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luckymann · 07-18-2021, 09:29 AM

The parallels with ’03 are quite remarkable as we take our good sweet time finding anything approaching the sort of form we’ll need to compete here. A bunch of guys contributing little at plate is the main hindrance, but our pitching isn’t entirely blame-free even if Phillippe and Chesbro continue to shine. And yet, like last year, one can only be encouraged by the fact that we are still well within touch.

After three more poor starts – and I mean poor for a couple of them – I decide enough is enough and flip O’Neill into the SP4 role and push Altrock into the pen.

At this point we are 14-14.

There’s little to report from the second half of the month and no way to sugar-coat the fact that we are just playing well beneath ourselves. The lads sure seem to be working hard at it, but things simply aren’t going our way for the moment. It happens. I’m not going to overreact here; I’m just going to keep reiterating the fundamentals and hopefully the natural talent of the group will bubble back to the surface in due time.

The only point of note is a hamstring strain suffered by Danny Murphy, which will keep him on ice until sometime in mid-to-late June.

We go 13-13 in May and enter June at 20-22, some 5 games in back of the Giants.

Hot

Honus Wagner: pretty much a one-man band as far as our offence goes, as he slashes 378/450/622 and is the only player with double-figure RBI for the month with 15. His 3.9 WAR clearly leads either league.
Deacon Phillippe: while Chesbro just regresses a bit, Deacon flies the flag with a 5-2 / 1.60 month.

Not

Charlie Hickman: simply having a filthy season so far, and May is no different as he manages to hit a measly buck-twelve with 5 RBI and an OPS+ of MINUS 5.
Our pitching in general: second-worst ERA in the NL at 2.96, which might not sound too bad but keep in mind this is peak deadball era.

Around the Leagues

Still incredibly tight in both circuits, and I take back my April comment about the Tigers – they now have a better record than we do...
The White Sox lose Fielder Jones for 5 weeks to back spasms.

Awards

05/02 POTW: AL – Ned Garvin (St. Louis) 2-0 / 1.00 / 9 K / 18 IP; NL – Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) .586 / 0 HR / 8 RBI.
05/09 POTW: AL – Doc White (Detroit) 2-0 / 0.00 / 9 K / 17.1 IP; NL – Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) .545 / 4 RBI.
05/16 POTW: AL – Casey Patten (Washington) 2-0 / 0.00 / 4 K / 13 IP; NL – Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) .480 / 1 HR / 4 RBI.
05/23 POTW: AL – Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) .480 / 1 HR / 9 RBI; NL – Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) .440 / 2 HR / 7 RBI.
05/30 POTW: AL – Kid Elberfeld (Detroit) .435 / 4 RBI; NL – Rube Waddell (St. Louis) 2-0 / 0.50 / 16 K / 18 IP.

AL Batter of the Month: Pop Foster (Detroit) .355 / 2 HR / 19 RBI.
NL Batter of the Month: Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) .378 / 2 HR / 14 RBI.
AL Pitcher of the Month: Doc White (Detroit) 5-3 / 1.66 / 39 K / 70.1 IP.
NL Pitcher of the Month: Christy Mathewson (New York) 7-0 / 1.52 / 41 K / 65 IP.
AL Rookie of the Month: Elmer Stricklett (Cleveland) 3-3 / 1.39 / 19 K / 58.1 IP.
NL Rookie of the Month: Hooks Wiltse (Boston) 3-4 / 2.56 / 26 K / 56.1 IP.

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07-18-2021, 09:29 AM	#69
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,676	1904 May The parallels with ’03 are quite remarkable as we take our good sweet time finding anything approaching the sort of form we’ll need to compete here. A bunch of guys contributing little at plate is the main hindrance, but our pitching isn’t entirely blame-free even if Phillippe and Chesbro continue to shine. And yet, like last year, one can only be encouraged by the fact that we are still well within touch. After three more poor starts – and I mean poor for a couple of them – I decide enough is enough and flip O’Neill into the SP4 role and push Altrock into the pen. At this point we are 14-14. There’s little to report from the second half of the month and no way to sugar-coat the fact that we are just playing well beneath ourselves. The lads sure seem to be working hard at it, but things simply aren’t going our way for the moment. It happens. I’m not going to overreact here; I’m just going to keep reiterating the fundamentals and hopefully the natural talent of the group will bubble back to the surface in due time. The only point of note is a hamstring strain suffered by Danny Murphy, which will keep him on ice until sometime in mid-to-late June. We go 13-13 in May and enter June at 20-22, some 5 games in back of the Giants. Hot Honus Wagner: pretty much a one-man band as far as our offence goes, as he slashes 378/450/622 and is the only player with double-figure RBI for the month with 15. His 3.9 WAR clearly leads either league. Deacon Phillippe: while Chesbro just regresses a bit, Deacon flies the flag with a 5-2 / 1.60 month. Not Charlie Hickman: simply having a filthy season so far, and May is no different as he manages to hit a measly buck-twelve with 5 RBI and an OPS+ of MINUS 5. Our pitching in general: second-worst ERA in the NL at 2.96, which might not sound too bad but keep in mind this is peak deadball era. Around the Leagues Still incredibly tight in both circuits, and I take back my April comment about the Tigers – they now have a better record than we do... The White Sox lose Fielder Jones for 5 weeks to back spasms. Awards 05/02 POTW: AL – Ned Garvin (St. Louis) 2-0 / 1.00 / 9 K / 18 IP; NL – Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) .586 / 0 HR / 8 RBI. 05/09 POTW: AL – Doc White (Detroit) 2-0 / 0.00 / 9 K / 17.1 IP; NL – Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) .545 / 4 RBI. 05/16 POTW: AL – Casey Patten (Washington) 2-0 / 0.00 / 4 K / 13 IP; NL – Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) .480 / 1 HR / 4 RBI. 05/23 POTW: AL – Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) .480 / 1 HR / 9 RBI; NL – Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) .440 / 2 HR / 7 RBI. 05/30 POTW: AL – Kid Elberfeld (Detroit) .435 / 4 RBI; NL – Rube Waddell (St. Louis) 2-0 / 0.50 / 16 K / 18 IP. AL Batter of the Month: Pop Foster (Detroit) .355 / 2 HR / 19 RBI. NL Batter of the Month: Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) .378 / 2 HR / 14 RBI. AL Pitcher of the Month: Doc White (Detroit) 5-3 / 1.66 / 39 K / 70.1 IP. NL Pitcher of the Month: Christy Mathewson (New York) 7-0 / 1.52 / 41 K / 65 IP. AL Rookie of the Month: Elmer Stricklett (Cleveland) 3-3 / 1.39 / 19 K / 58.1 IP. NL Rookie of the Month: Hooks Wiltse (Boston) 3-4 / 2.56 / 26 K / 56.1 IP. S+ HOME REPORTS HOME PIRATES HOME Attached Images __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS A'S RED SOX DODGERS CUSTOM SAVES ECLIPSE LEAGUE MOON SHOT LEAGUE EVERYMAN LEAGUE LGB USBA Last edited by luckymann; 07-20-2021 at 07:49 AM.