Pirates release Matt Morris

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Happy trails, Matt
Published 4/27/2008 by Pat at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
It's official, Morris is gone. One of the things that writing this blog has made me uniquely aware of is how strange the player/fan relationship is. By the end of the 2006 season, I was starting to get some significant traffic and it dawned on me that it was entirely possible that the players would have found my blog. Mind you, I have no idea if this is true or not, but as it is true that this is one of the higher trafficked Pirate blogs on the internet, it's certainly possible. That kind of took me aback because I tend to be rather straightforward (read: harsh) in my ...

Pirates Determine Morris Has Done Enough Damage
Published 4/27/2008 by Andy Smith at Bugs & Cranks
On an afternoon when the youngest scoring champion in NHL history led the Penguins to a 2-0 playoff lead over the Rangers, and the Steelers stocked up on playmakers for the youngest Super Bowl winning quarterback in NFL history, the Pirates cut the highest-paid athlete in Pittsburgh. That’s right, after 16 starts in Pittsburgh, and a 9.67 ERA this season, Matt Morris has been finally, mercifully released. The move puts an end to one of the more puzzling acquisitions in franchise history, one that was widely ridiculed at the time. Morris was already an overpaid veteran on the downside of his career even before his ...

GORZO SPEAKS FOR US ALL
Published 4/28/2008 by mondesishouse at Mondesishouse.com
... Morris (and Pirate fans) were finally put out of their misery with Morris' release on Sunday. For his contributions to Pirate lore, Morris will receive a shade over $10 million, which includes the remainder of his 2008 salary and his 2009 buyout. It also ensures his inclusion on countless internet lists about "The Worst Pirate Moves of All Time" well into the next millennium. He will be missed. ...