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. NEW YORK -- Trevor Williams was magnificent. The right-hander pitched a four-hit shutout as the Virtual Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Virtual New York Mets 4-0 on Saturday night at Virtual Citi Field. Williams (4-3) struck out five, walked two and threw 62 of his 105 pitches for strikes. He helped the Pirates improve to 21-23 and even the four-game series at a game apiece. The Virtual Buccos gave Williams an early cushion with a three-run first inning against Rick Porcello (1-8). Gregory Polanco and Kevin Newman sandwiched RBI singles around Elias Diaz’s sacrifice fly. Diaz added a run-scoring single in the third. Adam Frazier...

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 – Well, at least the Virtual Pirates weren’t shut out. Dakota Hudson (4-2) pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and Matt Carpenter had a home run among his three hits to lead the Virtual St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-1 victory over the Virtual Buccos on Wednesday at Virtual PNC Park. The Pirates dropped two of three games in the series and saw their record fall to 20-22. Guillermo Heredia kept the Pirates from being blanked when he hit a pinch-hit RBI double with one out in the ninth inning. Steven Brault (1-1) took the loss, allowing five runs and eight hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked one during an 86-pitch 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 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 has struggled through the first quarter of the season, but he provided a big blow Tuesday night. Polanco belted a three-run home run to help power the Virtual Pirates to a 6-4 victory over the Virtual St. Louis Cardinals at Virtual PNC Park. The homer off Carlos Martinez (2-6) extended the Virtual Buccos’ lead to 6-2. That was enough to improve the Pirates’ record to 20-21 with their fourth win in five games. It was Polanco’s seventh home run of the season. However, his batting average is just .199. Mitch Keller (2-3) allowed two runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings for the win. He had four strikeouts...

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 – Strangely, the Virtual Pirates’ bats were silent on Craig Wilson Day. Dexter Fowler singled in the tiebreaking run in the top of the ninth inning Monday night to give the Virtual St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Virtual Buccos in the opener of a three-game series at Virtual PNC Park. The Pirates managed only one run and four hits on the 16 th anniversary of their bench coach’s monster game. On May 11, 2004, Wilson smashed two home runs and a triple and drove in seven runs in the Real Pirates’ victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Virtual Corsairs wasted a strong outing by Chris Archer, who allow...

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 -- Inspired by an idea from bench coach Craig Wilson, the Virtual Pittsburgh Pirates pulled off a Mother’s Day sweep. Slumping Josh Bell blasted a three-run home run and Bryan Reynolds hit the game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Virtual Philadelphia Phillies at Virtual PNC Park. The Pirates swept the three-game series to move within a game of .500 at 19-20. The Virtual Buccos were excited to win in front of their mothers and wives. It was Wilson’s idea to fly them in from various points throughout North America. With the score tied 4-4 in the ninth, Jarrod...

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 has become the Virtual Pirates’ top starting pitcher. How good is Musgrove right now? Virtual Buccos bench coach and legendary slugger Craig Wilson might have a hard time hitting the big right-hander. Musgrove pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and combined with two relievers on a four-hitter Saturday to lead the Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the Virtual Philadelphia Phillies at Virtual PNC Park. It was the fourth consecutive win for Musgrove (4-2). He allowed three hits, struck out five, walked two and threw 110 pitches. The Pirates won for the third time in four games to improve to 18-20. The Phillies a...

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 – Perhaps the Virtual Pirates won one for the Skipper. Bryan Reynolds hit a pair of home runs and the Virtual Buccos routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park. Reynolds hit two-run home runs off rookie Spencer Howard (3-1) in the third and fifth innings as the Pirates took a 9-0 lead. The homer in the third opened the scoring. Reynolds finished 3 for 4 with a double, four RBIs and a stolen base. It was the first game back for Virtual Corsairs manager John Perrotto, returning to the dugout 11 days after quadruple bypass heart surgery. The ballclub was 4-5 while ...