metsfever.blogspot.com - 12/1/2008
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I think Pittsburgh would be the perfect place for Aaron Heilman to begin his starting pitching career, for you Pirates fans seeing this and checking in, not because I'm trying to dump him on you. I believe Heilman has the potential to be a solid starting pitching, but at the same time too much ...
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 ...
The End of a Grand Experiment
shysterball.blogspot.com 12/3/2008 — In the normal course I would never devote a post to the fact that a terrible, eighth-year pitcher has declared minor league free agency. Most terrible, eighth-year pitchers who declare minor league free agency, however, aren't John Van Benschoten . ...
WHYGAVS/Bucs Dugout Crossovers: Looking at the rotation
whygavs.com 10/13/2008 — After looking at the hitters a couple of weeks ago , Charlie from Bucs Dugout and I discuss the state of the starting rotation as we head in to Neal Huntington's second winter. Paul Maholm WHYGAVS: Maholm did a great job increasing strikeouts and ...
So like the Royals... Three Years Ago- A Chat With Bucs Dugout
royalsreview.com 1/28/2009 — Bucs Dugout has always been one of my favorite baseball blogs. Like me, Charlie Wilmoth joined the SB Nation empire in the summer of 2005 (BD launched about a month after Royals Review) and because of the obvious similarities between the Pirates and ...
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 ...
How did the Pirates do at the Winter Meetings?
whygavs.com 12/13/2008 — So the meetings are over and everyone's gone home from Vegas, which means that as fans we're left to pick up the pieces and figure out what happened. How did the Pirates do?
Trades- Not a lot happened here. Jack Wilson is still a Pirate, no one ...
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 ...
Steelers-Pirates: A Comparison
bleacherreport.com 1/26/2009 — Sunday morning started as normal—three cups of coffee, the local paper, and a day of sports before I head back to reality tomorrow morning. While reading the sports section, I became intrigued by the letters to the editor. One letter in ...
Morning links: Back to baseball
community.post-gazette.com 11/28/2008 — By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:30 a.m. Friday OK, been a while ... Even if the club has done little more than tinker with the 40-man and talk about trading the shortstop, there are many issues worth discussing in advance of the Winter Meetings, and the green ...
Pittsburgh Pirates: Five Things to Look Forward to in 2009
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 3/8/2009 — 1. The LaRoche Brothers -My brother and I played on the same little league together for one season. He was the stud pitcher while I called the shots behind the plate. Hands down, the best year of baseball I have ever experienced. The Pirates have the unique opportunity of having both LaRoche ...
Top Five Fan Favorites in New York —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/30/2008
New York knows how to boo a player wen they make an error or have a bad play (just ask Alex Rodriguez or Aaron Heilman). But lots of players get on the fans' good side, and the fans let them know it.
Those players turn in to kings in New York. I ...
Who Is Carlos Delgado? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/30/2008
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
At the end of the year, this was the chant heard in Shea Stadium when Delgado stepped up to bat. He finished in ninth in the NL MVP race, but still had a great year. The 36-year-old had a .271 average, 38 ...
Free agent types —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 12/1/2008
Tonight at midnight is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their own free-agent players. In essence, offering arbitration to a player ensures you get draft-pick compensation if the player signs elsewhere. Players have until Sunday (Dec. 7) ...
