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Founded: 2003
Owner: Atticus Ryan

2009 Manager Profile
Last Modified: Jan 06 2010 10:48pm

Year	W	L	RS	RA
2003	91	71	898	764
2004	91	71	837	725
2005	59	103	733	880
2006	115	47	876	611
2007	103	59	986	635
2008	103	59	958	692
TOTALS	562	410	5288	4307

2006
N.L. East
Champions

2007
World
Champions

2007
N.L. East
Champions

2008
N.L. East
Champions

Carlos Beltran (Captain)

STOGIES 2009: BACKS AGAINST THE WALL

Stogies Season History

Atticus Ryan took over the defunct Fargo Woodchippers prior to the 2003 season and immediately made his mark by moving the franchise to his hometown Pittsburgh, renaming them the Stogies and trading the best player in the world, Barry Bonds. Of course, the Stogies got good value in return, receiving three All-Star caliber players in Eric Chavez, Brian Giles and Marcus Giles.

LoC 2003 Season

In their inaugural season, the Stogies played hard and finished strong with a 91-71 record. Unfortunately, that still put them 20 games behind their archrival 111-51 Atlanta Crackers. However, Pittsburgh fans marked the year a success, with many pieces in place for coming seasons. Recent arrivals Eric Chavez (329-396-548), Brian Giles (310-405-499) and Marcus Giles (319-406-487) justified shifting Barry Bonds.

LoC 2004 Season

The second season saw another fine 91-71 record in the NL East. Again, though, the Stogies landed behind Atlanta, this time by two games, and, worse, three games behind a surprising Schaumburg. Embroiled in a knock-down fight for the pennant, the Pittsburgh front office staff went momentarily insane in a desperate effort to acquire enough established firepower and pitching to sneak past the Crackers and Polar Bears. Manny Ramirez (346-412-745) destroyed opposing pitchers en route to snagging the MVP and Eric Chavez (289-396-567) turned in another stellar season. These performances aside, Operation Wild Geese failed miserably. The seeds of destruction sown, 2005 was fated to produce a vile crop of utterly forgettable baseball at Point Field.

LoC 2005 Season

And produce a vile crop of utterly forgettable baseball it did. The Stogies finished 2005 with an abysmal 59-103 record, dead last in the realigned NL East. This was taken as the first sign of a pending Apocalypse and anger and panic swept the city. Shadyside was levelled. Mobs crossed the bridges and left the incline going up and down Mount Washington in flames. Only a televised plea from Eric Chavez (272-334-509) stopped the rampage from continuing. Ashamed and afraid to show their faces in public, the Pittsburgh front office spent much of the 2005 draft and season stocking up on youth and rebound candidates — Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, Curt Schilling, Ryan Zimmerman, Francisco Liriano and Jonathan Broxton. It was anticipated all would form the core of the 2006 squad or allow for the acquisition of key competitive components.

LoC 2006 Season: Worst-To-First

Pittsburgh brass promised a worst-to-first turnaround at the start of the season. A bold statement, but one they fulfilled by turning in an LoC-leading 115-47 division-winning season that erased the bitter memory of 2005. Francisco Liriano (0.88 WHIP, 278 K) fronted a superior rotation of Pedro Martinez (1.16 WHIP, 221 K), Bronson Arroyo (1.20 WHIP, 187 K), John Smoltz (1.36 WHIP, 180 K) and Curt Schilling (1.13 WHIP, 201 K). The offense was lead by key offseason acquisitions Grady Sizemore (300-384-584, 20 SB) and David Wright (319-373-483, 15 SB), as well as Carlos Beltran (270-410-524, 32 SB) and Jose Reyes (316-348-485, 75 SB). Sadly, fans of the Stogies were stunned to see their Pittsburgh juggernaut unable to push past the eventual World Series-winning K-Town Shoeless Joes (88-74) and the front office returned to lick their wounds and prepare to defend their NL East crown.

LoC 2007 Season: It Ain't Braggin' If You Can Back It Up

The Stogies started preparations for the 2007 season by surprising their fans with a deal that sent Prince Fielder to San Benito for secondbaseman Chase Utley and promising outfielder Nick Markakis. Utley (317-410-567, 13 SB) and Markakis (315-387-534, 12 SB) went on to spearhead the Pittsburgh offense. In his last season in Stogies flannel, Curt Schilling (0.99 WHIP, 157 K) captured the NL Cy Young Award (the second season running a Pittsburgh starter took home the hardware) and reliever Rafael Betancourt (0.61 WHIP, 72 K) won the Fireman Award. Once again, the Pittsburgh faithful were treated to stellar baseball at Point Field, as the Stogies held off Spanish Harlem to stand atop the NL East once again before going on to win their first World Series Championship by defeating Arlington Heights in six games.

