Pittsburgh Pirates

 UK - Although reported to be in good health, we are sending a medical team to meet them on arrival in port, for a complete check-up and counselling. ...

 UK - By Paul Goodwin KNIGHTS boss Lynn Howells has challenged his squad to end a five game hoodoo against Cornish Pirates on Saturday. The Southerners have been ...

 il - The Pirates captured four team championships. The freshmen dominated, sweeping the top five places. "Great tuneup," Palatine varsity coach Chris Quick said, ...

 il - Taking the cue, Palatine's football team got to run and flip for joy after beating visiting Fremd 28-21. Palatine quarterback Matt Rossi sprints past Fremd ... Pirates fight Vikings every inch of the way Palatine Countryside all 3 news articles

 PA - Tonight we played like a team," said the senior midfielder who leads the Pirates with 12 goals. "We were passing and taking well. ...

 - The money will be immense, but these aren't the Pittsburgh Pirates we're talking about here. There are other questions. Is there anything at all left to be ...

 FL - On the flip side, if they are not working hard and together as a team, they can lose to anyone. The Pirates head into the final two weeks of the regular ...

By Jeff Robinson I say the view has been altered again because the view changed earlier this year when the Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers and got back Jason Bay from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sorry Dodger's fans, there is always next year. ...

By Charlie According to industry data, the Pirates saw their average number of viewers dip about 15 percent in 2008, compared with the previous year. The Pirates averaged about 32,000 households watching each game, according to research compiled by the Sports Business Journal...

 MO - By Chuck Embree The Pirates made an early surprise attack on the Class 2 No. 4 state-ranked Moberly boys soccer team scoring Tuesday’s first goal within the ...

 NC - IRVING, Texas – Senior guards Jasmine Young and LaCoya Terry have been named to the 2008-09 Preseason All-Conference USA Women’s Basketball Team, ...

 PA - theWellHungarian: after the Pirates traded Bay, I heard all the Pittsburgh media saying that the Pirates got the best end in the deal. ...

 OH - OTTOVILLE - It was one of those games where people hate to see a team lose. Miller City and Continental played 110 minutes of leave-it-all-on-the-field ...

By Pat(noreply@blogger.com) Paul Maholm Bucs Dugout: Maholm is already better than I ever thought he would be, but he also had a .273 BABIP this year. Given the Pirates' horrid defense, his ERA will probably take a hit next season. Still, I can't complain. Ian Snell Jeff Karstens

By Roberto The Pirates also spent pretty heavily for international players, focusing on Latin America. They were 12th in international bonuses. Notable signings include CF Exicardo Cayones, Venezuela; SS Jodaneli Carvajal, Dominican Republic; SS Yhonathan Barrios, Columbia; and C, Ramon Cab...

By Administrator In 1960, at Forbes Field, Bill Mazeroski’s dramatic lead-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning broke a 9-9 tie and ended one of the most exciting World Series ever played… the Pirates won the World Series, 4-games-to-3. In 1971, in the first World Series night game ever played, the P...

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 PA - Oct 11, 2008 He aspired for greatness for this city and he accomplished greatness," said Frank Coonelly, Pirates' current team president. ...

By Administrator In 1948, the Indians beat the Braves in Game 6, 4-3, to win the World Series. In 1978, in Game 2 of the World Series, Bob Welch struck out Reggie Jackson with two outs in the ninth inning to preserve the Dodgers 4-3 victory over the Yankees.

By Charlie Leading the charge off a cliff were myself and Pat, as we were both really virulently anti-Nady last offseason. Fortunately, the Pirates didn't listen to us, and the Bucs managed to make a rare trade where a bad team managed to actually get something for a nearing-30 never-has-been like N...

By Administrator Born Today: Danny Murtaugh (1917), Paul Splittorff (1946), Mike Morgan (1959) In 1908, in a make-up game necessitated by Fred Merkle’s base running blunder on September 23, Three Finger Brown outdueled Christy Mathewson, 4-2, as the Cubs won the National League pennant by one game ove...

Sportsnet.ca  PA - Frattare had one year left on his contract with the Pirates when he stepped away from the microphone. He said the team didn't force him out. ... Ten Frick Award finalists announced MLB.com Frattare among finalists for broadcasting honor Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Seth Rorabaugh You have to love Kris Letang representing the John Vander Wal era Pirates with the red-billed Pirates hat. Penguins Former Penguins Tyler Wright and John Slaney are happy they spent time in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Flyers coach John Stevens have been quietly successful. Central Division

By mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) This PG headline seems to imply that the Pirates don't exist. They don't, right? [PG]--Just for the sake of making your blood boil: a case against Maz for the Hall of Fame. [Dugout Central]--If you're looking for a Q&A with Pedro Alvarez, Colin Dunlap's got it covered. [PG]--ESPN is doin...

By Dejan Kovacevic A commitment was made to sign a few players to contract extensions through their arbitration years, but management did not approach -- formally or informally -- Jason Bay or Xavier Nady to merely ask what it might take to keep them. No harm in asking. They are exactly the type of players the Pi...

