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By Brian Game 80: Pirates at Marlins ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. Game 80: Pirates at Marlins ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved..

By Brian Pirates (36-43) at Marlins (41-39) TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Sun Sports Here is the MLB Gameday] ————————————— Pirates’ lineup: McCutchen, CFWilson, SSMoss, RFAdam LaRoche, 1BJones, LFAndy LaRoche, 3BVazquez, 2BJaramillo, CMorton, P Marlins’ lineup:

The Pirates, who are apparently not done dealing yet, have engaged in trade discussions with the Twins regarding a number of players, major league sources said Thursday. At present, Minnesota is most interested in second baseman Freddy Sanchez and relievers Matt Capps and John Grabow,...

Hanley Ramirez will try to stretch his franchise-record RBI streak to 11 games this evening when the Florida Marlins begin a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Land Shark Stadium.

Pirates outfielder Delwyn Young said his ejection in the seventh inning Thursday against the New York Mets was just a misunderstanding.

By whygavs@gmail.com (Pat Lackey) The Pirates' game today featured one thing in common with the Bulls game tonight. There was a rain delay. Actually, there were two in the Pirates' game, and the fact that there were two may have cost them the game. After the first rain delay, the Pirates went out, Paul Maholm got warmed up, pitch...

Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 Thursday after overcoming a five-run deficit and then wasting a ninth-inning lead.

Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that: Nothing is expected to materialize on the Sano front, with the Pirates or any other team, until Major League Baseball completes its investigation of his age, and that could take a few days."

By Brian Mets (38-39) at Pirates (36-42) 12:35–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: (New York market only) SNY [Here is the MLB Gameday] ———————————– This is a make-up game for the third of a four game set at PNC Park in early June. The Bucs won the three games that were played, so I suppose you could argue we’re go...

Upon further review, Jack Wilson is charging himself with an error. The Pirates shortstop apologized Wednesday for his comments criticizing the team's most recent trades, including the dealing of popular outfielder Nyjer Morgan.

After earning their first June winning record in 12 years, the Pirates opened their July schedule on Wednesday night with a more typical outcome of past seasons.

I haven't talked to anybody, I haven't talked to Neal [Huntington] or anybody like that," Wilson said. "I just felt like that's not the person, that's not the player I want to be for the Pittsburgh Pirates. I am definitely passionate about winning, about being a Pirate and I think sometimes i...

The Pittsburgh Pirates today agreed to terms with outfielder Evan Chambers, the club’s third round selection in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. Evan hit .324 (61-for-188) with 13 doubles, 11 home runs, 39 RBI and 27 stolen bases in 49 games this season for Hillsborough Community Colleg...

Ross Ohlendorf pitched seven innings and Freddy Sanchez got the depleted Pirates going by scoring from second on a ball that bounded only a few feet from home plate during the fourth inning, helping Pittsburgh beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Tuesday night.

By Brian The Bucs have traded Nyjer Morgan to Washington for Lastings Milledge, confirming the rumor that’s been swirling around for the past few days. [Link] There’s another twist to the deal though. The Bucs sent away Sean Burnett and received reliever Joel Hanrahan. Nyjer Morgan was everybody’...

By Wendy Adair If all goes as planned, the Mets could easily take five out of seven from these teams.  Before the Mets were swept by the Yankees, they took three out of four from a Cardinals team who were completely caught by surprise at the spirit of the Mets.

Maybe beating up on Carl Pavano isn't that impressive, but this is a team that's been shut down by Mike Hampton repeatedly this year. We just made David Huff look like a young, left-handed Greg Maddux one night ago. The best thing you can ask for when you're in a slump like the Pirates is a laughe...

The Pirates signed ninth-round draft pick Brock Holt, a second baseman out of Rice University. He was to be assigned to short-season Class A State College

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed the following five players, selected in this year's First-Year Player Draft.   Jose Hernandez - 23rd round - OF from the University of Texas/San Antonio Hit .360 (76-for-211) with 25 doubles, 17 home runs and 61 RBI in 55 games as a senior this year…Led t...

