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Original at Raise the Jolly Roger
• 20 hours ago
By Brian Couple of quick hits, now that it’s officially the offseason: The Pirates removed three players from the 40-man roster: Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, and Steve Lerud. Vasquez, of course, pitched horribly in the second half as an emergency starter/bullpen guy with the Bucs. Hacker was dec...
Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, Steve Lerud Booted From 40-man
Original at Bucs Dugout
• 23 hours ago
By Charlie At 27, Virgil Vasquez is little more than a vaguely convenient guy to have on your AAA roster--homers ate him alive in his 14 appearances with the Pirates this year, just like they did in his major league debut in 2007. There's no real reason to think that will change.
Wilson, Seattle talking extension
Original at post-gazette.com
• Fri, Nov 6
By Dejan Kovacevic Wilson recently was named the top defensive shortstop in Major League Baseball this past season by the Fielding Bible, a statistics-based publication headed by Bill James. He batted .255 with five home runs and 39 RBIs, missing much of his two months with the Mariners to injury.
Pirates rotation next year
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Fri, Nov 6
By chrisiu10 Daniel McCutchen: Impressed a little bit at the end of the year in his September Callup. I like him more as a long relief type but I don't think the Pirates Management see it that way. Will be in spring training vying for the fifth starter job with Veal, Hacker, Karstens,Hart and whoever el...
Morning links: Manage your expectations
Original at post-gazette.com
• Tue, Nov 3
By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Ronny Cedeno is no lock to be the Pirates' shortstop, even though he very much is the default choice at the moment. The team will look at other options there. gt;Jack Wilson will be available, and he would be amenable to returning to Pittsburgh. The Pirates are equally open to discussing su...
Pirates Acquire Akinori Iwamura From Tampa Bay
Original at KDKA
• Tue, Nov 3
The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays. In return, the Pirates are getting second baseman Akinori Iwamura.
2010 New York Mets Bullpen Breakdown: J.J. Putz
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Nov 2
By Phil Hoops Just when things appeared to be turning around for the better, Putz's season took an alarming turn in only two appearances. Both were against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were by no means a powerful team. Read more New York Mets news on BleacherReport.com
Pirates Can't Learn Much From Phillies
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Sun, Nov 1
By Charlie In 2001 the Phillies got Floyd, later sent to the White Sox in the Jim Thome trade, and Howard. That was all. Again, the Pirates had a much more robust draft, grabbing a number of moderately useful players in Zach Duke, Chris Shelton, Jeff Keppinger, Chris Duffy, Jonathan Albaladejo and Raja...
Pirates make another trade
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Fri, Oct 30
The president of the Class A Florida State League said a plan for the Pirates to plant a minor league team in Bradenton in 2010 is practically a done deal.
Pirates to buy Reds' Sarasota team, move it to Bradenton
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Oct 29
The Pirates will become the sole owners of their Class A club when they purchase the Sarasota franchise from the Cincinnati Reds and relocate it to Bradenton, Fla.
Pirates waive P Yates
Original at Kansas City Star
• Mon, Oct 26
The Pittsburgh Pirates requested outright waivers on pitcher Tyler Yates on Monday.
Pirates promote Searage to pitching coach
Original at Kansas City Star
• Sat, Oct 17
The Pittsburgh Pirates have named Ray Searage pitching coach after two seasons in the same position with Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis.
Community Projection Review: Left Field
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Fri, Oct 16
By Charlie 19 days ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Lastings Milledge (85) leaps into the arms of teammate Zach Duke, left, after hitting a base clearing, three-run walk-off double off Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. T...
Opinion: The Record Breaking Season
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Fri, Oct 16
By chrisiu10 The draft this year has really helped Neal Huntington’s cause. Tony Sanchez was projected as a good hitting catcher on the fast track to the big leagues. Now Huntington took a lot of heat for drafting Sanchez so high, but I think a lot that was unwarranted. In his first 3 months of profession...
Community Projection Review: Center Field
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Tue, Oct 13
By Charlie 3 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen follows through on his double against the Florida Marlins in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Miami, Friday, July 3, 2009. Pirates' Jason Jaramillo scored on the double and the Pirates won 7-4. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Community Projection Review: Second Base
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Sat, Oct 10
By Charlie 4 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Delwyn Young hurdles Chicago Cubs' Milton Bradley while turning the double play on Cubs' Derrek Lee at first during the third inning of a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Wednesday, May 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Community Projection Review: Ryan Doumit
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Wed, Oct 7
By Charlie More photos » by John Heller - AP 5 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit fields a ground ball to force out Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann in the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 17, 2009. (AP Photo/John Heller)
Pirates Top 30 Prospects: October 2009 Edition
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Mon, Oct 5
By Charlie 1. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Altoona. Grade: A-. Previous ranking: 1. If there's anything to worry about here, it's that Alvarez won't hit for a high average in the majors; he batted only .259 in 54 at bats for the USA's World Cup team. He did, however, slug .574, and he's only just now finishing his first pr...
Pirates beat Cubs in game 2 of doubleheader
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Oct 1
• 4 related articles
Ryan Doumit went 4 for 4 with four RBI on Wednesday night, powering the Pirates past the Chicago Cubs, 8-2.
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Podcast: Morning links: Capps as closer?
Original at post-gazette.com
• Sun, Sep 27
By Dejan Kovacevic Neal Huntington said yesterday that Capps will be the closer next spring. gt;Notebook: Why is Frank Coonelly the only one vocally upset by the season? Huntington addresses the question. Also, Pedro Alvarez and Brad Lincoln win gold medals.
Podcast: Morning links: Huntington, on players
Original at post-gazette.com
• Fri, Sep 25
By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Game story: Pirates 3, Dodgers 1. From Jeff Karstens to Matt Capps, the bullpen was terrific. The players also had some unusual motivation. Box score gt;Audio: Karstens. gt;Opponent: The Dodgers, by the Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez.
