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psamp.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008

Other Unproven Pitching Signings by the Pittsburgh Pirates

— psamp.blogspot.com — Some other unproven "pitchers" recently signed by the Pirates... (more) Other Unproven Pitching Signings by the Pittsburgh Pirates

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walkoffwalk.com - 11/25/2008

Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are Pirates

— walkoffwalk.com — That's a screenshot of MLB.com as of 7:30PM EST, displaying our Indian heroes in all their glory.... They're the top story because Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has made it official : Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel are now ... (more) Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are ...

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eastwindupchronicle.com - 11/25/2008

Scouting Reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel

— 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 ... (more) Scouting Reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel

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Pirates Sign First India-born Major Leaguers
East Windup Chronicle — As was reported first on NPB Tracker with a Japan Yahoo! story and then confirmed later by ESPN, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, the two boys from India that were found at the “Million Dollar Arm” contest that took place last year that I’ve covered in posts, here and here on EWC. Funny enough, just two days prior the MLB Scouting Bureau had just posted scouting videos of Patel and Singh on it’s CLIPS Web site, which I’m authorized to view and watched Monday night. I want to write a brief report on the two, but unfortunately, the site is down at the moment, so for now, just the ...

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Beyond the Box Score — ... , but let's examine the larger than intended consequences here. The Pirates have tapped into an untouched market, that being the country of India, and now have the ability to expand into nurturing the young talent by building baseball camps if they so choose. Of course, any team can theoretically do that, but the Pirates are now the national MLB team thanks to Patel and Singh, no matter if they work out or not. Don't think they considered this heavily? Here's a quote from Neal Huntington on the matter: ...