mlb.fanhouse.com - 11/25/2008
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by Josh Alper It's official, the Pittsburgh Pirates have gone global. They haven't signed a working agreement with those rowdy fellows in Somalia who share their nickname nor have they followed so many others into Latin America or Japan. No, the Pirates are tapping more remote outposts. They ...
walkoffwalk.com - 11/24/2008
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walkoffwalk.com —
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 ...
eastwindupchronicle.com - 11/25/2008
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eastwindupchronicle.com —
We’ve been following the saga of Dinesh Patel
and Rinku Singh since they won the Million Dollar
Arm contest. Since they just signed with the Bucs, we though it would be useful to readers to get some information on the players and their ...
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Scouting Reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel
npbtracker.com - 11/24/2008
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npbtracker.com —
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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Pirates Looking to Channel Indian Fan Base, Sign Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel
Larry Brown Sports —
... I guess when you haven’t had a winning record since the days Terry Bradshaw was quarterbacking the Steelers, you’re bound to start thinking outside the box. Not only have the Pirates thought outside the box, GM Neal Huntington has swooped in on Taj Mahal, snatching up two potential pitchers with non-draftee free agent contracts. Now how exactly did he get hot on Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh’s trail? ...
Could the Pittsburgh Pirates Give Boras Client Stephen Strasburg $100 Million?
MVN RSS —
... Huntington went to the ends of the earth to make good on that goal, later signing the first Indian-born baseball prospects, as well as the ...
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Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh - Sign with Pirates
knucklecurve.com 11/29/2008 — Hollywood better start getting ready with the movie. Indian pitching prospects Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh have both signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Patel and Singh both arose to fame due to the reality show in India called Million Dollar Arm.
Pirates Sign Patel, Singh
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.
Pirates sign Rinku and Dinesh
hardballtimes.com 11/25/2008 — Don't know who Rinku and Dinesh are? They're the latest international sensations, a couple of Indian brothers who had never played baseball until six months ago. And now they are members of the Pirates' organization. Read the entire story at Walkoff Walk and Big League Stew. Order the Hardball ...
Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel: The Walkoff Walk Interview
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Dinesh Patel, Rinku Singh: "Million Dollar Arms" Worth Way More
bleacherreport.com 11/25/2008 — On Monday, Nov. 24, 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 than that.
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LHP Rinku Singh (video)
youtube.com 11/26/2008 — LHP Rinku Singh and RHP Dinesh Patel are believed to be the first athletes from India ever to sign pro baseball contracts. They were identified about six mon...
More on Patel and Singh
whygavs.com 11/26/2008 — First things first, Patel and Singh officially signed . I thought it was important to note that news from a site that didn't need a babel fish to figure out what was going on. Secondly, I mentioned their blog second-hand in my earlier post and I know ...
Rinku and Dinesh Have a Blog
southsidesox.com 11/25/2008 — Rinku and Dinesh Have a Blog
The two Indian pitchers who won the Million Dollar Arm contest and were recently signed by the Pirates have been blogging about their experiences in America. It's filled with gems, and is worth reading back through ...
Pirates sign contestants of Indian reality TV show
sports.espn.go.com 11/26/2008 — The Pirates put their hope in 20-year-old pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, by signing them to free-agent contracts.
Pittsburgh Pirates sign contestants of Indian reality TV show
sports.espn.go.com 11/25/2008 — PITTSBURGH -- 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 ...
Pirates sign 2 Indian pitchers (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/25/2008
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 Pirates. ...
