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Dinesh Patel, Rinku Singh: "Million Dollar Arms" Worth Way More
Dinesh Patel, Rinku Singh: "Million Dollar Arms" Worth Way More
On Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates made their best baseball decision since plucking Roberto Clemente from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule Five Draft in 1954. And it might turn out to be even better than that. In an unprecedented act of progressivism, the Buccos became the first MLB team ever to sign an Indian-born player. In fact, it is the first time in history an Indian-born player has signed a professional sports contract outside his home country. And it gets better. There are ...
Baseball Yatra is Great Success: Pirates Sign Rinku and Dinesh
Baseball Yatra is Great Success: Pirates Sign Rinku and Dinesh
walkoffwalk.com — My favorite new Japanese baseball blog NPB Tracker has the biggest and best news of the week : the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed our favorite Indian contest winners Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel to minor league contracts! Hopefully, this means ... (more) Baseball Yatra is Great Success: Pirates Sign Rinku and ...
Scouting Reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel
Scouting Reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel
eastwindupchronicle.com — We’ve been following the saga of Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh since they won the Million Dollar Arm contest. Since they just signed with the Bucs, we though it would be useful to readers to get some information on the players and their ... (more) Scouting Reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel

Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are Pirates
Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are Pirates
walkoffwalk.com — That's a screenshot of MLB.com as of 7:30PM EST, displaying our Indian heroes in all their glory. They're the top story because Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has made it official : Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel are now ... (more) Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are ...
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Pirates Sign Patel, Singh
mlbtraderumors.com 11/24/2008 — Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a report from Yahoo! Japan : the Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals.  Patel and Singh were finalists in the Million Dollar Arm contest in India.
Pirates Sign Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, First Indian Professional Baseball Players
mlb.fanhouse.com 11/25/2008 — by Josh Alper It's official, the Pittsburgh Pirates have gone global. They haven't signed a working agreement with those rowdy fellows in Somalia who share their nickname nor have they followed so many others into Latin America or Japan. No, the ...
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-The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed two pitchers from India , Dinesh Patel and Rinky Singh , neither of whom played baseball a year ago. There's a franchise headed in the right direction... -Just another day at the office for Chris Bosh . -I just love Lunchtime Laughs , here's a classic line ...
Rinku Singh's Windup and DeliveryPittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies - Pittsburgh Sports Videos, Humor and Crack Analysis. And Ridiculously Small Horses
Much has been made about the Pirates signing those two Indian reality show winners, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel. Sure, they won some contest that was looking for the strongest, most accurate arm in India, but can that be equated to MLB success? The short answer...who knows? We're in uncharted ...
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The exorbitant cost of starting pitching coupled with the current state of the economy have led one baseball team to do what many corporations have been doing for some time now in an effort save some serious coin: they’ve outsourced a few jobs to India: On Monday, the Pirates signed two ...
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We've just found out that our lowly Pirates have signed Indian "pitchers" Rinku and Dinesh, two guys that have never played baseball. Ever. That's why I put quotes around pitchers. The guys (who have an unintentionally hilarious blog, language barriers are ALWAYS, ALWAYS funny) now have a minor ...
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Yesterday, the Pirates inked two 20-year-old pitchers, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, from India to free-agent contracts. At first glance, no biggie, other than that fact that they’re supposedly the first people from India to sign a baseball contract outside their country. Then you read ...
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Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors reports that the Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals. Patel and Singh were finalists in the Million Dollar Arm contest in India. Former Yankees pitcher Steve Trout joined us on NY Baseball Digest Radio and mentioned ...
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I guess when you haven’t had a winning record since the days Terry Bradshaw was quarterbacking the Steelers, you’re bound to start thinking outside the box. Not only have the Pirates thought outside the box, GM Neal Huntington has swooped in on Taj Mahal, snatching up two potential ...
Widening the NetShysterBall
People have long speculated whether cricket bowlers would make good pitchers. The Pirates are about to find out: Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh, cricket players who had not picked up a baseball until April, on Monday became the first athletes from India to sign professional baseball contracts, ...
Scouting Reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh PatelEast Windup Chronicle
We’ve been following the saga of Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh since they won the Million Dollar Arm contest. Since they just signed with the Bucs, we though it would be useful to readers to get some information on the players and their attributes, so here’s a brief write up to ...
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Hollywood better start getting ready with the movie. Indian pitching prospects Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh have both signed with the San Diego Padres. Patel and Singh both arose to fame due to the reality show in India called Million Dollar Arm. In the reality show, contestants from around ...
Pirates Sign First India-born Major LeaguersEast Windup Chronicle
As was reported first on NPB Tracker with a Japan Yahoo! story and then confirmed later by ESPN , the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, the two boys from India that were found at the “Million Dollar Arm” contest that took place last year that I’ve ...
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America, please meet Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel. They're both 20 years old, they're both pitchers and they're both from India. Both are your newest trailblazers in the world of American baseball. Before this spring, neither had ever picked up a baseball, preferring cricket and javelin. On ...
Bucs Ink Indians Who’ve Never Been To ClevelandSPORTSbyBROOKS
The wait is finally over. Our favorite Indian pitching hopefuls, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel — who we have followed throughout their journey to America — have been signed to a minor league contract by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Makes sense. Nothing else works for the Bucs, so why not trot out a ...
Rinku And Dinesh Hit Big Time, Will Soon Be Rolling In Rupees [MLB]Deadspin
Remember Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel , the Indian teenagers who had a tryout for Major Leage Baseball scouts a few weeks back? The pitchers flew to California to work out in San Francisco and then show their stuff at USC, with the hopes of landing a major league contract. Crazy, right? Neither ...
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The Pirates signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel as undrafted free agents on Monday, paving the way for the two Indian players to be the first men from their country to play professional baseball.
Pirates sign Indian -- not Cleveland -- pitchersBoston.com -- Baseball News
The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. They are ...
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The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. ...
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On Monday, Nov. 24th, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates made their best baseball decision since plucking Roberto Clemente from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule Five Draft in 1954. And it might turn out to be even better. In an unprecedented act of ...
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On Monday, Nov. 24th, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates made their best baseball decision since plucking Roberto Clemente from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule Five Draft in 1954. And it might turn out to be even better. In an unprecedented act of ...
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The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. They are ...
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The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. They are ...
Pirates sign contestants of Indian reality TV showESPN.com - MLB
The Pirates put their hope in 20-year-old pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, by signing them to free-agent contracts.
Pirates sign Indian -- not Cleveland -- pitchersBoston.com -- Baseball News
The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. They are ...