Overview: It not be easy to talk like a Pirate. Nar. But talk - and use thar typewriter contraption - we must because it be our chance to discuss our team. We are not like those dorky idiot semi-pirates that solve a bunch of puzzles and collect thar booty only to spend it on pastel-colored clothing. No, we make ye walk the plank if ye talk like that. We had thar National League pennant stolen from us, we say, and that will not happen again.0
Pitching
Samuel Oullette
Code:
Year Team Age G W L IP H R ER HR BB SO CG Sh ERA
1900 Pittsburgh - NL 24 42 23 15 327.2 349 150 111 6 72 133 22 4 3.05
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 25 35 17 18 304.1 277 133 88 5 76 166 32 1 2.60
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 26 42 22 16 334.2 337 157 108 5 71 131 33 1 2.90
Oullette had another onna them solid seasons that make us happy he's our staff ace. From here on out we are calling him the Staff Buccaneer. For that's what he is.
Teh-Huai Wang
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Year Team Age G W L IP H R ER HR BB SO CG Sh ERA
1900 Pittsburgh - NL 25 79 5 9 138.2 152 70 54 0 36 74 0 0 3.50
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 26 34 16 7 219.0 193 86 65 1 58 118 18 2 2.67
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 27 38 15 16 283.0 260 137 93 6 63 149 25 2 2.96
What do we do with a drunken Teh-Huai? Wang actually doesn't drink a whole lot, at least compared to his teammates, but that be close to the title of onna our sea shanties. We pirates love to sing. Wang does not love starting for a full season, but what kinda job does he expect? Swabbin' the poop deck if this keeps up.
Kenneth Cudlip
Code:
Year Team Age G W L IP H R ER HR BB SO CG Sh ERA
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 20 36 18 15 307.2 300 136 89 7 78 172 32 2 2.60
1902 Pittsburgh - ABA 21 29 19 7 235.2 192 80 59 4 43 106 24 6 2.25
This landlubber hurt his arm on September 1 and missed the rest o' thar year. We be worried, for it's the kind of arm hurtin' ya can't just rub some seawater on and hope that it's better. Up until that point, he be darn near the best Pirate on the mound.
Jim "Checkmate" McNeiledge
Code:
Year Team Age G W L IP H R ER HR BB SO CG Sh ERA
1900 Philadelphia - NL 32 45 19 22 367.1 391 168 125 6 101 108 23 5 3.06
1901 Philadelphia - AL 33 35 18 16 294.0 314 161 112 4 60 117 29 5 3.43
1902 Philadelphia - AL 34 7 4 3 63.0 55 20 13 4 13 17 7 0 1.86
1902 Philadelphia - NL 34 4 2 2 31.0 34 21 13 1 7 9 3 0 3.77
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 34 26 17 7 222.2 211 87 65 2 29 64 22 3 2.63
1902 Total - ABA 34 37 23 12 316.2 300 128 91 7 49 90 32 3 2.59
Checkmate did see him some sights last year. First he jumped back from the Americanners to the Nationals in Phil-ar-delphia, then he threatened to flip back so they traded him to us hearty mates for a washed-up Chris Tippett and a sack of doubloons. We were happy with him and don't mind if we do put him back in thar rotation next year.
Patrick Pearse
Code:
Year Team Age G W L IP H R ER HR BB SO CG Sh ERA
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 24 14 6 7 121.1 114 61 42 0 46 41 13 2 3.12
Pearse looked alright but he just wasn't quite ready. Landlubbers had better look out, for it won't be long until he'll be blowin' away people with his drop-shoot and another pitch he throws that we will keep secret.
Everyone Else
Code:
Name Age G W L IP H R ER HR BB SO CG Sh ERA
Kerry Osbaldeston 29 10 3 4 61.1 62 24 1 7 11 3.52
Chris Tippett 34 3 0 1 9.1 6 2 0 5 1 1.93
Catcher and First Base
Mark Miller C(85)
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Pittsburgh - NL 26 129 502 172 14 4 7 78 83 33 27 0 .343
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 28 93 332 93 13 2 0 45 33 16 14 0 .280
Miller spent all of 1901 in bed recovering from a head injury he suffered at the end of spring training. Bleedin' ugly, it was. We thought he was a goner, at least from baseball. Fortunately for us he came back and had a good year, considerin'. We pirates don't like ta make excuses, but holy bejeezers.
Alfred Eberhart C(49)
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Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Pittsburgh - NL 27 92 149 33 4 1 0 22 14 11 13 1 .221
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 28 63 207 59 11 8 2 29 34 17 22 0 .285
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 29 56 191 48 8 4 1 31 23 15 13 0 .251
Eberhart is a fine specimen of a backup backstop. Yar har har! We made a funny!