 PA It is absolutely crucial for our starting pitchers to learn how to throw a changeup," general manager Neal Huntington said. "A changeup, if it's thrown correctly, comes out of the hand the same way as a fastball; it's just, ideally, 8-10 mph softer. ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates I don't know what to say about the Pirates. The organization insisted that it wasn't going to take a signability pick with the fourth overall selection, after years of futility, but then the club went and took Boston College catcher Tony Sanchez with the selection. I...

A lot of this hinges on the pick of Tony Sanchez. The first round is the best opportunity to get talent in the Major League draft and with Aaron Crow, Bobby Borchering, Grant Green, and a bevy of talented high school arms on the board, the Pirates went for a kid who wants to be (and probably proje...

tags: Sports, Atlanta Braves, MLB, MLB Trade, Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh Pirates You need to walk before you can run; you need to grow wings before you can fly; and, in the case of the Pittsburgh Pirates, you need wind before you can sail.Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh's lone All-Star representa...

lt;p>I have very little to say about the Pirates/Astros series from this weekend other than that battering Wandy Rodriguez, who's been spectacular this year, sandwiched around getting dominated by Brian Moehler and Mike Hampton pretty much sums up how frustrating it is to watch ou...

By Dejan Kovacevic Mike Anestis of Tallahassee, Fla. Do you think maybe John Russell might like to reconsider his ideas about pitch counts? Sean Epstein of Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh If it was Jeff Karstens, I think that was a bad move. But I just can't remember. John Taylor of Fairmont, W.Va.

By Dejan Kovacevic Perhaps a couple lessons could be learned from Matt Capps' minor injury ... As for the second baseman, see all of the above but substitute "Freddy Sanchez" and "shoulder" for a similar theme. gt;This is the Notebook, which has the latest on Capps, as well as Jack Wilson heading out to Syracuse...

By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Today's Sports poll question asks if you want Karstens out of the rotation. gt;Chris Duffy will come to town with a smile. gt;Another old friend, Damaso Marte, goes on the DL. Seems there might be a reason why he has not thrown as hard as he did while in Pittsburgh.

By Vinny Madio The New York Mets had their series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies rained out on Sunday.  That was probably the best news for a team who is win-less in all seven series finales this season.  This also was good news because the bullpen was over worked Saturday due to the erratic pitc...

By Dejan Kovacevic A. The Pirates still are scouting him, including a visit from Neal Huntington, to get all the necessary information on him. gt;That On the Pirates feature is here. gt;Lots of Pirates fodder in Bob Smizik's inbox. gt;Mike Elek, one of our Web gurus, loves the Pirates anew.

By Dejan Kovacevic In that context, then, it is absolutely zero surprise that a) Ryan Doumit asked the Pirates if he could rehabilitate in Pittsburgh and b) that management easily agreed. gt;Bob Smizik wants to see the Pirates follow Florida's model. gt;USA Today praises the Pirates' rotation.

By Dejan Kovacevic He could have complained about home plate umpire Randy Marsh's refusal to give him an outside strike the whole inning, but declined. gt;Xavier Nady is headed for the DL and Tommy John gt;Pirates Charities begins awarding its "Fields of Dreams."

AP PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates plan to honor three slain city police officers at the team's home opener Monday against the Houston Astros. The Pirates will observe a moment of silence and taps will be played before the game to honor officers ...

By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Audio of Freddy Sanchez, author of four hits. gt;The Marlins like Ronny Paulino in the early going. They probably should not expect too many more triples, though. gt;Did anyone else notice that Ronald Belisario, released by the Pirates this offseason, made the Dodgers' 25-man?

By Charlie lt;p>Baseball Prospectus (subscription required)&nbsp;<a href="http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8629">ranks</a>&nbsp;Major League Baseball's farm systems and places the Pirates 22nd out of 30. The author, <span styl...

By Chuck Finder BRADENTON, Fla. -- Now it's about the wait, and the weight, for Pedro Alvarez. However, general manager Neal Huntington made sure there was a proviso: Be sure to pack and carry with you the conditioning and physical-shape education gleaned here.

