Pittsburgh Pirates Notebook: Recap on Sano News
buccofans.com 7/3/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com recaps all of the rumors on Miguel Angel Sano from the first day of the international signing period, especially the controversy over whether the Pittsburgh Pirates made an offer or not.

Pittsburgh Pirates Notebook: Big Weekend for the Pirates
buccofans.com 6/27/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com highlights how important this weekend will be for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with two top 2009 draft picks in town. Also, is Nyjer Morgan on his way to Washington? And prospect updates, including a solid start from Daniel Moskos.

Pittsburgh Pirates Notebook: Back to the Futures
buccofans.com 7/12/2009 — With Pedro Alvarez and Brad Lincoln representing the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2009 MLB Futures Game, B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com decided to look at past Pirates representatives, and current Pirates who were former participants, plus some studs and duds from prior years.

Pittsburgh Pirates Notebook: Penguins show what is wrong with the Pirates
buccofans.com 6/14/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com looks at the current structure of major league baseball and comes to the conclusion that the Pittsburgh Pirates won't have as easy of a time winning like the Penguins and Steelers, unless MLB sees some major changes.

Pittsburgh Pirates Notebook: Draft Pick Updates
buccofans.com 6/30/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com has the Draft Pick Signing Tracker updated with the recent Pittsburgh Pirates bonus news and signings from the 2009 draft.

Pittsburgh Pirates Notebook: The Pursuit of Hanley Pujols
buccofans.com 7/2/2009 — With the international signing period now here, B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com looks at how important a signing of Miguel Angel Sano would be to the Pittsburgh Pirates, especially with their fan relations following a rough month of June.

Pittsburgh Pirates Notebook: Pittsburgh Moneyball
buccofans.com 6/7/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com looks at some recent trends by the makeup of the Pittsburgh Pirates roster, and wonders if the Pirates are attempting their own version of "Moneyball". Also a look at some draft prospects, such as Kyle Gibson, Dustin Ackley, and Jacob Turner.

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/7/09
buccofans.com 7/8/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com provides all of the updates to the Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Tracker with recaps of all of the minor league games on 7/7.

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/5/09
buccofans.com 7/6/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com provides all of the updates to the Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Tracker with recaps of all of the minor league games on 7/5.

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/4/09
buccofans.com 7/5/2009 — B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com provides all of the updates to the Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Tracker with recaps of all of the minor league games on 7/4.

Hampton shuts down Pirates -- again — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/7/2009
Mike Hampton pitched seven solid innings, Miguel Tejada and Geoff Blum drove in two runs apiece and the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday night.

Astros 4, Pirates 1 — NYT > Baseball 7/7/2009
HOUSTON (AP) -- Mike Hampton pitched seven solid innings, Miguel Tejada and Geoff Blum drove in two runs apiece and the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday night.

Hinske flexes his muscles — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/7/2009
Eric Hinske's Yankee debut began with a dramatic wave and ended with another. Acquired from the Pirates last Tuesday in a trade, Hinske saw his first action in pinstripes Monday at the Stadium and began showing off from the start.

Pirates' Sean Burnett For Nats' Joel Hanrahan: A Good "Sabermetric" Trade — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/7/2009
Why would the Pirates trade reliever Sean Burnett with a 3.15 ERA to the Nationals for Joel Hanrahan with a 7.79 ERA? Put another way, would you trade a pitcher with a 4.78 sabermetric ERA for one with a 3.44 sabermetric ERA? Believe it or not, ...

Alvarez excited to play in Futures Game — Major League Baseball News 7/7/2009
Nothing Pedro Alvarez does happens quietly. It was a big deal when the Pirates drafted him a year ago; it became even bigger news when they eventually signed him.