community.post-gazette.com - 1/6/2009
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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, they are cancellations of tickets. Andy ...
minorleagueball.com - 1/2/2009
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minorleagueball.com —
Age relative to league isn't everything. . .
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 20 Prospects for 2009 All...
grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don’t get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you ...
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Pittsburgh Pirates Top 20 Prospects for 2009
piraterevolution.com - 1/7/2009
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piraterevolution.com —
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?
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Does it Matter if the Pirates Win in 2009? Of course not.
community.post-gazette.com - 1/7/2009
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community.post-gazette.com —
By Dejan Kovacevic | 1:45 p.m. Wednesday The
Pirates remain active in a narrowing field of teams...
pursuing free-agent outfielder Rocco Baldelli. There had been five or six suitors for Baldelli as of late last month, but two appear to have been removed ...
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Pirates still on Baldelli's trail
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Two roads diverge in a ballpark
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
... This morning, DK posted a letter on the PBC blog from a season ticket holder to the Pirates, informing the club that he would be cancelling his tickets. You can read the letter for yourself, but the guy basically says, "I'm sick of this crap and I'm sick of waiting. Have a nice life." DK goes on to note that while there are some people (like me) that aren't concerned with the outcome of the 2009 season if the new front office continues to move the team in the right direction on the minor league front, there is a vast majority of Pirate fans that's just plain sick of waiting and ...
Signings and Rumors and Stuff
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... hits 20+ homers per year and might be a decent addition for the Bucs, but Rosenthal adds: “The Yankees are not in a rush to trade [Swisher]; their only desire is to make the best possible deal.” Besides, what do we have that the Yankees want?
The Rocco Baldelli talks are back on, and with yesterday’s two signings (Burrell and Bradley) there are two less teams interested. The Reds, despite having added Willy Taveras, [are still in the hunt], though, and [DK says] that Rocco may want to stay in the AL because of health issues. [Then he gets ...
It's in the Minors
Bucs Dugout —
... 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. ...
Podcast No. 4: Does 2009 Really Matter?
MVN RSS —
... In a special edition of the Pirate Revolution podcast, hosts Cory Humes and Alan Smodic discuss a blog post made by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic: ...
Wednesday’s Bucco Bits
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... Wow, [Dejan's post] yesterday regarding a fan’s letter to the Pirates explaining why he cancelled season tickets has started a fire around the Bucco Blogoshpere. [ ...
Does it Matter if the Pirates Win in 2009?
MVN RSS —
Hairston Signs With Reds, Letter Fallout, Keeping Up With The Jones
Bucs Trade Winds —
... The other day Dejan Kovacevic printed a letter he was copied on from a Pirates season ticket holder who canceled his season tickets. The letter was published in the PBC Blog on the PG site. ...
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Playing Pepper 2009: Pittsburgh Pirates
cardinal70.com 2/21/2009 — As the players start getting themselves ready for another season, I
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Nate McLouth: Diamond In The Rough —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/5/2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates. 67-95 in the NL Central. Last place. Things have been dismal for the last place Bucs. But, there is a bright future.
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