two relievers combined on a one-hit shutout and the Virtual Buccos rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Virtual Cincinnati Reds at Virtual Great American Ball Park. The Pirates (70-53) had lost five of their previous eight games and saw their 5 1/2-game lead in the National League Central over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers cut to one game. The lead is now two games following Friday night’s win. Brubaker (2-1) went 5 2/3 innings and allowed the only hit, a leadoff double to Nick Senzel in the third inning, before

  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 regular 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. CINCINNATI – The Virtual Pirates seemed to take solid control of the National League Central race last week. Now, their grip on first place is loosening by the day. Anthony DeSclafani pitched six solid innings to lead the Virtual Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Virtual Buccos on Thursday night at Virtual Great American Ball Park in the opener of a four-game series. The Pirates had their division lead sliced to one game over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers. The Virtual Corsairs had a 5 ½-game lead after sweeping the Brewers in a three-game series last week at Virtual PNC Park but have since gone 2-5. Marcus Semien got the Pirates headed in the rig

  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 regular 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. ST. LOUIS – Oliver Perez’s homecoming with the Virtual Pirates was not a happy one. The veteran left-handed reliever took the loss Wednesday night as the Virtual St. Louis Cardinals scored a run in the ninth inning and edged the Virtual Buccos 5-4 at Virtual Busch Stadium. The Pirates (69-52) lost two of three in the series and have dropped four of their last six games since sweeping the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series at Virtual PNC Park. The division-leading Pirates’ lead in the National League Central over the Brewers is down to two games. Perez (1-1) came on to start the ninth inning with the score tied at 4 in his first appearanc

  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 regular 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. ST. LOUIS – Joe Musgrove did it all. The big right-hander pitched eight-plus scoreless innings and hit the first home run of his virtual career as the Virtual Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to an 11-0 victory over the Virtual St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night at Virtual Busch Stadium. Musgrove combined with Keone Kela on a six-hit shutout as the Pirates (69-51) maintained a three-game lead over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. Musgrove (11-4) allowed five hits, struck out 10 and walked one while throwing 115 pitches. He also connected for a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Trevor Cahill. Rookie center fielder Travis Swa

  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 regular 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. ST. LOUIS – The Virtual Pirates let one get away. The Virtual St. Louis Cardinals scored all their runs in the eighth, an inning capped by Paul Goldschmidt’s two-run double, to rally for a 4-2 victory over the Virtual Buccos on Monday night to open a three-game at Virtual Busch Stadium. The Pirates (68-51) lost for the third time in four games and had its lead in the National League Central cut to three games over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers. Sean Manaea took a 2-0 lead in the eighth inning before allowing a leadoff triple to Edmundo Sosa. After Manaea struck out the next two batters, Brandon Kintzler came on in relief. Kintzler immediately walked H

  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 regular 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 – A rookie turning in an outstanding all-around performance and a manager goaded into acting out proved the perfect recipe to provide the Virtual Pirates with a spark. Rookie JT Brubaker pitched seven strong innings for his first career victory and contributed a two-run double during a 12-run sixth inning in the Virtual Buccos’ 15-2 rout of the Virtual Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Virtual PNC Park. The Virtual Pirates (68-50) split the four-game series and remained 3 ½ games ahead of the second-place Virtual Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. The Pirates had looked a little sleepy after losing two games in a row to the Dia

  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 regular 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 losing their grip on the National League Central lead. The Virtual Buccos lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks in consecutive games on Friday and Saturday while the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers won both days. The Pirates (67-50) now hold a 3 ½-game edge on the Brewers in the division standings. On Saturday night, rookie Zac Gallen (2-4) pitched into the eighth inning as the Diamondbacks won 5-2. The right-hander allowed two runs and five hits in 7 1/3 innings while striking out eighth. Mitch Keller (8-5) was knocked out during a four-run fifth inning in which the Diamondbacks went ahead 5-2. The rookie struck out 10 in ju

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 regular 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 keep on winning and now they are getting lots of national media attention. Jacob Stallings hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Virtual Buccos edged the Virtual Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Thursday night at Virtual PNC Park in the opener of a four-game series. The Pirates (67-48) extended their lead in the National League Central to 5 ½ games over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers while running their winning streak to four games. The Pirates caught a break in the eighth inning when Gregory Polanco reached on pitcher Andrew Chafin’s two-base throwing error. Polanco eventually scored on Stallings’ scoring fly ba

  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 regular 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’ trade with the Oakland Athletics last month paid off in a big way Wednesday night. Sean Manaea pitched eight strong innings and Marcus Semien blasted a three-run home run to lead the Virtual Buccos to a 5-3 victory over the Virtual Milwaukee Brewers at Virtual PNC Park and a three-game sweep of a series between the top two teams in the National League Central. The Pirates (66-48) increased their lead to five games over the Brewers. It has become a virtual two-team division race as the Virtual Cincinnati Reds are 11 games behind and the Virtual Chicago Cubs are 11 ½ games back. Manaea (12-7) scattered eight hits and allowe