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It’s almost baseball season
raisethejollyroger.com - 37 hours ago
It’s almost baseball season
— raisethejollyroger.com — Now that football is officially over, it’s a mere nine days until pitchers and catchers report. The... ever-present countdown to Opening Day is over there on the right. If only that snow would go away… Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Not a whole lot going on in around the ... (more) It’s almost baseball season

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Huntington’s approach to Harper
raisethejollyroger.com - 3 days ago
Huntington’s approach to Harper
— raisethejollyroger.com — You’ve probably heard about teen phenom Bryce Harper by now. Last year, Sports Illustrated dubbed him the... LeBron James of baseball in this jaw-dropping piece . Harper, after dominating high school play in his first three years, has decided to skip his senior year to enroll in junior ... (more) Huntington’s approach to Harper

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PirateFest 2010 mini recap
raisethejollyroger.com - 4 days ago
PirateFest 2010 mini recap
— raisethejollyroger.com — Here’s a quick rundown of last weekend’s PirateFest from Tyler, who attended along with Evan. Tyler will... be contributing to RTJR in the future. A day at PirateFest never seems to disappoint. Even a whole week after such an informative and fun festival for Bucco fans, I am still ... (more) PirateFest 2010 mini recap

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Pittsburgh Pirates Twitter Directory
raisethejollyroger.com - 6 days ago
Pittsburgh Pirates Twitter Directory
— raisethejollyroger.com — Here’s a quick guide to all you’d ever want to know about the Pirates on Twitter: PIRATES... PLAYERS: @hanrahan4457 - Joel Hanrahan @DanielMcCutchen – Daniel McCutchen @Maholm28 – Paul Maholm PIRATES BEAT WRITERS: @RobBiertempfel - Pittsburgh Tribune ... (more) Pittsburgh Pirates Twitter Directory

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News and notes
raisethejollyroger.com - 7 days ago
News and notes
— raisethejollyroger.com — Some links… Rocco’s show from PirateFest revealed an interesting statement from Neal Huntington, who does not seem... to be very sure about Jose Tabata’s age . Meanwhile, a Post-Gazette reader questions Tabata’s legitimacy as a prospect, and Chuck Finder responds by ... (more) News and notes

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More Piratefest and snowy PNC Park pics
raisethejollyroger.com - 8 days ago
More Piratefest and snowy PNC Park pics
— raisethejollyroger.com — Here are a ton more pictures from reader Bill ( @BLZR409 on Twitter ). He also attended... PirateFest on Saturday and took the same snowy tour of PNC Park that I did, but he took advantage of his camera way more than I did: Many more after the jump: Click an image for a larger version. ... (more) More Piratefest and snowy PNC Park pics

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Pictures from Saturday at Piratefest
raisethejollyroger.com - 9 days ago
Pictures from Saturday at Piratefest
— raisethejollyroger.com — I obviously wasn’t able to make it down to PirateFest this year, but luckily our site photographer... Evan did. Below you’ll find his shots from Saturday. Here are your Buccos, answering fans’ questions: Here’s the DREADED 2/3 of the Bucs’ outfield. Nice ... (more) Pictures from Saturday at Piratefest

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Mario Lemieux offers to buy the Pirates
raisethejollyroger.com - 10 days ago
Mario Lemieux offers to buy the Pirates
— raisethejollyroger.com — …and Bob Nutting insists the team is not for sale . This certainly is one crazy development... that came out of NOWHERE, especially in the middle of PirateFest. Can you imagine the questions at the Q&A session this afternoon? WHYGAVS and Bucs Dugout already have their thoughts posted. ... (more) Mario Lemieux offers to buy the Pirates

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It’s PirateFest weekend
raisethejollyroger.com - 10 days ago
It’s PirateFest weekend
— raisethejollyroger.com — It’s that time of the year again. Brave the cold and head down to the Convention Center... to get yourself hyped up for baseball! Details and a model of Bill Mazeroski’s statue were released today , as well as some other minor Bucs news and notes from DK. For the first time since I ... (more) It’s PirateFest weekend

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Pictures and video of the Pirates Caravan and Mr. Greg Brown himself
raisethejollyroger.com - 11 days ago
Pictures and video of the Pirates Caravan and Mr. Greg Brown himself
— raisethejollyroger.com — I’m eternally grateful to reader Shawn ( @PhantomJoe on Twitter), who offered to stop by the Steubenville,... OH version of the Pirates Caravan last night and snap some pics for RTJR. The one video , however, is the highlight: Click here to view the embedded video. Woooo! Shawn also ... (more) Pictures and video of the Pirates Caravan and Mr. Greg ...

