Pirates' Morton shuts down Cubs in 4-0 win (AP)
cubscore.com 9/30/2009 — Charlie Morton pitched a four-hitter to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Jason Jaramillo had a two-run double in the first inning, when the Pirates did all of their scoring against Ted Lilly. Lastings Milledge ...

FEAR. The 2010 Pirates Fans Guide.
rumbunter.com 10/8/2009 — FEAR. We talked about the HOPE the Pittsburgh Pirates have for 2010 and beyond, now it’s time to discuss FEAR. The fear that surrounds all Pirate fans when we consider the fate of the 2010 team as we look at it today. Yeh, there are many starting positions wide open, I mean as glaring ...

Morton Returns the Shutout - Cubs 0 Pirates 4
chicagocubsonline.com 9/30/2009 — Game One Hundred Fifty-Seven - Cubs 0 Pirates 4 WP - Charlie Morton (5-9) LP - Ted Lilly (12-9) Save - None The Pirates beat the Cubs for only the third time this season behind the first complete game shutout of Charlie Morton's career . The Cubs' offense managed only four hits in nine ...

Tuesday Notes: My first look at Charlie Morton
northsidenotch.com 8/4/2009 — Monday night was the first time I have seen Charlie Morton pitch in person. I've seen almost all of his starts on television, but I was pretty excited on finally able to check him out for myself.Morton got into a little trouble in the fist couple innings, but was able to get out of them ...

Let's Play Two
hyzduhq.blogspot.com 10/1/2009 — Usually when I would think that the Pirates were going to play a doubleheader in Chicago, against either team there, I would expect bad news for the day. Instead I was shocked to see that the Bucs had pulled off a sweep fo the Cubbies. In the day game, Charlie Morton, returning to the scene of ...

Pittsburgh Can Be A Champion Again!
rumbunter.com 10/29/2009 — The battle is on! The Inaugural 2009 Bloguin Award Show is upon us. Do something positive today and show the country why Pittsburgh rules. Pat from WHY GAVS (Where Have You Gone Andy Van Slyke) needs your vote for best baseball blog. He is in competition with the Cubs and needs our ...

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Pirates' TV ratings up in 2009
bucsdugout.com 10/16/2009 — This at the Biz of Baseball somewhat amazed me. Ratings for Pirates games on FSN Pittsburgh were up almost 20% this season. For all the gnashing and rending of teeth from Yinzer Nation about trading away all these awesome players that we were losing ...

Pittsburgh's Pirates, revealed
thegoodpoint.com 10/9/2009 — The Bucs are one of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball. But what ever happened to them? This is a franchise that has produced stars Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski and Jason Bay and on top of that they play in (arguably) one of the best ballparks in...

Iwamura Was a Trade The Pirates Needed
rumbunter.com 26 days ago — Akinori Iwamura was a trade that was an absolute necessity for the Pirates in 2010. Take a look around Pirate fans. Second base was awful last year. Andy LaRoche was asked about moving to second base. What would that prove if he doesn’t hit? He needs to prove that his offseason ...

Why the Pittsburgh Pirates Should Sign Ben Sheets — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/16/2009
First, the price would be right. Yeah, Sheets is probably injured, but he's good. Meaning that he'd probably be worth more as a cut-priced injured player than many a full-priced healthy player. According to Brewers' Featured Columnist, Jesse ...

Hill declines Bucs' offer to return — Major League Baseball News 10/17/2009
First-base coach and infield instructor Perry Hill, who was credited with helping to improve the Pirates' defense in 2009, has declined the team's offer to return next season.

Pirates promote Searage to pitching coach — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/17/2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates have named Ray Searage pitching coach after two seasons in the same position with Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis.

Pirates promote Searage to pitching coach — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/17/2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates have named Ray Searage pitching coach after two seasons in the same position with Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis.

Pirates name Searage pitching coach (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/17/2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates have named Ray Searage pitching coach after two seasons in the same position with Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis. The team also says that first-base coach and infield instructor Perry Hill will not return in 2010. The ...