whygavs.com - 12/19/2008
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From today's PG, we've got this quote (and more) from Jack Wilson :
"The only thing I wish we could do was compete," he said in an extensive phone interview from his home in California. "I wish we could go out and get some more players to make our team competitive. And, you know, now that ...
bizofbaseball.com - 12/17/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
First the Pirates, now the Yankees. General Motors,
under financial distress, is not renewing sponsorship agreements with...
some MLB clubs. The economy continues to pound the sponsorship front for pro sports leagues as General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced Tuesday that they would not be ...
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General Motors Ends Sponsorship with Yankees. Might ...
bucsdugout.com - 12/17/2008
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bucsdugout.com —
Jason Bay after the trade (photo: Keith Allison
) There's a really interesting and somewhat maddening discussion...
in the Post-Gazette's Q+A today : Q: Is it smart for the Pirates to be avoiding free agents and targeting prospects? In honor ...
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In Defense of the Jason Bay Trade
community.post-gazette.com - 12/17/2008
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community.post-gazette.com —
By Dejan Kovacevic | 11 a.m. Wednesday Click
here to submit question. We have Qs ... __________...
Q: Is it smart for the Pirates to be avoiding free agents and targeting prospects? In honor of 'Moneyball' and its premise that teams like the A's (and ...
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Pirates Q&A: Not playing the market
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Getting Duped
Blue Collar Baseball —
... I'm certainly a fan of building from within and developing your own players, however, that's still no excuse for being cheap or disrespecting to a top-notch guy like Jack Wilson. WHYGAVS and ...
Rocco Baldelli signs with Boston
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
... The week before Christmas I wrote a post wondering who Jack Wilson thought the Pirates were going to "go out and get" when he said that the team needed "more players." Baldelli signing with Boston is exactly what I meant. There's no real reason for Baldelli to sign with the Red Sox over the Pirates beyond the fact that the Red Sox are the Red Sox and the Pirates are the Pirates. In Boston, he'll be behind Jason Bay, JD Drew, David Ortiz, and probably Jacoby Ellsbury on the OF/DH depth chart. In Pittsburgh, he would've had every chance to start. Now, I obviously don't know all ...
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