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luckymann · 09-08-2021, 06:29 AM

A 16-10 month for us that could have been even better if not for another fadeout caused mainly by some erratic performances by our rotation. Just how erratic is perhaps best shown by the fact that, despite that fairly healthy record, our run diff for the month sat at -9. That means tight wins, big losses in a lot of cases. Both Rube Vickers and Cy Young's ERAs are north of 4 for the sectional, outrageous given the era.

We sit at 66-57 overall, an inconvenient 8 GB the Cubs, bunched with the Superbas and Phillies. Inconvenient, how? Well, we do still have seven head-to-head with the Chicago boys, and there are still more than enough games in general for us to catch them. Which means - despite my belief that this chance is merely mathematical, not based in any sort of realistic hope - we must keep trying to run them down, rather than perhaps use the time to blood new players or give our prospects more game time. Guess we best catch them, then, to make it worthwhile hahahahaha.

We can take some heart from the developments in the AL this past month, which have seen the Senators come right back to the A's, who fashion together a 12-game streak in mid-month to completely revive their hopes. Just 3 games separate the two and it is only them left in the race.

Here are the awards, news and leaders, as well as the team stats to this point.

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09-08-2021, 06:29 AM	#173
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 12,830	The View from the Gangplank: September 1, 1909 A 16-10 month for us that could have been even better if not for another fadeout caused mainly by some erratic performances by our rotation. Just how erratic is perhaps best shown by the fact that, despite that fairly healthy record, our run diff for the month sat at -9. That means tight wins, big losses in a lot of cases. Both Rube Vickers and Cy Young's ERAs are north of 4 for the sectional, outrageous given the era. We sit at 66-57 overall, an inconvenient 8 GB the Cubs, bunched with the Superbas and Phillies. Inconvenient, how? Well, we do still have seven head-to-head with the Chicago boys, and there are still more than enough games in general for us to catch them. Which means - despite my belief that this chance is merely mathematical, not based in any sort of realistic hope - we must keep trying to run them down, rather than perhaps use the time to blood new players or give our prospects more game time. Guess we best catch them, then, to make it worthwhile hahahahaha. We can take some heart from the developments in the AL this past month, which have seen the Senators come right back to the A's, who fashion together a 12-game streak in mid-month to completely revive their hopes. Just 3 games separate the two and it is only them left in the race. Here are the awards, news and leaders, as well as the team stats to this point. S+ HOME REPORTS HOME PIRATES HOME __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS PIRATES A'S RED SOX DODGERS CUSTOM SAVES ECLIPSE LEAGUE MOON SHOT LEAGUE EVERYMAN LEAGUE GULF LEAGUE Last edited by luckymann; 09-08-2021 at 06:55 AM.