Can’t win em all I guess.
First Pitch: 7:05
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Bud Norris, RHP (27)
Astros? Bud? It seems like the Pirates are playing against the SPCA. Thankfully that isn’t his real name. His real name is David. Not sure where bud came from so I’ll just assume he smokes copious amounts of marijuana.
Being a straight edge individual I can not condone this type of behavior so I hope Bud Norris gets smacked around a lot.
Ole’ Bob Marley here is having a pretty blah season. The only really impressive thing is the strikeout numbers. He smokes fastballs by guys like he smokes reefer. Often.
| W | L | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 4.53 | 11 | 10 | 55.2 | 59 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 25 | 54 | 91 | 1.509 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 2.16 |
| 9 | 10 | 4.92 | 27 | 27 | 153.2 | 151 | 94 | 84 | 18 | 77 | 158 | 80 | 1.484 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 2.05 |
| 6 | 11 | 3.77 | 31 | 31 | 186.0 | 177 | 93 | 78 | 24 | 70 | 176 | 100 | 1.328 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 2.51 |
| 2 | 1 | 4.58 | 6 | 6 | 37.1 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 81 | 1.393 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 2.54 |
| 23 | 25 | 4.35 | 75 | 74 | 432.2 | 426 | 237 | 209 | 56 | 185 | 421 | 89 | 1.412 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 2.28 |
| 10 | 11 | 4.35 | 34 | 34 | 197 | 194 | 108 | 95 | 26 | 84 | 192 | 89 | 1.412 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 2.28 |
Willie Nelson does manage to strikeout lots of Pirates though, at least he did last year.
| W | L | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 4 | 4 | 26.2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 1.388 | 8.8 | 3.25 |
Decent enough numbers, but just decent.
Tommy Chong has neither owned, nor been destroyed by the Pirates. He K’s a ton, but that’s about it. His numbers are just okay, lifetime.
| W | L | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 4.04 | 8 | 8 | 49.0 | 56 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 1.449 | 10.5 | 3.80 |
Pirates batter’s have some pretty decent success against him.
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McCutchen | 26 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .280 | .308 | .440 | .748 |
| Garrett Jones | 25 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .273 | .360 | .500 | .860 |
| Neil Walker | 21 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .444 | .524 | .611 | 1.135 |
| Jose Tabata | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .313 | .563 |
| Casey McGehee | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .273 | .273 | .364 | .636 |
| Pedro Alvarez | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .222 | .667 | .889 |
| Michael McKenry | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .556 | .667 | 1.222 |
| Alex Presley | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| Charlie Morton | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rod Barajas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nate McLouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kevin Correia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 140 | 132 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 43 | .273 | .314 | .417 | .731 |
James McDonald, RHP (27)
I think it’s safe to say that James McDonald is the real “Huntington Beach Bad Boy”, not that bum Tito Ortiz.
You could make the case that J-Mac has been the Pirates best pitcher.
| Tm | W | L | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.00 | |
| LAD | 5 | 5 | 4.00 | 45 | 4 | 63.0 | 60 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 54 | 100 | 1.492 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 1.59 |
| TOT | 4 | 6 | 4.02 | 15 | 12 | 71.2 | 70 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 68 | 101 | 1.381 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 2.34 |
| LAD | 0 | 1 | 8.22 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 2.087 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 1.40 |
| PIT | 4 | 5 | 3.52 | 11 | 11 | 64.0 | 59 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 61 | 115 | 1.297 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 2.54 |
| PIT | 9 | 9 | 4.21 | 31 | 31 | 171.0 | 176 | 86 | 80 | 24 | 78 | 142 | 90 | 1.485 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 1.82 |
| PIT | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 6 | 6 | 36.2 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 136 | 1.091 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 2.38 |
| 5 Yrs | 20 | 21 | 3.90 | 101 | 53 | 348.1 | 338 | 163 | 151 | 36 | 155 | 297 | 99 | 1.415 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 1.92 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 9 | 9 | 3.90 | 45 | 23 | 154 | 149 | 72 | 67 | 16 | 68 | 131 | 99 | 1.415 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 1.92 |
| PIT (3 yrs) | 15 | 15 | 3.84 | 48 | 48 | 271.2 | 262 | 122 | 116 | 29 | 115 | 234 | 100 | 1.388 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 2.03 |
| LAD (3 yrs) | 5 | 6 | 4.11 | 53 | 5 | 76.2 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 40 | 63 | 99 | 1.513 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 1.58 |
Quick question for you WordPress users. Doesn’t it annoy you when you accidentally paste a bunch of code into the damn visual editor?
Back to Jmac, just check the last three games.
| Opp | Rslt | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | Pit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | W,5-4 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 82 | |
| SFG | L,0-5 | L(0-1) | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 88 |
| ARI | W,2-1 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.45 | 79 | |
| COL | L,1-2 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.78 | 101 | |
| ATL | W,9-3 | W(1-1) | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2.97 | 114 |
| CIN | W,3-2 | W(2-1) | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.70 | 99 |
James was a force against the Stros’ last year. They just couldn’t hit him.
| G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS | BB | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | .220 | .301 | .297 | .598 | .294 |
I guess the fact that he was 2-1 is enough, but it always seems like the dominant performances never get the wins.
| W | L | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1.80 | 4 | 4 | 25.0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 104 | 1.240 | 8.6 | 2.18 |
Just another entry in my series “Why You Can’t Judge By Wins and Loses”.
His career numbers are quite similar because, frankly, last year was the majority of it.
| W | L | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3.10 | 6 | 5 | 29.0 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 1.379 | 8.7 | 2.15 |
Carlos Lee will be celebrating his 87th birthday soon.
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Lee | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 |
| Jordan Schafer | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .444 | .844 |
| Jose Altuve | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .600 | .800 |
| Brian Bogusevic | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| J.D. Martinez | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| J.A. Happ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| Chris Johnson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Downs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| Brett Myers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Justin Maxwell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Chris Snyder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 58 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .269 | .321 | .385 | .706 |
