hyzduhq.blogspot.com - 10/30/2009
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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 ...
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...
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 ...
John Perrotto Fired. Here is Our Opinion Why.
rumbunter.com 10/9/2009 — Veteran Pirate writer John Perrotto was fired yesterday. The man was a very solid reporter who tried his best in the past year of covering the Pittsburgh Pirates to tell it like it was, yet, but, heh….. Ogden Enterprises does ultimately sign the check.
Many can look at some of the ...
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 ...
More on the Pirates Front Office
fangraphs.com 11/4/2009 — 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 ...
Some Links and Things...
northsidenotch.com 11/3/2009 — - Mark from Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove has an interview with our recent 1st round pick Tony Sanchez. In it, Sanchez discusses his plate approach, calling pitches, the Pirates future, and other things. It's definitely worth the click over there.- John Perroto is back at it. His Pirates coverage ...
The importance of being different
whygavs.com 10/10/2009 — I wasn't going to post on this article published earlier this week by Dejan Kovacevic, but Charlie made a great post about it at Bucs Dugout and then Wilbur Miller followed it up with a great comment . Their two points in tandem jogged my memory a ...
I believe in the Pittsburgh Pirates
whygavs.com 9/8/2009 — "I," she told him, "Can believe anything . You have no idea what I can believe."
"Really?"
"I can believe things that are true and I can believe things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not ..."
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Ten greatest moments in recent Pirate history
hardballtimes.com 9/14/2009 — As you probably know, the Pirates recently clinched their 17th consecutive losing season. But what are their highlights in that stretch? Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
Links and things
raisethejollyroger.com 10/10/2009 — [ WHYGAVS ] and [ Bucs Dugout ], along with [ Pittsburgh Lumber Co. ] all have excellent posts up countering [ Dejan's season ending piece ]’s final suggestion to improve the Pirates in 2009: “Spend.”
Wait a sec…overpaying a half-decent veteran who’s probably ...
Redskins Fan Revolution Taking Hold? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/26/2009
Sure it’s just a couple of thousand people missing from one of the largest stadiums in the country. But is this a sign that Washington Redskins fans are fed up with the product?
Officially, attendance at home games had fallen from 87,780 ...
