whygavs.com - 11/25/2008
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I just got an e-mail from Rob Ircane at Walkoff Walk informing me that the Pirates have just signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, two Indian pitching prospects, to minor league contracts. I can't really put the weirdness of this news into proper context, but here's what Rob wrote at his blog: As ...
walkoffwalk.com - 11/24/2008
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My favorite new Japanese baseball blog NPB Tracker
has the biggest and best news of the week...
: the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed our favorite Indian contest winners Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel to minor league contracts! Hopefully, this means ...
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Baseball Yatra is Great Success: Pirates Sign Rinku and ...
pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com - 11/24/2008
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates, who have emphasized a
need to find talent via every available outlet, have...
gone where no team has gone before. On Monday, the Pirates signed two young Indian pitchers, 20-year-old right-hander Dinesh Patel and 19-year-old ...
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Bucs sign pair of Indian hurlers | pirates.com: News
npbtracker.com - 11/24/2008
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Found on Yahoo! Japan: the Pirates have signed
Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh . EastWindupChronicle...
had a detailed report on Patel and Singh earlier in the month. The two signed minor league contracts and will participate in the Pirates’ ...
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Non-NPB News: Pittsburgh Sign Indian Pitchers
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Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are Pirates
Walkoff Walk —
... are Walkoff Walk readers.
Here's what the Pittsburgh Pirates blogosphere has to say about the move:
Bucs Dugout:
Expect some serious mental errors if and when they play minor league ball for the Pirates. One scout quoted in the article gives both of them a good chance of making the majors, but I don't think that will happen. Really, this is about establishing a presence in a region where talent might emerge later.
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? (comment by 'Emma'):
After reading their ...
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An example of why the Steelers need cheerleaders or at least something better than this. -PSAMP
The Bucs sign two pitchers from India who won a reality TV show contest. -WHYGAVS
Shady McCoy single-handedly beats WVU and is coming back for his Junior year at Pitt.
Thanksgiving means many things, but mostly giant Lego turkey mechs. - Gizmodo
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mlbtraderumors.com 11/24/2008 — Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a report from Yahoo! Japan : the Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals. Patel and Singh were finalists in the Million Dollar Arm contest in India.
We Are Now Pirates!!!
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.
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On Monday, Nov. 24th, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates made their best baseball decision since plucking Roberto Clemente from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule Five Draft in 1954.
And it might turn out to be even better.
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