LoC 2008 Season: Smells Like Team Spirit

As the defending World Series Champions and two-time winners of the N.L. East, Pittsburgh expectations for 2008 were high. Prior to the draft, the Stogies traded Nick Markakis to bring back 2004 N.L. MVP Manny Ramirez and Dioner Navarro and Nate McLouth for Aubrey Huff. Ramirez (341-409-642, 2 SB) and Huff (308-368-577, 3 SB), together with fan favorite Mike Napoli (284-381-577, 8 SB), ace John Danks (1.21 WHIP, 211 K), and control artist Kevin Slowey (1.24 WHIP, 186 K), would play vital roles as the core of the club that went on to win the N.L. East for the third time on the trot. Attempting to defend their Championship, the Stogies battled the Iowa Corn Dogs over seven games, losing with a walk-off home run by Mike Jacobs. Following the loss, owner Atticus Ryan was asked if he would go for a fourth straight N.L. East title and push for a third straight trip to the World Series. He answered, "No comment."

Stadium

Name

Based On

Lease Signed

Surface

Dome/Outdoor

LH1B

LH2B

LH3B

LHHR

RH1B

RH2B

RH3B

RHHR

Point Field

PNC Park

2003

Grass

Outdoor

105

118

106

100

Current Roster (19)
Name	Age	Eligibility	Bats	Throws	Links
Carlos Beltran	32	O	S	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Adrian Gonzalez	27	1	L	L	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
J.J. Hardy	27	S	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Mike Napoli	28	C	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Ronny Paulino	28	C	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Manny Ramirez	37	O	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Chase Utley	31	2	L	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Josh Willingham	30	O	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
David Wright	27	3	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Scott Baker	28	sp	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Phil Coke	27	rp	L	L	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Jorge de la Rosa	28	sp	L	L	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Ted Lilly	34	sp	L	L	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Trever Miller	36	rp	R	L	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Jamie Moyer	47	sp	L	L	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Jeff Niemann	26	sp	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Chad Qualls	31	rp	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Kevin Slowey	25	rp	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs
Joakim Soria	25	rp	R	R	ESPN	CBS Sports	Baseball Reference	Baseball Prospectus	FanGraphs

Draft Picks for
Round	Pick Number	Original Team	Player Picked

1	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
2	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
4	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
6	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
7	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
8	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
9	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
10	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
11	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
12	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
13	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
14	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
15	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
16	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies
17	TBD	Pittsburgh Stogies

2	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	J.J. Hardy
4	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Phil Coke
7	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
8	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
9	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
10	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
11	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
13	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
14	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
15	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
16	23	Pittsburgh Stogies
17	23	Pittsburgh Stogies

1	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Greg Smith
2	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jason Giambi
3	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jorge de la Rosa
4	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jon Rauch
5	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Eddie Guardado
7	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Troy Percival
8	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Doug Brocail
9	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Ronny Paulino
10	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jeff Niemann
11	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Micah Hoffpauir
12	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Tyler Walker
13	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Gabe Kapler
14	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Anderson Hernandez
15	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Joel Peralta
16	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Craig Monroe
17	23	Pittsburgh Stogies	Trever Miller

3	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Nate McLouth
4	3	Phoenix Phantoms	John Danks
4	18	Spanish Harlem Renaissance	Dan Johnson
4	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Ryan Franklin
5	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Kevin Slowey
6	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Ian Stewart
7	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Dioner Navarro
8	5	Mudville Nine	Leo Nunez
8	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Daryle Ward
9	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	David Riske
10	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Doug Mientkiewicz
11	2	Bellingham Barracudas	Nate Schierholtz
11	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Josh Barfield
12	17	Gulfport Bombers	Reggie Sanders
12	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Garrett Olson
13	24	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jeff Mathis
14	24	Pittsburgh Stogies
15	24	Pittsburgh Stogies
16	24	Pittsburgh Stogies
17	24	Pittsburgh Stogies