By Dejan Kovacevic To understand the Pirates' thinking on the bench, as well as the bullpen, it is first necessary to know that Frank Coonelly and Neal Huntington have a shared that each facet of the roster, with some exceptions, is like planting annuals in the garden: You hope they look great for a year, you e...

By Pat(noreply@blogger.com) The Road to 17 is a longer-form look at each losing season that the Pirates have had since their last playoff appearance in 1992. The object is not to wallow in the misery of the Pirates, but instead remember just what it is that makes us Pirate fans in the first place. Every team has their great m...

By Jeff Gordon “The Pirates are committed to creatively adding talent to our organization,” general manager Neal Huntington said Monday. “By adding these two young men, the Pirates are pleased to not only add two prospects to our system but also hope to open a pathway to an untapped market. We are intrigu...

By Dejan Kovacevic By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:45 a.m. Monday Pirates 6, Padres 1: In addition to stuff about the Adam LaRoche and Steve Pearce home runs, some of the athletes and John Russell talked about how their season changed so dramatically on July 31. Video: Dunlap the detective tracks down Alvarez.

By Dejan Kovacevic Notebook: Free agency? Who said anything about free agency? Neal Huntington did. ... Also, Ronny Paulino sounds like a man who would rather be playing elsewhere. The Beaver County Times' John Perrotto puts the Pirates on "academic probation."

By Dejan Kovacevic MILWAUKEE -- This city's metropolitan area is two-thirds the size of Pittsburgh, in terms of population, but here it is all energized about Major League Baseball in late September. Moving on, Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein analyzes the Alvarez matter further, but this, too, re...

By Dejan Kovacevic By Dejan Kovacevic | 11:20 a.m. Wednesday Greg Billman of New Philadelphia, Ohio Q: How come John Russell doesn't stick up for his players more? There have been some awful calls against the Pirates the past month -- the one at first Tuesday takes the cake -- and he doesn't move.

By Dejan Kovacevic Dodgers 8, Pirates 2: Ross Ohlendorf hovers around 91 mph, and his breaking pitches land at about 50 feet. A sign he is tired? John Russell thinks so. Just about the only highlight came when Adam LaRoche hit one of those Kevin Young-esque home runs that mean absolutely nothing.

By Matt Bandi On Friday night, as Pirates fans awaited word on No. 1 draft choice Pedro Alvarez, DeMaro tried on another hat: Reporter. Jim Callis of “Baseball America” is perhaps the leading authority in the country on the draft. He was on ESPN after midnight saying there was no word on Alvarez.

By Charlie The Pirates could be a contender in '09--if they keep all the hitters who have been so productive for them this season, and those hitters continue to be good, and some of their pitchers rebound, and they make some shrewd moves to shore up the pitching staff. But then Jason Bay and Xavier Nady...

By Charlie The Pirates aren't going to sign all these guys, but they'll sign some of them.The Pirates said a couple weeks ago that they might only sign 20-25 players from their draft. After seeing who they drafted, that comment makes a lot of sense.

By Pirate Blues Hopefully Freddy Sanchez is healthy this year or Jason Bay picks up his game because the lack of OBP from the #3 hitter last year killed us. Since the National League Central Division teams have pretty much set their rotations for 2008 other than a late big deal or two, I thought it was time to t...

By Matt Bandi Overall, the Pirates outfield simply looked bad in 2007. Balls were not caught, throws were feeble, and the players occasionally looked lost while roaming the grass. Jason Bay, an above average leftfielder when he joined the team, has seen his skills decline to the point that he is an occas...

By supernaturalfic@gmail.com Summary/ A/N: More from the Pirate!Dean verse, now with killer robots. Just an average day in the life of the Flying Dutchman's two newest crewmembers, which is to say, not at all. Goes with the CoTFD curse as Bootstrap described it, and not as the writers have explained it. Also, I intend to X-...

By Cory Humes I recorded a five-minute interview aired tonight on FM NewsTalk 104.7’s Pirates pre-game show. Broadcaster Lanny Frattare spoke with chairman of the board Bob Nutting about many aspects of Pirates’ management. Frattare: Now you said “candidates,” that’s to say then that you’re going to...