eastwindupchronicle.com - 11/25/2008
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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 attributes, so here’s a brief write up to ...
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 ...
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
walkoffwalk.com - 11/25/2008
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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 ...
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Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are ...
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Odds and Ends: Kawakami, Griffey, Greinke
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Kawakami has switched to Dan Evans as his agent, while Koji Uehara wants a rotation spot and multiple years.
Nine teams have contacted Ken Griffey Jr.'s agent, Brian Goldberg (six AL, three NL).
It's been over a decade since the White Sox signed a free agent from another team for more than $20MM.
Justin Morneau would like the Twins to add one more bat.
East Windup Chronicle has scouting reports on Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel ...
Rounding The Bases: Andy, Andy, Axel, Barry, Bambi, CC, & Dinesh Go To White Castle
Bugs & Cranks —
... but the Pirates signed these two pitchers from India…. Shinsano’s got a scouting report on both of them. [eastWINDUPchronicle] ...
Rebuilding the International Way
The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball —
... The last year has seen the two Indian pitchers gradually learn the nuances of the game, as well as American culture. According to a report from MLB.com, When it comes to the scouting reports, the 6-foot-2 Singh throws 89-90 mph and has a split-finger changeup pitch. The 5-foot-11 Patel throws a circle change and can reach 91-92 mph with his heater. Not bad for two young arms that are just learning how to throw a baseball. Further reports from EWC.com, Dinesh Patel, RHP, 5′10/185 Aaron: Definitely the ...
Winter in Chicago…Summer in Taiwan?
East Windup Chronicle —
... Also on Taiwan Baseball is an item about five Taiwanese players referred to as “The Taiwan Five,” five Taiwanese prospects who have been brought over to the U.S. by former White Sox scout Ray Poitevint. I know your next question — where are those guys living? Well, according to Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel, the Indian guys recently signed by the Pirates, they’re in ...
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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 ...
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baseballthinkfactory.org 11/25/2008 — For those of you who want to follow the crazy adventures of Rinku and Dinesh, the Future of the Pittsburgh Pirates, they have a blog! They haven’t talked about their signing yet though. And their blog name does not include the word doom. Other than ...
