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2009 REGULAR SEASON FINAL STANDINGS
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Teams |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
RS |
RA |
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Pirates |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
- |
22 |
4 |
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Orioles |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
- |
17 |
4 |
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Cardinals |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
- |
17 |
10 |
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Nationals |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
- |
12 |
1 |
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Athletics |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
1 |
10 |
17 |
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Tigers |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
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Red Sox |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
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Braves |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
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GAME RE-CAP
SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2009
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Vs. |
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APRIL 26, 2009 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
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PIRATES |
3 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
20 |
3 |
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BRAVES |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
3 |
7 |
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The strong rivalry since the 2005 Braves championship come
from behind 8-7 win over The Pirates continued at The
Herlihy Field QVOTBL 2009 season opener in Whately. The
fierce rivalry history includes first round play-off match
-ups for the 2007 & 2008 seasons, when each number 7 seed
upset the number 2 seed in the first round of the play-offs.
Pirates 20 hit attack was lead by former Expo/National
veteran lead-off hitter Steve "The Knightman" Trzcinski with
a stellar 3-4 day at the plate. The early season weather was
warm, but the defense was cold as both teams combined for an
ugly 10 error effort. After a commanding
lead Pirate catcher Andy Ayres, in the true sportsmanship
attitude of the league, cited league rule 6.3, which states
that a 15 run mercy rule only goes into effect after both 5
innings are completed and two hours have elapsed in playing
time. The Braves agreed to this interpretation of the rule
and play continued until the middle of the sixth inning.
Basically, it was a grapefruit league type of game, which
counted in the regular season standings. The only game
highlights I could come up with were the triples hit by
Pirates Todd Somersette and newcomers Eric Morgan.
Respectfully submitted,
Larry Pietras, Pirates Manager
Pirates Pitching Report
Larry Pietras, 6 innings Winning pitcher : 1-0
Braves: J.J. Odom 4 innings;
Eugene Diana 2;
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APRIL 26, 2009 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
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ORIOLES |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
17 |
20 |
3 |
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TIGERS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
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Mike Maier, who led the
Orioles to the play off championship in 2008, picked up
where he left off last fall with another strong
performance supported by the stingy Orioles defense .
Mike's off season training involved a marathon in So.
Caroline in mid February as the 47 year old right hander
decided to run rather than to swim the English Channel
this year. The Orioles opening , however, not only
feature strong pitching by Maier, Fran Nai and Sam
Williams but an explosive offense as the Orioles pounded
out in excess of twenty hits as well as many hard and
long drives for outs. There were were no easy outs as
Orioles second baseman and 13th batter ( 57 year old
Roberto Mahler) had a career day lashing three line
shots to left in four at bats and immediately started
attempting to negotiate a new contract. Fran Nai, Steve
Testoni, Ron Dumon, Ned Nedeau, Sam Williams and Garry
Beard all ripped three hits and several other O's ripped
hits as well.. many of which were scored right down
the third base line or in the gaps.
The field conditions,
umpiring and weather were all 10 's
WP Maier, Mike ( 6
innings) Nai, Fran ( 2 innings) Williams, Sam ( 1
inning)
LP Verville, Scott ( 5
innings) Ceipela, Chris ( 2 innings) Healy, Jim ( 2
innings)
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