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Link Roundup: Latin America and the Minors
Tons more cool stuff about Latin America in the Post-Gazette today. First, there's a list of the Pirates' top five prospects who haven't yet played for the Pirates' affiliates in the states. Because Latin scouting and development under Dave Littlefield was so terrible, it's basically...
22 hours ago | Bucs Dugout
Pirates Talking With Mark Loretta
The Post-Gazette reports that the Pirates (and other teams) are considering signing Mark Loretta, presumably to take over the Chris Gomez role. Loretta's late peak with the Padres is now long gone and he'd probably be stretched as a starter, but he played 72 games at shortstop for the Astr...
Mon, Dec 1 | Bucs Dugout
Pirates Finishing Dominican Facility
It was Nutting early in 2007 who decided, with no input from then-general manager Dave Littlefield, to react to independent word about the Pirates' lagging facilities and productivity in the region by arranging a visit. That happened in May of that year, with Littlefield ordered to come...
Sun, Nov 30 | Bucs Dugout
More Details on Wilson Trade Talks
Dejan Kovacevic returns with a long story on the Pirates' offseason plans. One interesting bit: Well, we'll see.Trade rumors involving Jack Wilson have been flying about for years, and the Pirates played a big chunk of last season without him anyway. At this point, it would be a shock if the P...
Fri, Nov 28 | Bucs Dugout
In Search Of: Major League Pitching
“The Pirates are committed to creatively adding talent to our organization,” general manager Neal Huntington said Monday. “By adding these two young men, the Pirates are pleased to not only add two prospects to our system but also hope to open a pathway to an untapped market. We are intrigu...
Tue, Nov 25 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
East Carolina - Team Notes
INSIDE SLANT One win in the next two games would clinch a share of the C-USA East Division title for East Carolina, with two victories guaranteeing a spot in the championship game. The Pirates (6-4, 4-2 C-USA) play Saturday at UAB (3-7, 2-4), which has won all three previous meeting played i...
Tue, Nov 18 | usatoday.com
Pittsburgh Penguins Team Report
Had he known better well, Jack Riley still would have dressed the Penguins in light blue, dark blue and white. "Not being from Pittsburgh, I didn't really know about the Steelers and Pirates," Riley said. "The hockey team was going to be the Penguins, not the Hornets, and when (ownership) ta...
Tue, Nov 18 | usatoday.com
High-priced signings not in Bucs' plans - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
If Wilson is dealt, the Pirates could turn to a free agent as a safety net in case the homegrown combo of Luiz Cruz and Brian Bixler flops. One inexpensive choice would be veteran utilityman Willie Bloomquist, who appeared in a dozen ...
Sat, Nov 8 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Opinion: Leo Nunez Traded to Marlins for Mike Jacobs
Anyway, the most likely path for Jacobs may well be a few more seasons of a decreasing batting average until he just isn't playable anymore, but he just turned 28 today; Kingman himself had a late peak that started in his age 29 season, and he hit 48 homers as a 30-year-old, so anything's poss...
Thu, Oct 30 | Bucs Dugout
If fans don't care, why should we?
Their team improbably, implausibly ? and impressively ? one-upped the Red Sox and Yankees to earn their first American League East title and playoff berth. How do Rays fans respond? With the fifth-worst home attendance in the majors (only the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Pitt...
Fri, Oct 17 | Albany Times Union
Opinion: Pirates Q&A: Losing, leaving, LaRoche
Q: Dejan, to add to your article, the Pirates' losing streak is the same age as the Florida Marlins. The Pirates have not had a winning season during the entire existence of the Marlins. Unbelievable! Meanwhile, the Marlins have won two World Series and have successfully rebuilt multip...
Sun, Sep 7 | post-gazette.com
Opinion: Jonah Keri: Pirates Could Contend Next Year
The Pirates could be a contender in '09--if they keep all the hitters who have been so productive for them this season, and those hitters continue to be good, and some of their pitchers rebound, and they make some shrewd moves to shore up the pitching staff. But then Jason Bay and Xavier Nady...
Mon, Jul 14 | Bucs Dugout
Opinion: On the Rule 5 Draft
Successes: D.J. Carrasco, Aquilino Lopez, Javier Lopez, Luis Ayala, Michael Neu, Chris Spurling, Matt Ford 2003 2004 2005 Flops: 11 Notes: Fabio Castro pitched 31.7 innings with a 2.27 ERA for the Rangers and Phillies. Victor Santos pitched 115.3 innings with a 5.70 ERA for the Pirates.
Tue, Apr 8 | Bucs Dugout
Pirates’ 2007 in review - outfield defense
Overall, the Pirates outfield simply looked bad in 2007. Balls were not caught, throws were feeble, and the players occasionally looked lost while roaming the grass. Jason Bay, an above average leftfielder when he joined the team, has seen his skills decline to the point that he is an occas...
Tue, Oct 9 | Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End
Sheer entertainment. If nothing else, the movie is insanely entertaining, even at a near three-hour running time. It is addictively entertaining to the very end. This is a series that was large in scope and very ambitious in what it was trying to do, but on top of that, the creative team made su...
Tue, May 29 | Blogcritics
Opinion: Fahey Talks At The Game: PotC At World's End Impressions
I wouldn't say I'm the biggest fan to the Pirates of the Caribbean films. I really enjoyed the first one, but I felt the strong fan following that Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow garnered caused the second film to become more Whacky Jack and Friends than the epic pirate saga I was expectin...
Wed, May 23 | Kotaku