Pirates Notebook: Astacio attacked teammate with bat

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PIT Post-Gazette: [Prospect Olivo] Astacio attacked teammate with bat
Published 5/3/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
PIT Post-Gazette: [Prospect Olivo] Astacio attacked teammate with bat The reason the Pirates released pitching prospect Olivo Astacio, two sources confirmed yesterday, was that he attacked another player with a bat earlier in the week during extended spring training in Bradenton, Fla. Astacio and the other player were having an argument, the sources said, and Astacio struck the player’s leg with a swing of his bat. He swung again and missed before the incident was broken up. The other player—who was not identified—is not seriously injured, and no charges have been filed. But ...

Game #30 at Washington
Published 5/3/2008 by Randy Linville at Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
... against one loss. Maholm took the loss in his only start against Washington in 2007. That was back on July 1. Maholm’s track record against the 2008 batch of Nats is solid. They have 16 hits in 70 ABs and have whiffed 16 times, while getting just three passes. None of the Current Nats have more than three hits of Maholm. The Pirates released minor league pitcher Olivo Astacio earlier this week. The reason was reported in today’s Post-Gazette. He swung a bat at a teammate.

Bucs Cut Prospect for Attacking Teammate WITH A BAT
Published 5/3/2008 by McFleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... Dejan Kovacevic of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette confirms that the reason the Pirates released pitching prospect Olivo Astacio is because the 23-year-old attacked his own teammate with a freaking bat earlier this week. ...

Pirates Cut Prospect for Clubbing Teammate With Baseball Bat
Published 5/3/2008 by Pat Lackey at FanHouse
... for what they were calling "a significant violation of organizational policy." They indicated it was not steroid related and that the public may never learn the truth of what happened. As it turns out, the truth came out early this morning. From the Post-Gazette: ...

SHOULDA USED A DH
Published 5/3/2008 at With Leather
... The Pittsburgh Pirates unconditionally released minor-league pitcher Olivo Astacio for a "significant violation of organization policy" on Thursday, and today we have the reason why: ...

We Don't Need Another Hero
Published 5/3/2008 by Mustafa Redonkulous at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
... Astacio was released from the Pirates organization yesterday after attacking a teammate with a bat during an argument at extended spring training. ...

Pirates Prospect Hit Teammate With Bat, Released
Published 5/3/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Taking a swing at one of your teammates with a bat? Yeah, I’d say that qualifies. Pitching prospect Olivo Astacio was on the rise in the Pirates’ organization until he was suddenly released earlier this week. The team called it “significant violation of organizational policy.” As Dejan Kovacevic of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE learned, that policy includes not hitting your teammates with a bat. Astacio and the other player were having an argument, the sources said, and Astacio struck the player’s leg with a swing of his bat. He swung again and missed before the incident ...

Pirates 9, Nationals 8
Published 5/3/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
The Pirates dropped a close one to the Nationals today while wearing pretty awesome Homestead Grays throwback unis. Whenever there's a one-run game and Ryan Doumit doesn't start, I'm going to wonder what might have been. Ronny Paulino started instead and went 0-for-4 with a walk. The Pirates ...

Olivo Astacio attacks teammate with a bat: It went way past words
Published 5/3/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... Turns out that Astacio got into it with another another player. Their argument escalated to the point where Astacio decided the best course of action would be to attack the player…….. with a bat. He struck him in the leg once and swung again but missed (thats why he’s a pitcher). After the second swing the fight was broken up. ...

Fastlinks
Published 5/4/2008 by Administrator at MySportsRumors.com
... Ok, so this is how quick I left my non-newspapers idea. This one is from the Pittsburgh-post Gazette. This is their daily Pittsburgh Pirates notebook, and what I found interesting is that one of their better prospects was released for attacking a teammate. The player was Olivo Astacio, a former Boston Red Sox prospect, who has had a very checkered past and this may of been his last chance to play for a professional American taem. ...

It's good to have policies
Published 5/4/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... The reason the Pirates released pitching prospect Olivo Astacio, two sources confirmed yesterday, was that he attacked another player with a bat earlier in the week during extended spring training in Bradenton, Fla. ...

In the News (5/4)
Published 5/5/2008 by Jared at Right Field Bleachers
... - As bad as this weekend was, at least no Brewers prospects attacked their teammates with a bat. The Pirates weren't as lucky. - Cardinals Diaspora give us the Top 10 Reason the Cubs Suck. Hat tip to Chuckie Hacks. ...

Relevant Bat Attack!
Published 5/5/2008 by Camp Tiger Claw at Walkoff Walk
Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Pirates had released pitching prospect Olivio Astacio after he attacked a teammate with a bat in extended spring training. Apparently Astacio has a bit of a reputation as a loonball motherfucker, having been drafted by the Red Sox in '02 but sitting out all of 2005 as a disciplinary action. The following year, he only pitched one game for AA Altoona before breaking his hand in a fight. Milton Bradley, ...

PM Roundup: Tim Tebow’s Spring Break
Published 5/5/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... best work, possible ever. (SI) What if Goodell pulled an IOC and reprimanded the 2004 Patriots team? (Cloud 9 Sports) Jen Aniston and Owen Wilson were shooting a movie during a Marlins game. (Bugs and Cranks via Hot Clicks) Randy Moss got his MacDaddy vibe on at one of the Derby parties this weekend. (NFL Juice) An 11-year contract for Bob Huggins? (Play is Under Review) Not smart: Attacking a teammate with a bat. (Post-Gazette) Falcons LB arrested for battery over the weekend. (TMZ) ...

Anti-Meth Ads Go To Next Level
Published 5/5/2008 at The Posterboy
... ads that give you worse nightmares than Pirates’ minor leaguers have of Olivio Astacio . Be prepared to be happy you don’t do meth, and laugh at some one-liners that ...