rizzosports.com - 6/30/2009
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There is only one area where the Pirates are better then the Steelers and Penguins. Interestingly enough Bob Nutting and his cast of characters have no say in the matter. The Pirates are winners on the internet, as they have more quality sites covering them, then the Steelers and Pens combined. ...
Friday Notes: Have the Pirates lost an entire generation of fans?
northsidenotch.com 6/19/2009 — I found one entry in the PG's Q&A; today quite interesting and decided it was worth some debating:I took a ride to Dick's Sporting Goods in Robinson on Saturday morning at about 11 a.m. to get myself the slick new Stanley Cup Championship hat. As I sort of expected, they were already sold out.As ...
4 straight only 5 out
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/28/2009 — Before I get started please know the silence on this site has been due to me being sick. My apologies for this and please know I am going to do my best to get this blog back to daily postings. Thank you for your patience and please accept my apologies. The Pirates continue to amaze me. With ...
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users.rcn.com 6/19/2009 — 2009 DRAFT SUMMARY We all know this draft will turn on which players the Pirates sign. Obviously, they're not going to sign everybody. They've made it clear they have priorities and fallbacks. I've tried to take a look at what they might end up with, ...
Pirates Still Aren't Close
bucsdugout.com 6/17/2009 — The Post-Gazette editorial page continues its commentary on the Pirates . I'd rather not comment on these sorts of things, but because of the impact a P-G editorial can have on public opinion, I'll add my two cents.
Last week Pirates ...
Seriously, Who The Fuck Is Running The Pirates?
clarkandheptner.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — I haven't said a word about the Pittsburgh Pirates this year because frankly, I've had a lot more important things to talk about. In fact, after this post, I'm finally going to finish a hockey post that I have been writing for about a week now. After that? Another hockey post. And probably ...
Pirates Open To More Deals?
mlbtraderumors.com 7/2/2009 — Ed Price at Fanhouse.com reports that the Pirates might be open to dealing more of their players. He cites "an official of an AL team" as saying that the Bucs have been "considering deals for [John] Grabow and closer Matt Capps ." Price writes that ...
Draft day arrives: Pirates leaning toward Tony Sanchez?
bucsbits.mlblogs.com 6/9/2009 — Just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the Pirates will make the No. 4 overall selection in the First-Year Player's Draft. And unlike last year -- when we all knew it would be Pedro Alvarez -- the Pirates' first-round selection remains...
Pirates’ Plan has Holes
rizzosports.com 7/8/2009 — Neal Huntington’s plan to turn the Pirates into to contenders still has a long way to go. Assuming his prospects work out, the Pirates at best will have the outfield and corner infield positions covered. To contend for a title it’s no secret you need good pitching, and right now the Pirates ...
Day 1 Draft Recap
raisethejollyroger.com 6/10/2009 — Can’t say I’m thrilled with what the Bucs did in day 1 of the draft. Don’t get me wrong–it’s no fiasco like passing on Matt Wieters in ‘07, but I think everyone expected the club to do a little better, especially considering the great success of last ...
Day 1 Draft Review - We've heard this song before
whygavs.com 6/10/2009 — After last year's draft, several people wrote that it was a refreshing change to be able to recap the Pirates' draft by writing things like, "Signability issues" instead of "reach" or "overdraft" again and again. And they were right, it was a big ...