rumbunter.com - 10/26/2009
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The Pirates sent out some slick documents today. The blueprint drawings each reflect a different aspect of the overhaul of the Pirates organization. In whole, the documents summarize the “significant progress made in building a winning organization.”
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More on the Pirates Front Office
fangraphs.com 26 days ago — All things considered, maybe it’s for the best that no small market teams made the playoffs. Now the next four months will be void of asking who the next “x” is. The sensation grasped onto the Tigers, Rockies, and Rays unlikely runs and killed any ...
Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Pick Bonuses
buccofans.com 10/28/2009 — BUCCO Fans.com has updated the Pittsburgh Pirates wiki section of the site with a history of Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick signing bonuses, including bonus information going back to Barry Bonds in 1985, and the top 20 all time Pirates bonuses.
Throwback Uniforms: Pirates and Reds (1979)
inhistoric.com 10/15/2009 —
For the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the World Series in seven games over the Baltimore Orioles, the Pirates held a reunion for the old players and managers. Phil Garner, Bert Blyleven, Bill Madlock, Chuck Tanner, Omar Moreno, Bruce Kison, Don Robinson, and the ...
Minor Movement
hyzduhq.blogspot.com 10/30/2009 — The news sort of broke yesterday in the Cincinnati newspapers. Then today it was in the Lynchburg and Pittsburgh papers . It looks as though the Pirates are going to end their longest affiliation relationship after 2010 and leave Lynchburg and the Carolina League. It turns out that with the Reds ...
Pirates Prospect Tony Sanchez On the Hot Seat
fantasybaseballhotstove.blogspot.com 28 days ago — Tony Sanchez was taken fourth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates this past June. He was a freshman at Boston College while I was a senior there and was kind enough to do a little Q & A with Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove. If you want to check out some ...
Pirates of the Desert
hyzduhq.blogspot.com 10/15/2009 — This week the Arizona Fall League started play and there a few interesting Pirates to be on the watch for in the desert. Among them are Danny Moskos, Tony Watson, Donnie Veal, and Jose Tabata. Tabata may be very interesting to see how he performs against some of the top competition in the minor ...
Pittsburgh's Pirates, revealed
thegoodpoint.com 10/9/2009 — The Bucs are one of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball. But what ever happened to them? This is a franchise that has produced stars Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski and Jason Bay and on top of that they play in (arguably) one of the best ballparks in...
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 26 - Brooks Pounders
buccofans.com 10/30/2009 — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous ...
The Lynchburg Hillcats are no more
northsidenotch.com 10/28/2009 — Well, sort of. They are still there, they just won't be the Pirates' affiliate anymore. The Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to swap their High-A teams. This means the Reds will move into Lynchburg, and the Pirates will now have their High-A team in Bradenton and will play in the ...
Hill Gone. Searage a ‘Fun Guy to Have Around.’ What’s Next for the Pirates?
rumbunter.com 10/19/2009 — Some people say the coaches don’t matter, it’s the players on the field that make the difference.
I disagree. Derek Lee also disagrees.
Coach Perry Hill took a player that had played some second base, but was primarily an outfielder named Delwyn Young and made him a second ...