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An opening day roster guess
raisethejollyroger.com - 12 days ago
An opening day roster guess
— raisethejollyroger.com — Now that the Dotel and Donnely signings appear to have completed the main parts of the 2010... Pirates, I figured it’s time to throw out a guess as to who will be in black and gold on April 5. There will almost certainly be some fine-tuning, and I’ll probably post another version of ... (more) An opening day roster guess

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Maz statue coming to PNC Park
raisethejollyroger.com - 13 days ago
Maz statue coming to PNC Park
— raisethejollyroger.com — That’s right, the Pirates are going to honor another great with a statue at PNC Park .... Bill Mazeroski, who belted the most dramatic home run ever (not to mention a 17-year HOF career), will join the likes of Willie Stargell, Roberto Clemente, and Honus Wagner with shrines around the yard. ... (more) Maz statue coming to PNC Park

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Catching up
raisethejollyroger.com - 13 days ago
Catching up
— raisethejollyroger.com — Here’s a quick rundown of all the Bucs news worth mentioning that I couldn’t post about over... the past week… Last Monday, Neal Huntington pulled off the impossible: he talked another MLB team into trading for Brian Bixler . That’s right, the man who K’d in 26 ... (more) Catching up

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Annnnnnnd we’re back!
raisethejollyroger.com - 13 days ago
Annnnnnnd we’re back!
— raisethejollyroger.com — Woohoo! After a full week of technical difficulties (specifically, a hosting issue that I have absolutely no... control over), RTJR is back up and running. I apologize for the significant outage and we will make our best efforts to make sure nothing similar happens again. We do have occasional ... (more) Annnnnnnd we’re back!

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Pirates add Brendan Donnely
raisethejollyroger.com - 23 days ago
Pirates add Brendan Donnely
— raisethejollyroger.com — The Bucs finally came to terms with their “mystery reliever” that had been discussed over the past... few days, and it’s 38-year-old righty Brendan Donnely. The contract is reportedly a one-year deal worth about $1.5M , with incentives that can increase the payout to around ... (more) Pirates add Brendan Donnely

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A frosty PNC Park
raisethejollyroger.com - 24 days ago
A frosty PNC Park
— raisethejollyroger.com — On Wednesday, I was invited down to PNC Park to discuss some potential ticket plans for the... upcoming season. I won’t bore you with those details, but I did get a few pictures of the snow-covered park during my visit. First up, a shot from the Clemente Bridge on the way to the yard. Note ... (more) A frosty PNC Park

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Pirates close to deal with Octavio Dotel
raisethejollyroger.com - 25 days ago
Pirates close to deal with Octavio Dotel
— raisethejollyroger.com — Looks like the Pirates could pick up their second ex-White-Sox-reliever in as many days. According to Jen... Langosch , Dotel could become a Pirate very soon: Though the two sides are close, no agreement is in place yet. Dotel would also still need to undergo a physical before anything would ... (more) Pirates close to deal with Octavio Dotel

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Pirates sign D.J. Carrasco
raisethejollyroger.com - 26 days ago
Pirates sign D.J. Carrasco
— raisethejollyroger.com — According to ESPNChicago.com , the Bucs have inked reliever D.J. Carrasco for one year. Carrasco will make... $950,000, with incentives that can take the deal up to $1.2 million. Not sure if it’s a major or minor league contract. Regardless, it’s a good, cheap signing that provides a ... (more) Pirates sign D.J. Carrasco

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Minicamp news and notes
raisethejollyroger.com - 26 days ago
Minicamp news and notes
— raisethejollyroger.com — Minicamp is underway down in Bradenton, and while nothing earth-shattering happens there, it’s nice to see actual... baseball activity starting up. Countless Bucs are down there working out, and DK has a ton pictures and a video with JR . Lastings Milledge, Evan Meek, and Andy LaRoche stood ... (more) Minicamp news and notes

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MLB tells Marlins to spend more money
raisethejollyroger.com - 27 days ago
MLB tells Marlins to spend more money
— raisethejollyroger.com — Earlier today in a completely unprecedented move, Major League Baseball and its players’ union told the Florida... Marlins to increase their payroll to avoid potentially violating baseball’s revenue sharing agreement . The Marlins agreed to do so, but no specific terms were announced. ... (more) MLB tells Marlins to spend more money

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