twitter.com - 6/29/2009
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Pirates trade Eric Hinske to Yankees for Eric Freyer, Casey Erickson. Garrett Jones up from Indy. about 1 hour ago from web Pirates' Snell amends Sunday remark about catchers http://bit.ly/1kgoN about 11 hours ago from web For Pirates, 10-22 record in division is Central issue ...
mvn.com - 7/1/2009
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mvn.com —
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a busy day on
Tuesday, pulling the trigger on two different trades. In...
the first move, Pittsburgh sent veteran Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees in exchange for low-level minor leaguers Casey Erickson and Eric Fryer. While Erickson and Fryer have limited upside, ...
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Productive Day For Bucs
sportsrubbish.com - 7/1/2009
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sportsrubbish.com —
What’s the quickest way to get yourself booted
from the phone lines for a sports TV show?...
Make an inquiry about how big one of the player’s penises is. This caller to a Pittsburgh Pirates postgame show asked about the size of Ian Snell and was met with silence. If ...
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TV Caller Asks About Ian Snell’s Penis Size: Video
mysportsrumors.com - 6/30/2009
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mysportsrumors.com —
Yea, you read the title right. Pittsburgh Pirates
general manager Neal Huntington said pitcher Ian Snell ’s...
contract extension was a mistake, and did so very publicly. It’s no surprise that the deal was a mistake but it is surprising to see Huntington come out so blatantly about ...
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Ian Snell Was A Mistake
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Morning links: Lines of communication
PBC Blog —
... 3. Finally looked into the Twitter thing over the weekend and set up an account at twitter.com/Dejan_Kovacevic. Not sure exactly how I will use this, but what the hey? ...
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Acquire Eric Hinske
FakeTeams —
... According to @dejan_kovacevic on Twitter, the Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees for a couple of minor leaguers Eric Fryer, a 23-year-old outfielder whose power has disappeared this season , and Casey Erickson, a 23-year-old reliever. Both players are in A ball.
This looks like pure and simple bench depth. While speculating that Alex Rodriguez may be more hurt makes for better copy, I can't see Hinske being an answer thanks to his defense. ...
Kovacevic: Morgan for Milledge might be close
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
Link. Updates posted here if they come.
Quick updates. I'm getting a lot of traffic, so I'll post the link to what I wrote over the weekend about this deal; I like it if it happens. And if you're looking for up to the second information, keep an eye on the PBC blog and make sure you're following both Dejan and Ed Price (shameless fellow FanHouser plug, I know, but Price is usually all over stuff like this) on Twitter.
Morning links: Chatting up the trades
PBC Blog —
... 2. For those who were not already aware, I added alerts on Twitter throughout the day yesterday. You can find those here. ...
Quick hits on Wilson, Sanchez, and Sano
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
... two years, with Wilson's for $8 million total and Sanchez's for $10 million and that there's no flexibility on the Pirates' side of the offer. John Perrotto says that Sanchez rejected his offer because he thinks he's worth more (and he's probably right), which in turn lead to Wilson rejecting his offer because he can't carry the One Ring to Mount Doom on his own. (Hat-tip to Prez at FanHouse for starting the Frodo/Sam jokes about Jack and Freddy)
Meanwhile, DK and Jen Langosch have both said that the Sano investigation is not complete and ...
Morning links: Stay in touch
PBC Blog —
... > Twitter: I will put regular updates on this Twitter page, and you can set those to come your way through email, the Web and even a text message. One thing I never will do is use the word "tweet," except in that sentence right there. ...
MLB Trade Rumors: Adam LaRoche Dealt To Boston Red Sox?
FakeTeams —
... Per Pittsburgh Pirates beat writer, Dejan Kovacevic on Twitter:
Dejan_KovacevicAdam LaRoche trade close? http://bit.ly/3OA3s7
If LaRoche is dealt, does Garret Jones move to 1B and Lastings Milledge get recalled from AAA?
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Who is the more valuable fantasy player over the rest of the 2009 season? ...
News: Pirates trade Wilson and Snell to M’s
MetsBlog.com —
... According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates have traded SS Jack Wilson and RHP Ian Snell to the Mariners for C Jeff Clement, infielder Ronny Cedeno, and additional prospects. ...
