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raisethejollyroger.com - 9 hours ago
Let’s get to know Akinori Iwamura
— raisethejollyroger.com — Regardless of whether or not you think bringing him in was a good idea, I have a feeling that Akinori Iwamura is going to make quite the impression on Pirates fans over the next year, half year, or next few years. “Aki” should be both productive and exciting, no matter how long he ... (more) Let’s get to know Akinori Iwamura

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raisethejollyroger.com - 24 hours ago
News and Notes
— raisethejollyroger.com — 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 ... (more) News and Notes

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Yankees Win World Series
raisethejollyroger.com - 2 days ago
Yankees Win World Series
— raisethejollyroger.com — vomit. That is all. ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger . All Rights Reserved. . (more) Yankees Win World Series

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Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
raisethejollyroger.com - 3 days ago
Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
— raisethejollyroger.com — The Pirates don’t think so, as they made yet another trade Tuesday. Chavez is headed to Tampa Bay, and Iwamura is coming to Pittsburgh . The blogs/media I’ve read so far are happier about the Pirates’ end of the deal than I thought they would be. As much as I like Iwamura ... (more) Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori ...

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Akinori Iwamura?
raisethejollyroger.com - 4 days ago
Akinori Iwamura?
— raisethejollyroger.com — DK just tweeted that he “hears the Pirates [are] part of trade talks” with the Rays’ mouthful of an infielder. Iwamura, 30, played 2nd and 3rd base and had some injury issues this season. He’s a relatively credible 2B both offensively and defensively, and was a key ... (more) Akinori Iwamura?

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Winter Leagues Update: October
raisethejollyroger.com - 6 days ago
Winter Leagues Update: October
— raisethejollyroger.com — Let’s see how the notable Pirates players in prospects who are still playing ball performed in their first month with their fall/winter teams: Position Players Brian Bixler is hitting .260 with two extra base hits (both doubles) and one RBI in 72 at-bats. He’s struck out 24 ... (more) Winter Leagues Update: October

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Happy Halloween!
raisethejollyroger.com - 7 days ago
Happy Halloween!
— raisethejollyroger.com — Pumpkin-carving work by Evan. Enjoy the day. Go Bucs! ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger . All Rights Reserved. . (more) Happy Halloween!

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Giants re-sign Freddy
raisethejollyroger.com - 8 days ago
Giants re-sign Freddy
— raisethejollyroger.com — Freddy Sanchez has signed a 2-year deal with the Giants, [ according to Comcast SportsNet ]. Details have not been released. more coming… ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger . All Rights Reserved. . (more) Giants re-sign Freddy

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Justin Thomas: Best Pirates lefty reliever?
raisethejollyroger.com - 8 days ago
Justin Thomas: Best Pirates lefty reliever?
— raisethejollyroger.com — [ The Pirates claimed lefty reliever Justin Thomas from Seattle off waivers yesterday ]. He spent all of 2009 in AAA, going 2-4 with a 4.48 ERA in 53 games. He also walked 40 men in 60.1 innings, and has only thrown 4 innings in the big leagues. Best lefty reliever, you say? Well, ... (more) Justin Thomas: Best Pirates lefty reliever?

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Cliff Lee was nearly a Pirate
raisethejollyroger.com - 9 days ago
Cliff Lee was nearly a Pirate
— raisethejollyroger.com — …but we didn’t want him. No, it wasn’t that the Bucs didn’t want him, the fans didn’t. In December of 2007, [ the Pirates and Indians were discussing a swap involving Jason Bay for Lee and backup catcher Kelly Shoppach ]. The deal nearly happened, but fell ... (more) Cliff Lee was nearly a Pirate

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Catching up on Bucs news
raisethejollyroger.com - 10 days ago
Catching up on Bucs news
— raisethejollyroger.com — Lots of little bits and pieces over the past few days that I’ve yet to address… [ Tyler Yates was outrighted to Indianapolis, and then he decided he rather be a free agent ]. Hooray, no more Flood Gates Yates, right? Maybe. [ Neal Huntington said ] that “We are in dialogue ... (more) Catching up on Bucs news

