sfgiantsflgators Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Pool 1, Final Four Pirates Tame Tigers, Set Up All-Pittsburgh Final Dan Petry was spectacular in his relief of an injured Jack Morris, but the Tigers offense couldn't give him any support against the Pirates staff. With the Tigers threatening in the seventh, left fielder Larry Herndon is picked off second by Steve Blass. Richie Hebner lines a double into left center, scoring Dave Cash for the only run of the ballgame. Dave Cash robs Kirk Gibson of a hit in the eighth inning. Scoring T8: Hebner double scores Cash W - Blass L - Petry S - Giusti Game Notes: Jack Morris left the game in the second inning with an elbow injury. Players of the Game: Steve Blass 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K For Boxscore, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Pool 1, Final Four Location: Forbes Field (15) 1991 Pirates vs (3) 1979 Pirates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom2662 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Ha, go Pirates lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbeep97 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 looks like the pirates are winning this pool... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 looks like the pirates are winning this pool... haha Unless the commissioner rules the final game a tie :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbeep97 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Unless the commissioner rules the final game a tie :whistle: haha... they're gonna run out of pitching are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Pool 1, Final Four '91 Pirates Rally Falls A Run Short, '70s Showdown Set Up In Finals Steve Nicosia singles in the third inning, scoring Willie Stargell and Bill Robinson for a 3-0 '79 Pirates lead. Steve Buechele connects for a three run homerun in the eighth inning, pulling the '91 Pirates within two. Two batters later, pinch hitter Lloyd McClendon homers to pull the '91 Pirates within one. Steve Buechele, who homered in the eighth to get the '91 Pirates back in the game, fails to connect with two strikes for the last out of the game. The tying run was standing at second base in the person of Andy Van Slyke. Scoring B3: Parker solo HR; Nicosia single scores Stargell, Robinson B4: Robinson single scores Parker B7: Garner single scores Stargell T8: Buechele three run HR; McClendon solo HR W - Candelaria L - Smiley S - Tekulve Players of the Game: Dave Parker 3-5, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R Steve Nicosia 2-4, 2 RBI John Candelaria 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 6 K For Boxscore, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 That '70s Show: Pool 1's Final Showdown Set #5 1971 Pirates vs #3 1979 Pirates Then there were two. The 1971 Pirates and the 1979 Pirates have fought through the 28 other teams in Pool 1 and are now ready to battle for a spot in the Total Classics Final Four. How They Got Here (1971 Pirates): Round 1 - #28 1952 Athletics 0, #5 1971 Pirates 2 Round 2 - #21 1984 Padres 3, #5 1971 Pirates 9 Round 3 - #20 1964 Phillies 0, #5 1971 Pirates 4 Final Four - #5 1971 Pirates 1, #1 1984 Tigers 0 How They Got Here (1979 Pirates): Round 1 - #30 1995 Rockies 3, #3 1979 Pirates 4 (10) Round 2 - #19 1989 Cubs 1, #3 1979 Pirates 2 Round 3 - #6 1991 Twins 0, #3 1979 Pirates 5 Final Four - #15 1991 Pirates 4, #3 1979 Pirates 5 Real Life Season and Playoff Results (1971 Pirates): Manager - Danny Murtaugh 1971 record - 97-65, First in the NL East, World Series Champs 1971 NLCS - 3-1 Pirates over Giants 1971 WS - 4-3 Pirates over Orioles All-Stars - Roberto Clemente, Dock Ellis, Manny Sanguillen, Willie Stargell Gold Glove - Roberto Clemente Future HOFs - Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, Willie Stargell Real Life Season and Playoff Results (1979 Pirates): Manager - Chuck Tanner 1979 record - 98-64, First in the NL East, World Series Champs 1979 NLCS - 3-0 Pirates over Reds 1979 WS - 4-3 Pirates over Orioles All-Stars - Dave Parker Gold Glove - Dave Parker NLCS MVP - Willie Stargell NL MVP - Willie Stargell (shared with Keith Hernandez) Future HOFs - Willie Stargell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Pool 1, Finals Location: Forbes Field (5) 1971 Pirates vs (3) 1979 Pirates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Pool 1, Finals '79 Pirates Score Early And Often, Win Pool 1 11-3 Dave Parker pumps his fist after his two run HR in the third inning, his first of two on the day. Willie Stargell starts his jog around the horn after his solo HR in the sixth inning. Bill Madlock hits the third homerun of the day for the '79 Pirates, this one a two run shot in the seventh inning. Tim Foli and Omar Moreno "pound it" in celebration of the '79 Pirates birth in the Total Classics Finals. Scoring B3: Moreno single scores Garner; Parker two run HR B6: Stargell solo HR; Candelaria single scores Robinson; Moreno single scores Garner B7: Madlock two run HR T8: Stargell double scores Veale; Robertson single scores Hebner, Stargell B8: Parker three run HR W - Candelaria L - Blass Players of the Game: Dave Parker 2-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI Omar Moreno 3-5, 2 RBI Bill Madlock 2-4, HR, 2 RBI For Boxscore, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Pool 1 MVP: Dave Parker Pool 1 Stats: 12-21 (.571), 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI -Parker had at least two hits and drove in at least one run in every game. Real Life Career Stats: 2712-9358 (.290), 526 2B, 75 3B, 339 HR, 1493 RBI -Parker was an All-Star in 1977, 79-81, 85-86, 90 and won the All-Star Game MVP in 1979. -He was awarded the Gold Glove in three straight seasons: 1977-79. -He won the Silver Slugger Award three times: 1985-86, 90. -He won two batting titles: 1977-78. -He led the NL in slugging in 1975 and 1978. -He led the NL in hits with 215 in 1977. -He led the NL in RBI with 125 in 1985. -He won the NL MVP in 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Teams in the Total Classics Final Four: 1979 Pirates Well fans, it's time for Pool 2 to get under way. Pool 2 features the most World Series winners of any pool with 15. It also features a two teams that most experts consider the best of all time: the 1927 and the 1998 Yankees, ranked #2 and #1 respectively. It also features the infamous 1919 White Sox (who many dubbed the Black Sox), the team that threw the World Series. They are ranked #22. Also, the 1986 World Series contestants are here, the '86 Red Sox and the '86 Mets - ranked #19 and #4 respectively. These two teams could potentially meet in the finals. Speaking of the Red Sox, the 1918 squad is here, ranked #15. Lastly, a personal favorite of mine - the 1954 Giants - are present and are ranked #9. They are the last Giants team to win the championship. