honestwagner.blogspot.com - 12/18/2008
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Dejan Kovacevic reports the Pirates have hired a new radio voice, Tim Neverett .
This is big news for those of us who listen to a lot of games.
A little research shows that Neverett is well qualified for the job. He wrote this, for example, about the Rockies in May 2008 :
The Rockies might ...
Consistency meter: Brad Hawpe
hardballtimes.com 12/2/2008 — Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Consistency meter: Brad Hawpe Posted by Paul Singman at 1:01am In the past two Consistency Meters , the players we have looked at have been relatively good. Today, the player we are going to examine is a little different: He has had playing time issues over ...
Rockies sign pitcher Rusch to one-year deal
denverpost.com 12/18/2008 — Continuing to address their need for left-handed relievers, the Rockies on Thursday signed Glendon Rusch to a one-year, $750,000 minor-league deal today.
It's in the Minors
bucsdugout.com 1/7/2009 —
Why didn't the Pirates just give this guy seventeen million? (Photo: Scott Ableman)
I can't blame any fan for being frustrated with the Pirates' losing ways, because we're all frustrated. But I still find this letter a little annoying.
I ...
Pirates on lookout for bullpen help | pirates.com: News
pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com 12/18/2008 — PITTSBURGH -- They won't be the highest profile of names, but there are a number of relievers that Pirates general manager Neal Huntington continues to pursue as he looks to add to his bullpen options for 2009. Currently, the Pirates have most of ...
How did the Pirates do at the Winter Meetings?
whygavs.com 12/13/2008 — So the meetings are over and everyone's gone home from Vegas, which means that as fans we're left to pick up the pieces and figure out what happened. How did the Pirates do?
Trades- Not a lot happened here. Jack Wilson is still a Pirate, no one ...
Morning links: One fan's message
community.post-gazette.com 1/6/2009 — By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Tuesday One type of correspondence I often receive -- but rarely publish, as publishing is rarely sought -- is copies of letters that fans write to the Pirates' front office. Usually, they are complaints. Most commonly, ...
In Defense of the Jason Bay Trade
bucsdugout.com 12/17/2008 — 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 ...
The End of a Grand Experiment
shysterball.blogspot.com 12/3/2008 — In the normal course I would never devote a post to the fact that a terrible, eighth-year pitcher has declared minor league free agency. Most terrible, eighth-year pitchers who declare minor league free agency, however, aren't John Van Benschoten . ...
Pirates choose Neverett as announcer
community.post-gazette.com 12/18/2008 — By Dejan Kovacevic | 10:37 a.m. Thursday The Pirates this morning chose Tim Neverett as their new broadcaster, filling the vacancy left by Lanny Frattare's recent retirement. Neverett, 42, previously worked for FSN Rocky Mountain as a pregame and ...
Gonzalez red-hot in Venezuelan league —
Major League Baseball News 12/20/2008
Carlos Gonzalez, a Rockies outfield prospect who could turn out the be the key to the trade that sent Matt Holliday to the Athletics, knocked two home runs and drove in five runs for Zulia in a 9-2 victory over Caracas in Venezuelan Winter League play.
