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Pirates' front office gains a Champion | pirates.com: News
PITTSBURGH -- General manager Neal Huntington has added another member to his front-office staff, announcing on Tuesday that experienced scout Keith Champion will be joining the Pirates as a special assistant to Huntington. Champion has spent the last two seasons as a professional scout for ...
My Office Is Cooler Than Your Office
My Office Is Cooler Than Your Office
thebasketballjones.net — Office. Breakfast nook. Same thing. Buy the FreeDarko book, embrace the swag. (more) My Office Is Cooler Than Your Office

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 ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two athletes from India. - MLB - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — PITTSBURGH (AP) -- 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 ... (more) The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two athletes from India. - ...
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News and Notes--Nov. 19
Raise the Jolly Roger — Plenty of stuff going on across the MLB hot-stove: [Mike Mussina is retiring], [the Royals acquired Coco Crisp from Boston for Ramon Ramirez], the [Cubs re-signed Ryan Dempster] and the [Mariners named a new manager]. Somehow, some way, Tim Dierkes at [MLBTradeRumors.com] manages to keep up with all this stuff. ---- Here's a transcript of [Nyjer Morgan's live chat ...

The lamest pun ever
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? — I'm sorry for the lack of posts today, but I'm giving group meeting for my lab tomorrow and that has me really tied up. I did manage to wander over to Pirates.com today and see what a fantastic old man pun. Nice work, headline writer. Pat yourself on the back for that one.

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pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com 11/10/2008 — PITTSBURGH -- Pirates general manager Neal Huntington finds himself examining the free-agent market while looking to balance the future with the present. "The reality is we're just trying to acquire talent and deepen the talent level in the ...
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