2	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Carlos Villanueva
2	13	Spanish Harlem Renaissance	Marlon Anderson
2	16	Mudville Nine	David Dellucci
3	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Rafael Betancourt
3	18	Bellingham Barracudas	Trever Miller
4	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Mike Napoli
4	3	Custers Crimson Tide	Matt Capps
4	15	Texas Aggies	Jose Valentin
5	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Carlos Quentin
7	17	Arlington Heights Retreads	Ryan Sweeney
8	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Ryan Theriot
9	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Justin Speier
10	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Robb Quinlan
11	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Keith Foulke
15	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	Ross Gload
16	1	Pittsburgh Stogies	J.P. Howell
17	1	Pittsburgh Stogies

1	11	Boden Jacks	Dan Johnson
1	24	Arlington Heights Retreads	Brandon McCarthy
2	7	San Benito StrangeGloves	Francisco Liriano
2	22	Spanish Harlem Renaissance	Jairo Garcia
2	23	Phoenix Phantoms	Ryan Zimmerman
4	15	Marquette Legal Eagles	Scott Olsen
5	13	Texas Tornadoes	Craig Hansen
5	24	Arlington Heights Retreads	Sal Fasano
6	5	Schaumburg Polar Bears	Seth McClung
6	8	Pittsburgh Stogies	Dustin McGowan
7	6	Mudville Nine	Johnny Estrada
7	9	Custers Crimson Tide	Shawn Estes
8	8	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jose Lopez
9	17	Pittsburgh Stogies	Kyle Davies
10	8	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jonathan Broxton
12	8	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jorge de la Rosa
14	8	Pittsburgh Stogies	John Maine
15	17	Pittsburgh Stogies	Lance Carter
16	8	Pittsburgh Stogies
17	17	Pittsburgh Stogies

1	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	Bernie Williams
2	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Carlos Pena
4	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Ramon Ortiz
5	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	Doug Mirabelli
6	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Todd Hollandsworth
7	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	Tim Harikkala
8	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Lance Carter
9	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	Craig Biggio
10	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Aaron Fultz
11	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	John Van Benschoten
12	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Curtis Granderson
12	21	Wallyville Whirlybirds	Ian Snell
13	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	Val Majewski
14	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Mike Timlin
15	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	Steve Reed
16	6	Pittsburgh Stogies	Josh Willingham
17	19	Pittsburgh Stogies	Jose Offerman
101	8	Pittsburgh Stogies	Justin Speier

Trade Log for

San Benito StrangeGloves Adrian Gonzalez Chad Qualls Joakim Soria	Pittsburgh Stogies Jose Reyes 2009 - Round 1 via PGH (Jordan Zimmermann) 2009 - Round 6 via PGH 2010 - Round 3 via PGH
K-Town Shoeless Joes Ted Lilly	Pittsburgh Stogies Grady Sizemore
Mudville Nine Scott Baker	Pittsburgh Stogies John Danks
Southside Hitmen Jamie Moyer Josh Willingham	Pittsburgh Stogies 2009 - Round 5 via PGH 2009 - Round 12 via PGH 2010 - Round 5 via PGH

Mudville Nine Aubrey Huff	Pittsburgh Stogies Dioner Navarro Nate McLouth
Phoenix Phantoms 2008 - Round 4 via PGH (Jon Rauch)	Pittsburgh Stogies 2009 - Round 3 via PGH (Arthur Rhodes)
Arlington Heights Retreads Manny Ramirez	Pittsburgh Stogies Nick Markakis

San Benito StrangeGloves Chase Utley Nick Markakis	Pittsburgh Stogies Prince Fielder 2007 - Round 1 via PGH (Travis Buck)
Phoenix Phantoms 2007 - Round 4 via SPA (Dan Johnson)	Pittsburgh Stogies 2008 - Round 4 via PGH (Jon Rauch) 2008 - Round 6 via PGH (Ian Snell)