Langosch: Pirates Have Deal to Send Freddy Sanchez to Giants
Bucs Dugout —
... UPDATE: Kovacevic now writes that one of his sources is also saying there's a deal, although the Pirates continue to say there isn't. ...
Pirates place Jeff Karstens on DL
Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed —
... pittsburgh pirates.jpg Update : Pirates' beat writer Dejan Kovacevic is reporting on his Twitter page that the team has placed pitcher Jeff Karstens on the 15-day DL with a lower back strain. No corresponding move has been announced by the team at this time. Fantasy Impact: Karstens should be back in early September, but he has no fantasy value. Fantasy owners should stay away from him for the remainder of the season. Full text available to ...
Ryan Doumit playing RF Saturday
Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed —
... Update: Pitrtsburgh Pirates beat writer Dejan Kovacevic is reporting on Twitter that the team will start Ryan Doumit in right field on Saturday. Doumit is the team's starting catcher. ...
Report: Pittsburgh Pirates Involved in Trade Talks for Akinori Iwamura
DRaysBay —
@: Hearing #Pirates part of trade talks with #Rays Akinori Iwamura.
This would indeed confirm Roger Mooney's earlier report which stated the Rays were working on a deal with a National League team. As for the Pirates, they have some interesting relievers, including one of my long-time favs Joel Hanrahan. No idea what the return would be though. For some back-reading on the Iwamura situation you can check out this post from a few weeks ago. ...
The Value Of A Win To A Losing Team
FanGraphs Baseball —
... to an unnamed team. A more recent report from Dejan Kovacevic pegs the Pittsburgh Pirates as the potential partner. This post isn’t an analysis of that trade, because the details aren’t yet known and the topic is low-hanging fruit for RJ anyway. ...
Pirates close to acquiring Iwamura
PBC Blog —
... The word that they were involved in talks came at 3:04 p.m. this afternoon on the Post-Gazette's Twitter account. ...
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This Week on The Farm
hyzduhq.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — Team of the Week: Altoona Curve Hitter of the Week: Garrett Jones, Indianapolis Pitcher of the Week: Brad Lincoln, Indianapolis Indianapolis: 3-3 For the week The story offensively for Indianapolis has been Garrett Jones . He has just been incredible all season and it no wonder the Pirates see ...
Eric Hinske traded to Yankees
raisethejollyroger.com 6/30/2009 — For two prospects.
Garrett Jones will be called up from AAA Indianapolis.
The Pirates receive:
Casey Erickson [ stats ]: a mediocre single-A right-handed reliever
Eric Fyer [ stats ]: an average high-A catcher
OK, so that’s virtually nothing. But it’s Eric Hinske we ...
Eric Hinske traded to the Yankees
buccofans.com 6/30/2009 — The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees for two prospects, and have called up Garrett Jones from AAA. B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com breaks down the deal, including a look at Jones.
Pirates trade Hinske to Yankees
community.post-gazette.com 6/30/2009 — By Dejan Kovacevic | 11:31 a.m. Tuesday
The Pirates have just traded outfielder Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees for catcher/outfielder Eric Freyer and pitcher Casey Erickson.
Outfielder Garrett Jones will be recalled from Class AAA ...
Garrett Jones and Jeff Salazar join club
northsidenotch.com 7/1/2009 — I actually almost forgot to even mention this before I head to bed after a long day...Since the trading of Morgan and Hinske happened, the team will need to add 2 outfielders to their 25-man roster. Those two guys are Garrett Jones and Jeff Salazar.Jones, 28, is having a very good season at ...
Comebacks and Comebacks
baseballmusings.com 7/2/2009 — The Mets came back from a 5-0 Pirates lead to score eight unanswered runs in the middle three innings. The Pirates, however, came back with one in the seventh on a Garrett Jones home run (he needs a single for the cycle) and a two-run shot by Adam LaRoche off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth. ...
Morning links: McCutchen aims high —
PBC Blog
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Friday
Andrew McCutchen has made two high throws to home in the past week, each costing the Pirates a run, with the one yesterday especially expensive.