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padres67 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 You have me hooked-I look several times a day to get updates-The '79 Pirates?-I was shocked to say the least. Love the screenshots and the summaries-excellent. Looking forward to this round-I'm picking the '55 Bums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySeven Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 This looks to be an extremely awesome pool. Can't wait to see what happens here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 You have me hooked-I look several times a day to get updates-The '79 Pirates?-I was shocked to say the least. Love the screenshots and the summaries-excellent. Looking forward to this round-I'm picking the '55 Bums Glad you're enjoying it! As much as I hate to admit it, that '55 team was pretty good - probably not a bad pick. I'm picking the '86 Mets - of course, that could be because they were the first team I really watched (I was 5 during that World Series) This looks to be an extremely awesome pool. Can't wait to see what happens here. Thanks for checking it out! I'm looking foward to this pool as well - a lot of big name players will be featured in this one. Thanks again to everybody that's following it - hope you continue to tune in! :joystick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Pool 2, Round 1 Location: Metropolitan Stadium (17) 1978 Red Sox vs (16) 1965 Twins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 How the heck did the 1979 Pirates win this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace152 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 greenies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I like the dark horse 82 Brewers to win it. They'll play the 18 Sawx, the buzzsaw known as the 27 Yanks, and then, just for kicks, the Red Machine of 77. Go Crew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campo09 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Im taking the 54 Giants or the 27 Yankees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 How the heck did the 1979 Pirates win this? greenies :lmao: Epic. I really can't explain. Parker was a beast. I figured the '84 Tigers would breeze through. I like the dark horse 82 Brewers to win it. They'll play the 18 Sawx, the buzzsaw known as the 27 Yanks, and then, just for kicks, the Red Machine of 77. Go Crew! Now that's a schedule. I gotta give you props for goin out on that limb. PS...Y4L, you'll like these upcoming results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Pool 2, Round 1 Dirty Dozen: Twins Pound Red Sox 12-3 Sandy Valdespino scores on a wild pitch by Dennis Eckersley in the first inning. It wouldn't get much better for the Sox. Don Mincher adds another Twins run in the second inning with a solo homerun to right field. Jim Rice did his best to keep the Red Sox in the game, going 3-4 on the day. Here he poses after hitting a three run homerun in the third, putting Boston up 3-2. Despite the efforts of Rice, the Red Sox staff couldn't hold back the powerful Twinkies. Here we see Tony Oliva rounding second after hitting a three run homerun in the bottom of the third, putting Minnesota back up 5-3. Harmon Killebrew sets the fireworks off with the biggest blast of the night - a grand slam to dead center in the fifth inning. The blast traveled an estimated 450ft. Scoring B1: Valdespino scores on a wild pitch by Dennis Eckersley B2: Mincher solo HR T3: Rice three run HR B3: Oliva three run HR B5: Killebrew GS B7: Mincher single scores Oliva B8: Versalles two run HR W - Grant L - Eckersley Players of the Game: Tony Oliva 3-5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R Zoilo Versalles 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R Don Mincher 2-4, HR, 2 RBI Harmon Killebrew 1-5, GS, 4 RBI Jim Rice 3-4, HR, 3 RBI For Boxscore, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padres67 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 How did you decide on your rankings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySeven Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 How did you decide on your rankings? I'm guessing its ranked based on what each time is in the game. The game decides the ranking of each time based on the total talent pool that team has, so even though the Yankees and Mets had the best records in baseball this season, they may not end up being #s 1 and 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgiantsflgators Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 I'm guessing its ranked based on what each time is in the game. The game decides the ranking of each time based on the total talent pool that team has, so even though the Yankees and Mets had the best records in baseball this season, they may not end up being #s 1 and 2. For a more detailed explanation, go to page one. It's in the first couple paragraphs of the main post. Basically, I started by looking at what teams won the World Series in that year (for instance, the 1998 Yanks won it all - the 1961 Senators didn't). World Series teams are eligible for the top seeds. After that, it goes by records that season. 1998 Yanks won more games than the 1927 Yanks, so they got the higher rank. It would have been easier to use the games rankings, but for some reason my rankings don't show after the "MLB" level. So pools 2-4 are "unranked". To make it even across the board, I applied my rankings too all the pools. It's not highly scientific, but it's a system that's easy to apply. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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