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The 1st Quarter of 2028 was the most blisteringly hot start in Pittsburgh Pirates history, and while not the best mark in MLB history (The 1984 Detroit Tigers started 35-6) the 34-7 Pirates made it well known early that there was no early hangover from the 2027 World Series sweep handed to them by the Boston Red Sox. But I can't help but feel...we're still missing a lot. The pitching has been as good as it's ever been, but the offense has been hot and cold up and down the lin

Very quickly just to explain the structure of this: I will have a write up for each year, and break down the progress of both the team and Wood and Prior on a month-to-month basis. Then, finishing each with a quick recap of the season. It's also worth noting that MVP Baseball 2004 doesn't really have a fatigue system outside the pitchers so in most cases it will be very common to have players playing 162 games a season. It's simulation engine also seems to struggle with balan

Another whirlwind of an off-season has come and gone with a litany of changes to hopefully get the Pirates over the hump once again. As always there's Award Winners American League MVP: SEA CF Julio Rodriguez (73/74) .284/.354/.539, 37 HR, 107 RBI, 144 wRC+, 7.0 WAR Cy Young: (2) BOS LHP Garrett Crochet (77/79) 17-5, 2.91 ERA, 210.2 IP, 278 K, 0.94 WHIP, 8.0 WAR RotY: SEA RF Lazaro Montes (49/53) .291/.365/.508, 21 HR, 81 RBI, 140 wRC+, 2.3 WAR Reliver of the Year: (4) BAL LH

The 2027 MLB Postseason has come and gone, with the defending champions the Pittsburgh Pirates hoping to repeat as champions. There's a lot of exciting things to cover, and we will cover each series all the way down to the World Series in the post. AL Wildcard Series - Red Sox vs. Yankees The Boston Red Sox squared off with division rival New York Yankees in one of the two AL Wildcard Matchups. The series went three games. After the Yankees took game 1, 7-5. The Red Sox would

A few weeks back I pondered a simple question: Then a realization dawned on me, I have the means to make this happen! (at least digitally..) The fantastic baseball sim Out of the Park lets you travel back in time and play any historical season from the history of baseball. I've done this in my free time with the 2001 Cubs, rewriting history, getting Steve Bartman rightfully off the hook for game 6 of the NLCS, and winning the World Series in 2001. So why not do the same for t