In each case, McCutchen looked -- to the untrained eye, meaning mine -- as if he were performing in the ...
Rain and blown leads [Mets 9 Pirates 8] —
Raise the Jolly Roger
I was hoping for a quick, relatively ordinary game today. It was a 12:35 scheduled start and I had work at 5:00 (and it would take 45 minutes to get from place to place). This game was far from ordinary. Or quick.
As soon as we had bought tickets (college student discount FTW–good seats ...
Post Game: Mets Avoid Plank —
The Real Dirty Mets Blog
"There's got to be a way out of this"
The New York Mets narrowly avoided an ugly, ugly loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday afternoon. With 2 outs in the top of the 10th inning, Fernando Tatis was hit by a pitch for the 2nd time in the game, then stole 2nd base. Ryan Church ...
Nondescript loss [Cubs 4 Pirates 1] —
Raise the Jolly Roger
There isn’t much to say about this one. The most interesting thing that happened was Lou Piniella’s ejection in the 6th inning.
Virgil Vasquez started for the Pirates and allowed a majestic 2-run shot to Derrek Lee in the first. After that, he was fine, but the 2 runs would be all ...
Cubs vs. Pirates, 1 July 2009 —
Bucs Dugout
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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
07/01/09 7:05 PM EDT
Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates
Sam Fuld - LF
Andrew McCutchen - CF
Ryan Theriot - SS
Freddy Sanchez - 2B
Derrek Lee - 1B
Garrett Jones - LF
Milton Bradley - RF
Adam LaRoche - ...
Pirates Trade Eric Hinske To Yankess —
This Is Getting Old
The Pirates traded Eric Hinske to the Yankees today for two minor league prospects, outfielder/catcher Eric Fryer and RHP Casey Erickson. Indianapolis outfielder Garrett Jones will take Hinske's spot on the roster. Fryer was hitting .250 with 11 doubles for Class-A Tampa. He will be assigned ...
HINSKE DEALT TO YANKEES —
Mondesi's House
The Buccos and Neal Huntington just wrapped up another trade with frequent partner Brian Cashman, dealing journeyman infielder Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees for two minor leaguers, outfielder/catcher Eric Fryer and RHP Casey Erickson. Hinske was batting .255 with a .373 OBP, 1 HR and 11 ...
Indians Hang on For Win; Bootcheck's 14th Save —
Pittsburgh Pirates
Indianapolis Indians 6, Toledo MudHens 5 box The Indianapolis Indians took an early lead, then had to hold off the Toledo MudHens for the win. Tribe 3B Chris Barnwell and DH Hector Gimenez both had 3 hits, with a double and two singles for each, to lead the offense. ...
Snell Dominates With 17 Strikeouts —
Pittsburgh Pirates
Indianapolis Indians 2, Toledo MudHens 1 (10 innings) box Ian Snell (photo) came down to Indianapolis to get his arm and his head tuned up. After he struck out 13 batters in a row, Toledo MudHens' manager was glaring into the Indians' dugout, as if to ask what on earth ...
Gorzelanny: 12 K's; Salazar: 3 Hits —
Pittsburgh Pirates
Indianapolis Indians 4, Toledo Mud Hens 2 box Tom Gorzelanny (photo) almost seemed like he wanted all the fun for himself. The Indians' starter pitched 5 innings at Victory Field tonight, and struck out 12 Toledo MudHens, a season high for both himself and the Indians. With ...
Tribe Leaves Too Many on Base; Salazar Goes 3-for-4 —
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 6, Indianapolis Indians 1 box The Indians out-hit the Iron Pigs 9-8 tonight at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA. But it's the run column that counts, and the Left-On-Base stats were telling: the Iron Pigs left 2 base runners stranded, while the Indians ...
Homers by Jones and Myrow Not Enough for Tribe —
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 5, Indianapolis Indians 4 box The Iron Pigs scored one run in the bottom of the 8th inning, breaking a 4-4 tie, to beat the Indians at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA. Tribe reliever Jason Davis (photo) entered the game in relief of Donnie Veal to ...
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