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La Excelencia Todavía No Ha Obtenido Recompensa 1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (NL CENTRAL) (NL CENTRAL) PITTSBURGH PIRATES 2 MLB MLB LOS PRONÓSTICOS DEL SANEDRÍN DE @MLB_AS PITTSBURGH SU GRAN ESTRELLA GAME DIVISIÓN CAMPEONATO ANDREW MCCUTCHEN PLAYOFFS DE DE MUNDIALES DE CARD ¿Qué decir de un señor que ha ganado un MVP de la NL, que AMPEÓN SERIES SERIES WILD FUERA C SERIES con 29 años ha sido cinco ve- PIRATES FERNANDO DÍAZ X X X X X X ces All Star, que en cuatro de esos años ha ganado el pre- PEPE RODRÍGUEZ X X X X X X mio al mejor atacante en su IVIS ABURTO X X X X X X LA EXCELENCIA TODAVÍA posición, que también tiene un DANI GARCÍA X X X X X X ‘guante de oro’ como mejor de- CARLOS SAIZ X X X X X X fensor...? Nada, no hace falta. CARLOS COELLO X X X X X X CARLOS PÉREZ X X X X X X NO HA OBTENIDO RECOMPENSA ANGEL LLUIS CARRILLO X X X X X X GORKA BALBUENA X X X X X X La franquicia de ANDRÉS MARCHANTE X X X X X X Pennsylvania ha LAS TRES CLAVES DEL EQUIPO a franquicia de los Piratas de sido sinónimo de cosas sino repetir y repetir hasta el LPittsburgh ha sido uno de las regularidad en los fin de los días o algo parecido. Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte y compañía más características de las Grandes últimos tres años, Sin embargo, algo mal han debi- han de dominar con el bate. Este equipo de Pitts- Ligas durante muchos años y, como do de hacer los Pirates, como enfa- 1 burgh es profundo y tienen de todo para triunfar, suele pasar en casi todas las ca- pero su camino dar a alguna divinidad o algo pare- pero las estrellas han de marcar la diferencia sas, ha tenido épocas de bonan- en el mes de cido. Un equipo que no ha dejado con los grandes golpes, algo para lo que están za y otras para las que resultaría de hacer las cosas bien, que ha ex- capacitados de sobra más apropiado correr un tupido octubre se trunca primido cada dólar como si fuese el velo. Este orgulloso club ha pasa- a las primeras de último, que ha descubierto gangas Gerrit Cole y Francisco Liriano necesitan compa- do por su particular travesía por el cambio. que ninguna otra franquicia había ñía. La parte alta de la rotación de pitchers es desierto y no hace demasiado que localizado y que se ha convertido 2 fabulosa, pero a partir de ahí los nombres que su trayectoria no pasaba por su me- en el mejor libra por libra del pasa- aparecen no gritan fiabilidad. Es necesario que jor momento. Después de disputar tiempo nacional... pero que ha visto un tercer hombre se una a la dupla de lanzado- dos Series de Campeonato conse- como sus octubres terminaban de res estrellas. cutivas a principios de los 90, el forma temprana y dramática por lo equipo vio como la espiral descen- que podría haber sido y que no fue. El bullpen debe seguir en su estratosférico nivel. dente no tenía fin o tenía toda la La gran labor de los Pirates les Quizás eso sea muy injusto, pues mantener la pinta. En resumen, desde que un ha visto ganar 290 partidos en los 3 excelencia del 2015 igual resulta un imposible, tal Barry Lamarr Bonds, que pasa últimos tres, 93.3 de media, y a su pero sí que tiene que aspirar a estar entre las por ser el hombre que más home 2015 no se le pueden poner pegas, dos o tres mejores unidades de la NL. runs ha conseguido en una carrera ya que sólo los Cardinals ganaron deportiva, luciera el negro y amari- Los Pittsburgh Pirates comienzan dos partidos más. ¿El problema? llo, no se conseguía disfrutar de la su historia en 1881, aunque no Que los Pirates poco se han podido LO MEJOR LO PEOR experiencia de jugar en octubre, de se unieron a la Liga Nacional has- llevar a la boca y el regusto que les jugar en los playoffs. ta 1887. Fueron pioneros en las ha quedado no es nada agradable. Andrew McCutchen Tras Gerrit Cole y Pero hete aquí que todo el tra- World Series, pues representaron Si ha habido un equipo al que le ha puede aspirar al MVP 1 1 Francisco Liriano la bajo hecho por parte de la geren- a la NL en la primera edición del perjudicado (y de qué manera) la in- de la NL todas las tem- rotación de pitchers cia, los buenos drafts, los astutos gran ‘Clásico de Otoño’, en 1903. troducción de ese segundo equipo poradas. deja muchas dudas. fichajes en la agencia libre y la po- Tuvieron que esperar a 1909 para de Wild Card y el posterior partido ción mágica que se fabrica en Pitts- conseguir el primero de sus cinco a vida o a muerte, esos son los Pi- Gerrit Cole aún tiene Los Pirates llevan dos burgh, empieza a acercar a la