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 (...

  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. ...

   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 ...

  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 ...

  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 Semie...

  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 throwi...

  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 move...