By Dejan Kovacevic Game: Pirates (65-94) vs. San Diego Padres (62-97), 10:05 p.m., Petco Park. Pirates' lineup: 1. Nate McLouth CF. 2. Freddy Sanchez 2B. 3. Ryan Doumit C. 4. Adam LaRoche 1B. 5. Jason Michaels LF. 6. Steve Pearce RF. 7. Andy LaRoche 3B. 8. Luis Cruz SS. 9. Snell.

By Dejan Kovacevic By Dejan Kovacevic | 1:54 a.m. Wednesday 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. Pirates Q&A: Andy Hermansen?

By Paul Meyer Dodgers  Pirates 1:26 p.m. Maholm, who zipped through the first seven Dodgers, has encountered a spot of control trouble. He walked Angel Berroa and Russell Martin in the second inning but ended the inning by getting Andre Ethier to roll to first base. Now he's walked Manny Ramirez to begin th...

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 Charlie Anyway, what could you do with him? Send him back to the minors next year? He tears the cover off the ball every time he's down there, so why bother? He'd just hit well and would eventually have to be called back up anyway. The Pirates have few appealing alternatives at third base right now, and...

By Dejan Kovacevic Q: Dejan, to add to your article, the Pirates' losing streak is the same age as the Florida Marlins. The Pirates have not had a winning season during the entire existence of the Marlins. Unbelievable! Meanwhile, the Marlins have won two World Series and have successfully rebuilt multip...

By Charlie Only two of these guys--Pereira and Acevedo--are Latin American signings, so I'm not sure how much Rene Gayo has to do with the talent at Bradenton, most of which was assembled in the draft. Maybe the Pirates are just really excited about those two players.

By Dejan Kovacevic By Dejan Kovacevic | 2:45 a.m. Wednesday So, it means that, even if Pedro Alvarez had signed a major league contract, he would not have had major league service time until he actually was either in a major league uniform or on a major league disabled list.

By Dejan Kovacevic If the Pirates cannot commit to signing top players through free agency and will not do so in the draft, why on Earth should people in Pittsburgh support this team financially? Chris Lach of Mt. Lebanon 3. Ross Ohlendorf                    8. Brian Bixler

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 dtoddwin Phil Dumatrait: I have no idea.  I have yet to see him pitch live and he clearly is on the bubble.  The Pirates view him as their long man and spot starter as needed so we really haven't seen him fill that role expect in the extra inning game against the Cubs.  A 26 year old lefty with 11 major league a...

By Randy Linville In five career starts against the Buccos, Hill is 2-1 with a 3.62 ERA. The Pirates on this year’s team have not done much against Hill. Their batting average as a group is .218. Jose Bautista is 0-13 and Jason Bay is 0-11. Only Ronny Paulino (6-13 with a dinger) has done much with Hill.

By Charlie Successes: D.J. Carrasco, Aquilino Lopez, Javier Lopez, Luis Ayala, Michael Neu, Chris Spurling, Matt Ford 2003 2004 2005 Flops: 11 Notes: Fabio Castro pitched 31.7 innings with a 2.27 ERA for the Rangers and Phillies. Victor Santos pitched 115.3 innings with a 5.70 ERA for the Pirates. 

By Charlie Nutting showed slides to illustrate the differences between the Pirates' existing, rented facility and the new one, using photographs of the old and computer models of the new. It's obviously very early, but it sounds like Bob Nutting, Frank Coonelly and the Pirates really are taking th...

By Pirate Blues 2008 Top Ten Prospects Honorable Mentions 1 McCutchen Bixler Meek 2 Pearce Corley Molleken 3 Moskos Davidson Redmond 4 Lincoln Delaney Sakamoto 5 Walker Herrera R Sanchez 6 Astacio Keel Valdez 7 Ford 8 Welker 9 Benoit 10 Bresnahan...

By RJ Anderson Travis Blackley LHP Phillies A potential LOOGY candidate, reminds me a bit of what the Phillies tried doing last year - buying Bobby Livingston off of waivers - the move was later disallowed and Livingston would pitch well for the first half.

By Cyndre Because of that genuine love for their player-base and their game, I am confident that FLS will eventually fix the issues that I have with Pirates, but I question whether they can do it before the initial media bump and trial periods will turn off a number of potential subscribers…

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...

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.

By Basil Yet, obscured by successive win totals of 75, 53 (strike year), 58 (sorta strike year), 73, 79, 69, 78, 69, 62, 72, 75, 72, 67, and 67, the Pirates franchise has happened upon an anniversary of sorts. It's the ten-year anniversary of the 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates, the last Bucco contender.

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...

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...

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...

By Patricia Chui What It's About: Eric Bana plays Huck, a professional gambler who can't seem to hold onto anything -- love, money or his relationship with his father (Robert Duvall), a legendary poker player. Huck's attempts to get a seat at the World Series of Poker coincide with his meeting a cute, poker...