Five questions: Pittsburgh Pirates
hardballtimes.com 3/28/2009 — The Pirates won't be contenders this year, but new management and Andrew McCutchen give fans something to look forward to. Click the title to read more. Order the Hardball Times 2009 Season Preview today !

Playing Pepper 2009: Pittsburgh Pirates
cardinal70.com 2/21/2009 — As the players start getting themselves ready for another season, I thought it'd be a good idea to do the same.  I contacted a blogger for each major league team and posted them five questions.  This is the result.   You can find the ...

Guide Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
wezen-ball.blogspot.com 2/23/2009 — The NL Central is an odd beast. It's the only division in baseball with six teams in it and while that doesn't make much of a difference on most days of the year, it does screw this guide preview schedule up. I mean, we should be starting this week off with a new division, but we still have one ...

So like the Royals... Three Years Ago- A Chat With Bucs Dugout
royalsreview.com 1/28/2009 — Bucs Dugout has always been one of my favorite baseball blogs. Like me, Charlie Wilmoth joined the SB Nation empire in the summer of 2005 (BD launched about a month after Royals Review) and because of the obvious similarities between the Pirates and ...

I've got a bad feeling about this
whygavs.com 4/3/2009 — Today is the last weekday we have to muddle through without baseball until October. On Monday the long winter and spring training, which somehow seems even longer, finally end. I'm excited about it because I'm always excited. But this is an important ...

Pirate Fans Have Something To Look Forward To
springtraining09.com 3/9/2009 — There aren't many big league teams assured of making Major League history this year, but the Pittsburgh Pirates are one that is. All they have to do is do what they've done for the sixteen years prior to this one and they're assured a dubious place in ...

Where They Stand: Pittsburgh Pirates
sharapovasthigh.com 4/5/2009 — A look at where the Pirates stand: their 2008 outcome, what they've done, what they've lost, needs, the talk, a free agent signing/trade prediction, a young player to make an impact in 2009, 2009 outlook as of now, and the hottest women that's associated with the team.

Are the Pirates for Real?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 4/23/2009 — At 9-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten off to their best start since 2002. After sweeping the first place Florida Marlins this week, things are looking pretty good in Pirate-ville right now. But the question remains: is this team for real, or a ...

Maybe It Is Just Me
bucstradewinds.net 3/10/2009 — Dejan ran a nice article Saturday, " Spring training: Tabata has Pirates close to heart ", where he reveals Jose Tabata has a tattoo of Roberto Clemente on his chest in honor of his father.  If you haven't read the article, check it out. Anyhow, maybe it is a late night post.  Maybe ...

It's in the Minors
bucsdugout.com 1/7/2009 — Why didn't the Pirates just give this guy seventeen million? (Photo: Scott Ableman) I can't blame any fan for being frustrated with the Pirates' losing ways, because we're all frustrated. But I still find this letter a little annoying. I ...

Delgado, Puerto Rico blast Panama 7-0 in WBC — SI.com - MLB 3/8/2009
Ivan Rodriguez homered twice, Carlos Delgado also connected and Puerto Rico got off to a rousing start in the World Baseball Classic, beating Panama 7-0 on Saturday.

Trio audition with Classic efforts — Major League Baseball News 3/8/2009
Veterans Sidney Ponson, Pedro Martinez and Ivan Rodriguez are participating in the World Baseball Classic without MLB jobs. That could change after what the trio did Saturday.

Pudge powers Puerto Rico by Panama in opener — ESPN.com - MLB 3/8/2009
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Pudge & Delgado power Puerto Rico — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 3/8/2009
Puerto Rico used the partisan crowd, the home-field advantage and plenty of pop in the bats of veterans Carlos Delgado and Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez to crush Panama, 7-0, in Saturday night's World Baseball Classic.

Impressions of the WBC: Game D2—Give Pudge Rodriguez a Job! — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/8/2009
What has a guy got to do to get hired these days? Pudge Rodriguez had a career night for Puerto Rico, leading them to a 7-0 defeat of Panama. Rodriguez had four hits and a walk, four RBI and two home runs. Wouldn’t it seem like some major ...