Mark Lucott 1B(140)
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Pittsburgh - NL 27 154 636 208 28 6 4 106 96 61 29 3 .327
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 28 137 548 173 29 9 3 83 71 51 34 0 .316
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 29 140 590 176 31 5 4 92 84 59 16 3 .298
Lucott has missed 3 games in the past 3 years. He strikes out as often as he sits down, and in the field has been known to pull on a man's belt as he's taggin' up for second base. He's our kinda Pirate.
Everybody Else
Code:
Player Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
Ray Ellis 21 10 48 12 1 4 0 7 4 1 3 0 .250 C(10)
Infield
Tim William 2B(92), SS(51)
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Chicago - AA 32 143 507 155 17 7 4 50 111 87 17 28 .306
1901 Chicago - NL 33 34 123 29 3 3 1 15 20 19 6 4 .236
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 33 95 376 125 11 10 5 48 68 44 18 6 .332
1901 Total - NL 33 129 499 154 14 13 6 63 88 63 24 10 .309
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 34 135 503 140 26 12 5 98 83 74 16 19 .278
Scurvy dogs like Tim William don't get older, they just get... ar, I suppose they do get older. But they stay good as they get old. William had the pirate's gift of clutch last season, leadin' his league in ribeyes for the second time in his career and just missing 100.
Gianlucca Pezzo 2B(59)
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Pittsburgh - AA 22 132 497 131 11 6 3 66 84 46 30 14 .264
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 23 120 455 98 12 10 1 52 68 42 54 9 .215
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 24 60 184 36 5 2 0 20 23 14 13 3 .196
Pezzo is a surehanded second baseman that the Pirates would love to continue to start at the position, but he just can't hit enough to avoid walking the plank. Last year he committed 2 errors in 296 chances, which is great if you are not a landlubber.
George "Smooth" Theodore 3B(133)
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Pittsburgh - AA 23 146 559 172 20 6 12 96 90 81 23 0 .308
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 24 74 266 75 15 4 5 45 37 53 15 0 .282
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 25 133 480 143 23 6 2 65 93 117 10 1 .298
Just because the sportswriters ignore Smooth Theodore does not mean that pitchers do the same. Last year he led all of baseball in free passes to first base. Even though he's only stolen one base in 3 years - is this the way a pirate acts? - he also just missed scoring a hundred times last year. A finer third baseman there could not be.
Monk Eastman SS(92)
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 21 5 18 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 .167
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 22 92 324 89 13 1 1 42 42 36 29 1 .275
Eastman's scary visage, complete with wide mustache, makes him in many ways the Ultimate Pirate. He does not clout the ball like some of his teammates, though, so for now that honor shall be kept.
Everybody Else
Code:
Player Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
Shane Rathmell 27 26 70 11 1 1 1 7 8 0 4 1 .157 3B(10), SS(9), 2B(4), 1B(1)
Outfield
David Cook LF(131) NL Rookie of the Year
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 20 29 73 24 3 1 0 11 15 4 8 0 .329
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 21 134 571 172 29 7 1 70 78 38 36 6 .301
Boy, did John Choate pick a bad year to get hurted up. His replacement David Cook came in and looked nearly as good as Choate ever did at the plate - okay, perhaps that is overstating things, but you know how we pirates get - and far, far better afield than the fumble-fingered superstar. As a result, Choate is likely headed to yet another team.
Johnston "Captain Kid" Long CF(127) NL Most Valuable Player
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Pittsburgh - AA 22 143 535 165 20 7 11 62 136 133 26 53 .308
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 23 138 540 174 25 18 7 58 120 112 44 28 .322
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 24 128 517 175 25 16 8 63 125 101 19 59 .338
Although for a couple months it looked like Long might actually manage to finish the season reaching base on more than half of his trips at bat before he slumped a little, it is hard to call last year a disappointment. Long proved that he is still growing as a ballplayer. He says he won't stop until the Pirates win a World Series or he "gets in on some of that Bluebeard action", 'twatever that should mean.
Ned Kelly Jr. RF(124)
Code:
Year Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
1900 Pittsburgh - AA 22 32 50 18 1 0 2 15 13 8 3 1 .360
1901 Pittsburgh - NL 23 117 493 128 22 8 6 63 77 44 29 8 .260
1902 Pittsburgh - NL 24 124 509 156 38 19 8 82 95 55 32 10 .306
If there was such an award as "Sophomore of the Year", we suspect Ned Kelly would have won it, aye. Then again, there are so many young players on the Pirates roster that maybe they would have awarded it to someone else instead. Then we would have stolen it, for we are pirates.
Everybody Else
Code:
Player Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB AVG
John Bebbington 38 40 92 22 1 0 2 13 6 2 5 2 .239 CF(15), RF(5), LF(2)
Jon Wellwood 27 53 117 35 5 4 0 11 17 6 8 3 .299 RF(15), LF(8)