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Magic Date is June 24

Cubs lead 1 - 0 in games. They can win the championship with a victory today. 

Batter #1: Pirates 1B Carlos Delgado vs Cubs 1B Jason Giambi

Delgado on June 24, 41110 (hr) = 3/3

Giambi on June 24, 30101 = 2/2

Score After 1^st batter:

Pirates 3/3

Cubs 2/2

Batter #2: Pirates 3B Troy Glaus vs Cubs OF Albert Pujols

Glaus on June 24, 23113 = 8/1

Pujols on June 24, 40221 = 5/2

Score After 2^nd batter:

Pirates 11/4

Cubs 7/4

Batter #3: Pirates OF Brian Giles vs Cubs 2B Bret Boone

Giles on June 24, 30121 = 4/2

Boone on June 24, 32221 (hr) = 7/1

Score After 3^rd batter:

Pirates 15/6

Cubs 14/5

Batter #4: Pirates 2B Jeff Kent vs Cubs DH Larry Walker

Kent on June 24, 51310 (hr) = 5/2

Walker on June 25, 41220 (hr) = 5/2 (he had only 2 pa's on June 24)

Score After 4^th batter:

Pirates 20/8

Cubs 19/7

And they're tearing up the pea patch …

Batter #5: Pirates C Mike Piazza vs Cubs 3B Phil Nevin

Piazza on June 24, 40210 = 3/2

Nevin on June 24, 42231 (hr) = 8/2

Score After 5^th batter:

Pirates 23/10

Cubs 27/9

Batter #6: Pirates OF Darin Erstad vs Cubs C Paul LoDuca

Erstad on June 24, 41101 = 3/3

LoDuca on June 24, 40000 = 0/4

Score After 6^th batter:

Pirates 26/13

Cubs 27/11

Batter #7: Pirates DH Kevin Millar vs Cubs SS Miguel Tejeda

Millar on June 24, 40000 = 0/4

Tejeda on June 24, 41210 = 4/2

Score After 7^th batter:

Pirates 26/17

Cubs 31/13

Batter #8: Pirates OF Steve Finley vs Cubs OF Raul Mondesi

Finley on June 25, 40000 = 0/4 (only 1 pa on June 24)

Mondesi on June 24, 40000 = 0/4

Score After 8^th batter:

Pirates 26/21

Cubs 31/17

Batter #9: Pirates SS Edgar Renteria vs Cubs OF Johnny Damon

Renteria on June 24, 50000 = 0/5

Damon on June 24, 51210 = 4/3

Score After 9th batter:

Pirates 26/26

Cubs 35/20

Pirates Peter Out while Cubs Keep Rolling

Bench Batter #1:  Pirates Andres Galarraga vs Cubs Jose Canseco

Galarraga on June 24, 10110 = 2/0

Canseco on June 24, 50220 = 4/3

Score After 10th batter:

Pirates 28/26

Cubs 39/23

Bench Batter #2:  Pirates Mike Hampton vs Cubs Tyler Houston

Hampton on June 24, 10000 = 0/1

Houston on June 24, 41120 (hr) = 4/2

Score After 10th batter:

Pirates 28/27

Cubs 43/25

Bench Batter #3: Cubs

Mora on June 24, 31111 (hr) = 4/2

Score After All Batters:

Pirates 28 points

Cubs 47 points

Cubs explode with an all-time BB2CS Record 47 points as they hit 5 homeruns !!!! They're on the verge of winning it all.

Starting Pitchers: Pirates Jon Lieber vs Cubs Woody Williams

Pirates are back in it as they cut deficit from 19 to 3 with 2 ip's in hand!!!

Bullpen Pitchers #1: Pirates Antonio Alfonseca vs. Cubs Trevor Hoffman

Alfonseca on June 25, 1 ip, 0 er

Hoffman on June 25, 1 ip, 1 er (4 pts)

Pirates have now covered 8.1 ip and still allowed 2 er (8 pts)

Cubs have now covered 6.1 ip and have now allowed 7 er (28 pts)

Pirates have taken a one point lead and still have 2 ip's in hand.

Bullpen Pitchers #2: Pirates Roberto Hernandez vs Cubs Danny Graves

Hernandez on June 27, 1 ip, 2 er (8 pts)

Only 2 of the 3 outs needed, only 8 x 2/3 = 5.33 pts added

Graves on June 26, 1 ip, 1 er (4 pts)

Pirates have now covered all 9 innings and allowed 13.33 points

Cubs have now covered 7.1 ip and have allowed 8 er (32 pts)

Cubs still lead. Pirates scoring finished with 28 offense - 13.33 defense = plus 14.66 net points.

Cubs still have 1.2 ip's to cover and have 47 offense - 32 defense = plus 15 net points.

If Cubs bullpen can hold then they win the Championship.

 Bullpen Pitchers #3: Cubs Dan Plesac

Plesac has a nice smile.

I'm sorry, but you'll have to scroll down a bit more.

I haven't even yet checked his stats yet.

Remember, June 24 is the Magic date.

Plesac on June 24, 0.1 ip, 0er.

Cubs still have 1.1 ip's to cover.

Bullpen Pitcher #4: Cubs Joel Piniero

I'm sorry, but you'll have to scroll down a bit more.

I haven't even yet checked his stats yet.

Remember, June 24 is the Magic date.

Piniero on June 24, his season didn't even start until July 5

Stunned look is because he got called on and is not eligibe to pitch on this Magic Date

By the way, his first game on July 5 vs. Texas he went 2.1 ip and gave up 0 er

Oh well. Doesn't count. Next.

Bullpen Pitcher #4: Cubs Darren Oliver

 Only 4 of 21 outs needed, only 4 x 4/21 = 0.76 points counted.

Cubs drop from 15 to 14.24 net points.

Pirates stay at 14.66 net points.

This has been the most unbelievable and close game in BB2000CS history.

The Pirates win game two by 0.42 points.

This game is not official until 9pm Sunday night.

If there is no appeal, then the results stand and I will play Game 3 on Sunday night during the 7^th game of the WS.

We do not have a valid magic # for Game 3.

Could both GM's please submit another string of 10 digits each for a new magic number.

If the accumulated totals are odd then the Pirates will begin the new string.

If the accumulated totals are even then the Cubs will begin the new string.

Guys, give me a non-sequenced and random number using each of the 10 digits from 0 to 9 just once each.

If no random numbers are submitted then I will utilize all random numbers submitted so far to produce a new number.

Pirate Bench

Freddy Garcia 

Other Pirate Relievers

Middle Relief-Billy Koch,

Long Relief-Roy Halladay,

Others------Erik Hiljus

cubs magic # is 8689901234

Bench Batter #4: Cubs Aaron Boone

jones