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BBA Ballot: NL MVP
raisethejollyroger.com - 12 days ago
BBA Ballot: NL MVP
— raisethejollyroger.com — This is the fourth and final installment of our end-of-season award ballots for the [ Baseball Bloggers Alliance ]. The [ Manager of the Year post is here ], the [ Rookie of the Year post is here ], and the [ Cy Young post is here ]. After the obvious winner, this is extremely difficult and ... (more) BBA Ballot: NL MVP

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A Yankees-Phillies WS may suck, but…
raisethejollyroger.com - 12 days ago
A Yankees-Phillies WS may suck, but…
— raisethejollyroger.com — it could be worse. At least it’s not Yankees-Brewers. Go Phils. ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger . All Rights Reserved. . (more) A Yankees-Phillies WS may suck, but…

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Ross Ohlendorf: Smartest man in MLB
raisethejollyroger.com - 14 days ago
Ross Ohlendorf: Smartest man in MLB
— raisethejollyroger.com — Granted, I have no idea if any of the other 29 teams have a guy like this, but I’m willing to bet they don’t. Ross Ohlendorf is a ridiculously smart dude. You probably knew he went to Princeton. You might have even heard of his legendary senior thesis. If you’re a huge Ross ... (more) Ross Ohlendorf: Smartest man in MLB

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Phillies headed back to the World Series
raisethejollyroger.com - 16 days ago
Phillies headed back to the World Series
— raisethejollyroger.com — And now we’re one game away from the World Series of Death…Phillies vs. Yankees. As Pittsburghers, we’re obligated to hate Philly, and as baseball fans not from New York, we of course despise the Yankees, so what do we do if the Angels can’t pull out a miracle? This ... (more) Phillies headed back to the World Series

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Playoffs roundup and a roster move
raisethejollyroger.com - 17 days ago
Playoffs roundup and a roster move
— raisethejollyroger.com — Hopefully sometime in the next few years this blog will be at its peak in early/mid October, but instead we’ll have to settle on short blurbs about each series from time to time: Phillies/Dodgers–Phillies lead, 3-1 The World Champs are in an awfully good position to return to the Fall ... (more) Playoffs roundup and a roster move

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BBA Ballot: NL Cy Young
raisethejollyroger.com - 20 days ago
BBA Ballot: NL Cy Young
— raisethejollyroger.com — This is part three of our end-of-season award ballots for the [ Baseball Bloggers Alliance ]. The [ Manager of the Year post is here ], and the [ Rookie of the Year post is here ]. Well…definitely no Pirate-fan bias to influence me on this one (it may or may not have in the ROY ... (more) BBA Ballot: NL Cy Young

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Perry Hill won’t be back in 2010
feedproxy.google.com - 21 days ago
Perry Hill won’t be back in 2010
— feedproxy.google.com — Bad news this morning: [ Infield instructor and first base coach Perry Hill has decided to leave the Pira tes ]. Hill, known as the game’s premier infield coach, joined the team last offseason and made remarkable improvements to the Pirates’ infield defense. As a whole, the ... (more) Perry Hill won’t be back in 2010

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Three Pirates to go up against Stephen Strasburg
raisethejollyroger.com - 22 days ago
Three Pirates to go up against Stephen Strasburg
— raisethejollyroger.com — As if there wasn’t enough to watch tonight with both playoff series in action and Pitt-Rutgers at 8, three Bucs prospects will battle the phenom this evening in an epic Arizona Fall League showdown. The Phoenix Desert Dogs host the Scottsdale Scorpions at 6:35 MST. The Scorpions feature ... (more) Three Pirates to go up against Stephen Strasburg

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News and Notes
raisethejollyroger.com - 23 days ago
News and Notes
— raisethejollyroger.com — Not a whole lot going on… The Pirates had higher TV ratings than 11 other MLB teams in 2009, including both LCS participants from Los Angeles. [ Ratings on FSN were up almost 20% this year ]. Why? Who the heck knows, but it sure does give us yet another reason to wonder why they ... (more) News and Notes

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