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walkoffwalk.com - 12/12/2008

Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel: The Walkoff Walk Interview

— walkoffwalk.com — Previous installments of The Walkoff Walk Interview have been straight transcripts of conversations that I had with my subjects. Both Alberta Griffey and Helene Sovern proved charming and engaging, and me, even more so. Both interviews had a flow ... (more) Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel: The Walkoff Walk Interview

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bugsandcranks.com - 12/16/2008

Pirates Sign Iraqi Shoe Thrower

— bugsandcranks.com — The Pirates, who have emphasized a need to find talent via every available outlet, have again gone where no team has gone before. Late Monday night, the Pirates came to terms with Iraqi pitcher Muntadhar al-Zaidi. The 28-year-old al-Zaidi will ... (more) Pirates Sign Iraqi Shoe Thrower

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community.post-gazette.com - 12/11/2008

Winter Meetings, Day 4: Pirates 'very, very close' with Vazquez; select pitcher in Rule 5 but ...

— community.post-gazette.com — By Dejan Kovacevic | 11:04 a.m. Thursday LAS VEGAS -- The Pirates are close to signing free-agent utility infielder Ramon Vazquez to a two-year, $4 million contract, ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting this morning. Not independently confirmed. Vazquez, ... (more) Winter Meetings, Day 4: Pirates 'very, very close' with ...

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PIRATE NEWS AND NOTES
Mondesi's House — ... update on the Pirate-related happenings of the past 24 hours. --Mark Loretta signed with LA, which means he's not coming to Pittsburgh. Yeah, Pirates vs. LA is usually a tough faceoff to win. [USA Today] --The Buccos are talking to Florida about SS Robert Andino, who's hit .201 in 79 career games. The Marlins might be interested in Ronny Paulino, who hit .212 last year. So it looks like a fair trade from my viewpoint. [PG] --The Pirates have the best medical staff in the majors. Practice makes perfect, I suppose. [PG] --The Pirates are ...

Winter Meetings News: Wednesday
Raise the Jolly Roger — ... I did see this in [Ken Rosenthal's column/blog], which really seems to be out of the blue: "Pittsburgh believes it will soon be able to trade veteran shortstop Jack Wilson. Kansas City, Oakland and the Los Angeles Dodgers are among a group of teams looking for a front-line shortstop." That's from Jerry Fraley, posted at 2:35 AM today. Weird. ---------------------------- Some relatively random, insignificant tidbits: Baseball Prospectus says the [Pirates have the best medical staff in the MLB]. General Motors [will not sponsor ...

C.C Sabathia’s Nice, But…
Bugs & Cranks — ... In addition, Baseball Prospectus ranked the Pirates training staff as the best in baseball. It’s a pretty amazing feat for an organization that has more wrecked arms than the discard pile in a Lockheed Martin plant. However, BP’s Will Carroll makes a pretty compelling case, saying: ...