Podcast: Morning links: Coonelly's takes
Original at post-gazette.com
• Thu, Sep 24
By Dejan Kovacevic In the game story, you will find rather strong language from Frank Coonelly about the performance of some players, as well as how the team might respond to those players' performance this winter. gt;Next: The Dodgers, by the Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez.
Podcast: Morning links: The Hacker clapper
Original at post-gazette.com
• Wed, Sep 23
By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Pittsburgh stuff: Finally, all the Pittsburgh entries into one online volume. gt;Brian Sabean, the Giants' general manager, gets quite defensive about the Freddy Sanchez trade. Sure sounds like his club option will not be picked up.
Pirates Finding New Ways To Lose; Also, No More "Scholarship"
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Mon, Sep 21
By Charlie By the way, this post is dedicated to Neil Walker, who earlier this year complained that players like him and the great Brian Bixler were getting the shaft while players acquired by Neal Huntington coasted through. Walker didn't use the word "scholarship," but that's the concept he was i...
Ethier, Ramirez push NL-best Dodgers past Pirates
Original at Kansas City Star
• Mon, Sep 14
• 10 related articles
Andre Ethier hit a tiebreaking homer, Manny Ramirez had an early RBI double and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened their penultimate regular-season homestand with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
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Pittsburgh Pirates (54-84) at Houston Astros (68-72), 8:05 p.m.
Original at Kansas City Star
• Fri, Sep 11
One night after finally ending his 33-game home run drought, Lance Berkman and the Houston Astros will try to extend the Pittsburgh Pirates' 11-game road losing streak in the opener of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.
PIRATES SIGN 5 DRAFT PICKS
Original at cbslocalblogs.prospero.com
• Wed, Jun 17
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...
2009 in Review: West Virginia Power
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Wed, May 27
By Charlie Then, down the road, knowing the history of (Pirates General Manager) Neal Huntington and (Pirates Director of Player Development) Kyle Stark and the player development people they have in place now, there would be a lot of good things to come on the horizon. When we signed with the Pirate...
Podcast: Morning links: Luck bound to change?
Original at post-gazette.com
• Sun, May 3
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.
Podcast: Morning links: Doumit sticking around
Original at post-gazette.com
• Tue, Apr 21
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.
Podcast: Morning links: Burnett stands up
Original at post-gazette.com
• Thu, Apr 16
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."
Pirates to honor slain officers with caps, patch
Original at Philadelphia Inquirer
• Thu, Apr 9
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 ...
The Road to 17: 1998
Original at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
• Mon, Dec 1
By Pat(noreply@blogger.com) All told, the Pirates' team OPS+ in 1998 was 84. To give those of you who might not be as sabermetrically inclined an idea of what an OPS+ of 84 is like, Ronny Paulino's OPS+ in his massively disappointing 2007 was 83. The way Ronny Paulino performed relative to the National League in 2007 is how...
Opinion: The Road to 17: 1997
Original at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
• Sun, Nov 30
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...
In Search Of: Major League Pitching
Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Tue, Nov 25
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...
Podcast: Morning links: Turning the page
Original at post-gazette.com
• Sun, Sep 28
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.
Podcast: Morning links: Daily numbers 122, 82, 16, 96
Original at post-gazette.com
• Sat, Sep 27
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."
Podcast: Morning links: Two-thirds the size
Original at post-gazette.com
• Tue, Sep 23
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...
Pirates Q&A: First-hand witnesses
Original at post-gazette.com
• Wed, Sep 17
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.
Podcast: Morning links: Booing familiar names
Original at post-gazette.com
• Mon, Sep 15
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.
Brewers formally protest scoring decision
Original at post-gazette.com
• Sun, Aug 31
By Dejan Kovacevic Other Pirates players said that, if Sabathia had tried to make the play with his glove rather than the bare hand, he might have had LaRoche. Pirates manager John Russell, asked if he thought the play should be ruled an error, flatly replied, "No."
Podcast: Attacking accurate reporting with inaccurate “facts”
Original at Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
• Mon, Aug 18
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.
Opinion: Jonah Keri: Pirates Could Contend Next Year
Original at Bucs Dugout
• Mon, Jul 14
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...
NLCD Starters vs Bucs; Two Pittsburgh Pirates arrested
Original at Bucco Blog
• Wed, Dec 26
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...
Pirates’ 2007 in review - outfield defense
Original at Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
• Tue, Oct 9
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...
Fic: Family Calling - SN/PoTC/TFs Xover. Rated PG13
Original at Supernaturalfic
• Sun, Sep 23
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-...
Pirates fans group pushing in-game walkout Saturday
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Fri, Jun 29
The Pittsburgh Pirates, stuck in a 15th consecutive losing season, don't sell out PNC Park that often. On one of the few nights they will, some fans don't plan to stick around long.
Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, May 29
By Chris Beaumont Sheer entertainment. If nothing else, the movie is insanely entertaining, even at a near three-hour running time. It is addictively entertaining to the very end. This is a series that was large in scope and very ambitious in what it was trying to do, but on top of that, the creative team made su...
Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, May 25
By Tall Writer Batten down your hatches for swashbuckling mayhem in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, a film that delivers everything an audience expects with a few surprises. Filmmakers present plenty of treasure for the audiences with some minor lulls (like characters choosing up sides) on...
Opinion: Fahey Talks At The Game: PotC At World's End Impressions
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 23
I wouldn't say I'm the biggest fan to the Pirates of the Caribbean films. I really enjoyed the first one, but I felt the strong fan following that Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow garnered caused the second film to become more Whacky Jack and Friends than the epic pirate saga I was expectin...