post-gazette.com — BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic -- Rene Gayo is a mountain of a man in many ways, big as Santa Claus and, to some, no less generous. As the Pirates' director of Latin American scouting, he is empowered to dramatically change people's lives -- exponentially, almost unimaginably -- with a mere ...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Brick by brick
post-gazette.com 12/1/2008 — GUERRA, Dominican Republic -- Perhaps it is designed to make Pittsburgh seem real to the youngsters who will play here. The arched-crown facades of the two building frames, which will dominate the Pirates' new $5 million Latin American Academy, ...
GUERRA, Dominican Republic -- Perhaps it is designed to make Pittsburgh seem real to the youngsters who will play here. The arched-crown facades of the two building frames, which will dominate the Pirates' new $5 million Latin American Academy, ...
We Are Now Pirates!!!
www.themilliondollararm.com 11/26/2008 — Special blog from both Rinku and Dinesh… On November 24, 2008, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel made Indian Sports History becoming the first athletes from that country to sign professional sports contracts here in the USA.
Monday our ...
Special blog from both Rinku and Dinesh… On November 24, 2008, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel made Indian Sports History becoming the first athletes from that country to sign professional sports contracts here in the USA.
Monday our ...
Pirates in the Caribbean: Mining for diamonds
post-gazette.com 11/30/2008 — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- It is 9 a.m., and the November sun is searing this walled-off urban minefield of a baseball diamond, where Sadid Frias has filed into a fidgeting line of 17 hopeful teenagers. The tryout is about to begin, and the ...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- It is 9 a.m., and the November sun is searing this walled-off urban minefield of a baseball diamond, where Sadid Frias has filed into a fidgeting line of 17 hopeful teenagers. The tryout is about to begin, and the ...
Pirates-Mets good trade match...
metsfever.blogspot.com 12/1/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
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 . ...
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 . ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two athletes from India. - MLB - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 11/25/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
Magazine names Pirates medical staff best in MLB
www.post-gazette.com 12/10/2008 — The Pittsburgh Pirates have the best medical staff in Major League Baseball, according to the magazine Baseball Prospectus.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have the best medical staff in Major League Baseball, according to the magazine Baseball Prospectus.
John Van Benshoten and Bucs part ways
hotstove.mlblogs.com 11/21/2008 — Former first-round Draft pick John Van Benschoten has informed the Pirates that he is not interested in resigning with the organization this offseason. Van Benschoten recently filed for Minor League free agency. A fresh start certainly seems necessary ...
Former first-round Draft pick John Van Benschoten has informed the Pirates that he is not interested in resigning with the organization this offseason. Van Benschoten recently filed for Minor League free agency. A fresh start certainly seems necessary ...
Pirates Sign Two Indian Pitchers
www.bucsdugout.com 11/25/2008 — The Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals. They were finalists in something called "the Million Dollar Arm" contest in India. Like the signing of Mpho Ngoepe , the South African shortstop, these ...
The Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals. They were finalists in something called "the Million Dollar Arm" contest in India. Like the signing of Mpho Ngoepe , the South African shortstop, these ...