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Karstens, Diaz out; Aguero, others added to 40-man

20 Nov 2009 14:04:00 PST

Written by Chuck Finder
The move with Karstens, who went 4-6 with a 5.42 ERA last season after being picked up in the Xavier Nady-Damaso Marte trade in July 2008 with the New York Yankees, was a bit of a surprise -- though he likewise was out of minor-league options.

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John Grabow Agrees to Re-Sign With Cubs

19 Nov 2009 02:21:22 PST

Written by Charlie
6 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' John Grabow, right, and Robinson Diaz high-five after the Pirates' 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game in San Diego, Sunday, April 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) It's been interesting to see so many former Pirates quickly re-sig...

Original story at Bucs Dugout .

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Pirates Face 40-Man Roster Decisions This Week

15 Nov 2009 17:48:30 PST

Written by Charlie
The Bucs currently have 36 players on their 40-man roster. That doesn't include Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek, who will both need to be protected by Friday. The Pirates will also have to decide whether to include a number of minor leaguers, any of whom could be selected in the Rule 5 draft in De...

Original story at Bucs Dugout .

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Pirates purchase minor league team from Reds

10 Nov 2009 14:50:00 PST

The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the purchase of the Sarasota Reds from the Cincinnati Reds organization and their intention to move the team to Bradenton, Florida.

Original story at Kansas City Star .

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Conditioning camp, Day 1: Pirates offered Capps to Brewers in trade

10 Nov 2009 09:50:00 PST

Written by Dejan Kovacevic
gt;Bryan Minniti, who had been the Pirates' director of baseball operations under Neal Huntington, took the post of assistant general manager in Washington under Mike Rizzo. Minniti previously worked for Dave Littlefield as, essentially, his point man on baseball rules, waivers and...

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Pirates Can't Learn Much From Phillies

01 Nov 2009 13:51:01 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Bucs Dugout .

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Pittsburgh Pirates news and blogs - November 24, 2009

24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Pittsburgh Pirates news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Pirates protect 3 minor-leaguers, remove Karstens -- from post-gazette.com - Sports
• Bucs Make Flurry of Roster Moves -- by Charlie from Bucs Dugout
• 40-Man Moves -- by God Loves from Bucs Dugout: FanPosts
• Roster moves! -- by Brian from Raise the Jolly Roger
• Rule 5 possibilities -- by Vlad from Bucs Dugout
• Small Market Teams Pocketing Spare Change -- by benny benack from Bucs Dugout: FanPosts
• Baseball Prospectus: Minor League Free Agents -- by Charlie from Bucs Dugout
• TODAY'S HEADLINES -- by mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) from Mondesi's House
• Cubs re-sign John Grabow -- by Brian from Raise the Jolly Roger
• Yes, They Really Did Close The Upper Deck At Wrigley In The 1970's (A Photo Essay) -- by Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue

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Pirates make another trade

30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

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.

Original story at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .

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Community Projection Review: Left Field

16 Oct 2009 17:04:07 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: The Record Breaking Season

16 Oct 2009 07:50:06 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Bucs Dugout .

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Community Projection Review: Ryan Doumit

07 Oct 2009 20:22:29 PDT

Written 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)

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Pirates Top 30 Prospects: October 2009 Edition

05 Oct 2009 18:16:47 PDT

Written 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...

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Pirates beat Cubs in game 2 of doubleheader

01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Ryan Doumit went 4 for 4 with four RBI on Wednesday night, powering the Pirates past the Chicago Cubs, 8-2.

Original story at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Related stories include: Recap: Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati - Kansas City Star , Reds Blow Out Pirates, 12-2 - KDKA , Dodgers Sweep Pirates With 3-1 Win - KDKA

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Podcast: Morning links: Capps as closer?

27 Sep 2009 21:40:00 PDT

Written 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.

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Pittsburgh Pirates (54-84) at Houston Astros (68-72), 8:05 p.m.

11 Sep 2009 07:50:00 PDT

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.

Original story at Kansas City Star .

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Podcast: Morning links: Luck bound to change?

03 May 2009 21:40:00 PDT

Written 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.

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Pirates to honor slain officers with caps, patch

09 Apr 2009 18:34:57 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Philadelphia Inquirer .

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Opinion: The Road to 17: 1997

30 Nov 2008 02:42:24 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke? .

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In Search Of: Major League Pitching

25 Nov 2008 03:52:27 PST

Written 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...

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Podcast: Morning links: Turning the page

28 Sep 2008 21:45:00 PDT

Written 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.

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Podcast: Morning links: Two-thirds the size

23 Sep 2008 22:54:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Podcast: Attacking accurate reporting with inaccurate “facts”

18 Aug 2008 09:55:03 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at Pittsburgh Lumber Co. .

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NLCD Starters vs Bucs; Two Pittsburgh Pirates arrested

26 Dec 2007 21:02:35 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Bucco Blog .

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Pirates’ 2007 in review - outfield defense

09 Oct 2007 02:12:17 PDT

Written 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...

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Fic: Family Calling - SN/PoTC/TFs Xover. Rated PG13

23 Sep 2007 18:48:17 PDT

Written 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-...

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Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End

29 May 2007 04:25:39 PDT

Written 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...

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