fran- títulos. El más especial de todos rates. Bumgarner y Arrieta son bue- capacidad de mejora, 2 2 años cayendo en la quicia a la psicológica barrera del ellos fue el del año 1960, contra nos ejemplos de ello. lo cual es aterrador para Wild Card. Esa presión 50% de victorias. Que no supondrá los New York Yankees, porque se No obstante, no van a bajar los sus rivales. les perseguirá en 2016. mucho, pero cuando llevas más de produjo un hecho que no se ha brazos y no tienen pinta de hacerlo. veinte años acumulando más de- vuelto a repetir: ganaron con un Su objetivo pasa por ganar su divi- El bullpen tiene po- La NL Central es la di- rrotas que victorias, le terminas co- home run definitivo en el séptimo sión. El problema es superar a Cubs tencial para estar 3 3 visión más dura de la giendo el gusto. Y una vez que lo partido. y Cards y no parece sencillo. Nadie entre los mejores de la MLB. Ni 98 victorias te pruebas, pues ya no quieres otra dijo que lo fuera. competición, otra vez. aseguran playoffs... 3 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (NL CENTRAL) (NL CENTRAL) PITTSBURGH PIRATES 4 MLB MLB PROPIETARIO ENTRENADOR ESTRELLA OFENSIVA ROBERT NUTTING CLINT HURDLE STARLING MARTE Nutting compró los Pirates en el año Hurdle entrenó siete años a los Co- Starling Marte, de 27 años de 2007, aaunque era quien llevaba la lorado Rockies antes de hacerse edad, es esencial para los Pitts- organización de la franquicia, como cargo de los Pirates. Con ellos con- burgh Pirates. No sólo en el representante de su familia, desde el año 2002. Des- siguió lo que puede considerarse campo ahora mismo, donde es de que se colocó como propietario principal ha llevado como una hazaña, pues jugaron las uno de sus jugadores más diná- al club a unos niveles de excelencia reconocidos entre primeras World Series de su histo- micos, sino como ejemplo de lo sus pares, sobre todo en lo relacionado con la cantera. ria en 2007. En 2011 se hizo cargo que quiere ser la franquicia. Se del equipo de Pittsburgh y, de nue- trata del primer graduado en el vo, consiguió lo que parecía impo- ‘Complejo Latinoamericano de sible: hacerlos contendientes pe- los Pirates’, que está en la Re- MANAGER GENERAL rennes y meterlos en playoffs en pública Dominicana, de donde NEAL HUNTINGTON las últimas tres campañas. Es bue- es Starling, que alcanza el pri- no recordar, en esta época de bo- mer equipo. Y de qué manera Neal Huntington llegó de la mano de nanza, que los Pirates estuvieron lo ha hecho. Además, también Nutting a la franquicia en 2007 y des- veinte años seguidos con récords está ya para siempre en la mi- de el primer insntante dejó claros sus negativos de victorias y derrotas. tología del equipo porque cuan- principios basados en las estadísticas avanzadas y en A Hurdle, pues, no se le puede ca- do debutó, el 16 de julio del una visión científica del béisbol. Limpió el departamento lificar más que como un ganador, año 2012, consiguió un home técnico de la organización de arriba a abajo y colocó a a pesar de las derrotas en playoff, run en el primer lanzamiento hombres de su misma forma de pensar en las oficinas, sobre todo en la ronda de wild card. que le hizo Dallas Keuchel, el los grupos de ojeadores y los entrenadores. El resultado pitcher de los Houston Astros; de estos movimientos se está viendo ahora, con un nivel GANADOR. Las derrotas no había pasado algo simi- de éxito más que respetable, a pesar de que los playoffs en playoff no deben lar en Pittsburgh desde 1922 sigan siendo la asignatura pendiente, con algunas elimi- esconder el inmenso cuando logró lo mismo Walter naciones muy dolorasas en las últimas temporadas. No trabajo de Hurdle en Mueller. obstante, su triunfo es incuestionable. Pittsburgh. ASÍ ES EL ATAQUE DE LOS PITTSBURGH PIRATES FRANCISCO CHRIS JOHN JOSH JORDY JUNG HO STARLING ANDREW GREGORY SEAN MICHAEL PEDRO DAVID 29 CERVELLI 19 STEWART 28 JASO 5HARRISON 10 MERCER 27 KANG 6MARTE 22 McCUTCHEN 25 POLANCO 3RODRÍGUEZ 38 MORSE 17 FLORIMÓN 7FREESE CATCHERS INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS BANQUILLO Era razonable poder pensar que el club iba a notar la in- Si hay un área en la que los Pirates es muy complicado. Harrison jugará El outfield de los Pirates es el mejor bio McCutchen puede ser el peor y En el habitual carrusel de entradas nado, su poderoso swing puede fluencia de Russell Martin tras su marcha a Toronto, pero han tenido que remodelar de arri- en segunda y al club le vendría de GRAN de todas las Grandes Ligas.
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