Bellingham Barracudas Derek Lowe Grady Sizemore David Wright 2006 - Round 2 via BEL (Jim Edmonds) 2006 - Round 3 via BEL (Trever Miller)	Pittsburgh Stogies Chris Capuano Hideki Matsui Jose Lopez John Maine Brandon McCarthy Ryan Zimmerman
Pittsburgh Stogies Marcus Giles	Arlington Heights Retreads 2006 - Round 7 via ARL (Ryan Sweeney)
Pittsburgh Stogies Pat Burrell	Southside Hitmen Prince Fielder
Pittsburgh Stogies Paul Lo Duca Johnny Estrada	Mudville Nine Ramon Hernandez
Pittsburgh Stogies Eric Chavez 2007 - Round 2 via PGH (Mark Reynolds)	Phoenix Phantoms Lyle Overbay 2007 - Round 4 via PHO (John Danks)
Iowa Corn Dogs John Smoltz	Pittsburgh Stogies Derek Lowe Wilson Betemit 2006 - Round 2 via BEL (Jim Edmonds)
Mudville Nine Jason Frasor 2006 - Round 4 via CUS (Matt Capps) 2006 - Round 4 via TEX (Jose Valentin)	Pittsburgh Stogies 2006 - Round 3 via PHO (Esteban Loaiza) 2006 - Round 5 via SPA (Livan Hernandez)
Arlington Heights Retreads Pedro Martinez	Pittsburgh Stogies Scott Olsen 2006 - Round 7 via PGH (Randy Winn)
Pittsburgh Stogies 2006 - Round 14 via PGH (Ryan Feierabend)	Gulfport Bombers 2007 - Round 12 via GUL (Reggie Sanders)
Pittsburgh Stogies 2006 - Round 12 via PGH (Ty Taubenheim)	Bellingham Barracudas 2007 - Round 11 via BEL (Nate Schierholtz)
Pittsburgh Stogies 2006 - Round 13 via PGH (Scott Cassidy)	Mudville Nine 2007 - Round 8 via MUD (Leo Nunez)

Pittsburgh Stogies Brian Giles 2005 - Round 7 via PGH (Elmer Dessens)	Arlington Heights Retreads Carlos Beltran Wilson Betemit 2005 - Round 1 via ARL (Brandon McCarthy) 2005 - Round 5 via ARL (Sal Fasano)
Custers Crimson Tide Jason Marquis 2005 - Round 4 via CUS (Mark Grudzielanek)	Pittsburgh Stogies Oliver Perez
Pittsburgh Stogies Manny Ramirez	Mudville Nine Matt Clement Pat Burrell Chris Capuano 2005 - Round 7 via MUD (Johnny Estrada) 2005 - Round 2 via PHO (Ryan Zimmerman)
Pittsburgh Stogies Aaron Fultz	Spanish Harlem Renaissance Jose Capellan 2005 - Round 8 via SPA (Hayden Penn) 2006 - Round 5 via SPA (Livan Hernandez)
Custers Crimson Tide Trot Nixon	Pittsburgh Stogies 2005 - Round 8 via SPA (Hayden Penn)
Pittsburgh Stogies Derek Jeter 2006 - Round 6 via PGH (Craig Biggio)	Spanish Harlem Renaissance Hideki Matsui Jose Reyes 2006 - Round 2 via SPA (Marlon Anderson)
Pittsburgh Stogies Jason Marquis	Graettinger Pirates 2005 - Round 7 via CUS (Shawn Estes)
Pittsburgh Stogies Trot Nixon	Phoenix Phantoms 2005 - Round 5 via TTO (Craig Hansen)
Pittsburgh Stogies Greg Maddux 2005 - Round 11 via PGH (Anthony Lerew) 2005 - Round 13 via PGH (Brandon League)	Iowa Corn Dogs 2005 - Round 1 via BOD (Dan Johnson) 2005 - Round 6 via SCH (Seth McClung)
Pittsburgh Stogies Jose Cruz	Marquette Legal Eagles 2005 - Round 4 via MRQ (Scott Olsen)
Pittsburgh Stogies Tom Gordon Justin Speier 2005 - Round 4 via CUS (Mark Grudzielanek) 2006 - Round 1 via PGH (Jered Weaver)	Phoenix Phantoms Curt Schilling 2006 - Round 2 via MUD (David Dellucci) 2006 - Round 3 via PHO (Esteban Loaiza) 2005 - Round 2 via SBN (Francisco Liriano) 2005 - Round 2 via SPA (Jairo Garcia)

Graettinger Pirates Tom Gordon	Pittsburgh Stogies 2005 - Round 5 via PGH (Jeff Bagwell)
Boden Jacks Greg Maddux Guillermo Mota	Pittsburgh Stogies Ramon Ortiz Josh Willingham 2005 - Round 2 via PGH (Robinson Cano)
Pittsburgh Stogies Craig Biggio Ian Snell Curtis Granderson 2005 - Round 1 via PGH (Matt Stairs) 2005 - Round 3 via PGH (Tadahito Iguchi) 2005 - Round 4 via PGH (Joe Borowski)	Spanish Harlem Renaissance Manny Ramirez