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Does it Matter if the Pirates Win in 2009? Of course not.
Authors from six different blogs chime in on a multimedia post focused on one topic: If the Pirates experience another 90-loss season in 2009, will you feel any differently about the direction the team is going? Does this season matter?
Pirates might look to Pearce for power option
post-gazette.com — With Rocco Baldelli lost, the Pirates will continue to look to outside options -- free agency or... a trade -- for their coveted right-handed, power-hitting outfielder, general manager Neal Huntington said yesterday. But he also stressed that they could ... (more) Pirates might look to Pearce for power option
Morning links: One fan's message
Morning links: One fan's message
community.post-gazette.com — By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Tuesday One type of correspondence I often receive -- but rarely... publish, as publishing is rarely sought -- is copies of letters that fans write to the Pirates' front office. Usually, they are complaints. Most commonly, ... (more) Morning links: One fan's message
Hot Stove: Pirates, Coonelly support cap
post-gazette.com — Add the Pirates to the small -- but growing -- list of Major League Baseball teams publicly... speaking in favor of a salary cap. Team president Frank Coonelly , who worked a decade in commissioner Bud Selig 's office before taking his current post two ... (more) Hot Stove: Pirates, Coonelly support cap
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Thursday’s Pirates Booty
Raise the Jolly Roger — ... bring back the old commercial of him burning the cookies that were little batters…”Throw in some junk, mix it up, then turn on the heat…LOTS of heat! Oops, I burnt them again.” 2) As long as he still does his silly “Praying Mantis” stance when he’s got 2 strikes on a batter… I’d love it! 3) Put him and Snell together and you have a psychiatrist’s nightmare. It would be absurd. But awesome. [Here's] the Pirate Revolution post where I and many other Bucs bloggers discuss the burning ...

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Pirates among Turnbow finalists
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Stupidity + Failure = Pirates New Uniforms
pabaseball.blogspot.com 1/29/2009 — So these are the new uniforms the Pirates will be wearing to lose 100 games during the 2009 MLB season. Here are my first impressions: - Generally speaking, I'm disappointed. - I like the grey road uni, especially when the player sports high socks ...
Pirates Q&A: Chasing Rocco
community.post-gazette.com 1/6/2009 — By Dejan Kovacevic | 11 a.m. Tuesday Click here to submit question. We have Qs ... __________ Q: Hi, Dejan. I read your column everyday and think you're doing a great job. I am a diehard Pirates fan and am very frustrated that they keep developing ...
It's in the Minors
bucsdugout.com 1/7/2009 — Why didn't the Pirates just give this guy seventeen million? (Photo: Scott Ableman) I can't blame any fan for being frustrated with the Pirates' losing ways, because we're all frustrated. But I still find this letter a little annoying. I ...
New Pirates Uniforms To Be Proud Of
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Hinske to the Pirates
mysportsrumors.com 1/28/2009 — A report by Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com says that the Pittsburgh Pirates are on the verge of signing free agent outfield Eric Hinske . Contract details haven’t been finalized but the Pirates are planning on bringing Hinske to the city later ...
Are the Pirates losing on purpose?
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Former owner McClatchy severs ties with PiratesThe Seattle Times: Sports 1/7/2009
Former Pirates managing general partner Kevin McClatchy has sold his remaining shares in the team, ending a 13-year relationship that began with the newspaper heir likely preventing the club from leaving Pittsburgh.
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Ex-Bucs CEO sells shares in teamMajor League Baseball News 1/7/2009
Former Pirates chief executive operator Kevin McClatchy announced on Wednesday that he has sold his remaining shares in the team and will therefore be stepping down from the organization's board of directors.
Former owner McClatchy severs ties with PiratesBoston.com -- Baseball News 1/7/2009
Former Pirates managing general partner Kevin McClatchy has sold his remaining shares in the team, ending a 13-year relationship that began with the newspaper heir ensuring that the club remained in Pittsburgh.