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Pirates’ Booty: Pittsburgh Open to Trading Ryan Doumit

by Jeremiah Graves

The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, and Scott Boras is on the prowl. It can mean only one thing. It’s November in Pittsburgh and it’s time for the front-office to rid the ballclub of any remaining veteran talent...

The Lynchburg Hillcats Officially Leave the Pittsburgh Pirates' Family

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Why Jason Bay Might Be Worth $20 Million a Year, to the Right Team

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BOB SAGET commented on The Pirates Are Interested In Rick Ankiel

this cant happen. it already is a log jam in the outfield. jones will probably move to first base full-time next season so the outfield will...

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  sure it would be nice but i think its best at this point to just go...
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  Exactly, you made some great points Bob.

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BOB SAGET commented on Pirates’ Booty: Pittsburgh Open to Trading Ryan Doumit

i think it might be a good move to trade him pirates have sanchez coming up and appears to be the future at catcher. if huntington...

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  It definitely makes sense to move him, it's a shame they didn't pull the trigger after...
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  lets hope. but the thing is, most catchers, you are lucky to get 120 or 130...

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Jeremiah Graves commented on The Pirates Are Interested In Rick Ankiel

Nice write-up, Kevin. Here's my take on Ankiel: Ankiel wouldn't be a bad addition, but he'd most-likely land in LF. He certainly doesn't have the range...

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  My bad, I didn't know that.Thank you for the comment!
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New Article: Pirates’ Booty: Pittsburgh Open to Trading Ryan Doumit

published by Jeremiah Graves

The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, and Scott Boras is on the prowl. It can mean only one thing. It’s November in Pittsburgh and it’s time for the front-office to rid the ballclub of any remaining veteran talent...

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New Article: The Pirates Are Interested In Rick Ankiel

published by Kevin Bertha

With the trade for slick-fielding Akinori Iwamura this month, are the Pirates trying to actually win? Oh my God! The world is ending! It seems that the Pirates have big aspirations for 2010 ...

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Kevin Bertha commented on The Lynchburg Hillcats Officially Leave the Pittsburgh Pirates' Family

It's kind of odd that they left after they just won a championship.

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Tom Au commented on Akinori Iwamura Is More Valuable to the Pirates Than Jesse Chavez Is

"Akinori Iwamura Is More Valuable to the Pirates Than Jesse Chavez Is" No kidding. Being less valuable than Chavez took some doing. Although Phil Dumatrait managed...

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  Good point Tom Hey if this team is ever going to get close to .500 they...
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  We "might" have them, in the form of Ohlendorf and Maholm, who seem to have "broken...
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New Article: The Lynchburg Hillcats Officially Leave The Pittsburgh Pirates Family

published by Devon Teeple

The Pittsburgh Pirates bid to get a Single-A team in Bradenton Florida has been approved by the Florida State League’s upper echelon. Approved is the purchase of the Cincinnati Reds Class A team in Sarasota, Fla...

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Kevin Bertha commented on Arizona Fall League Quick Hit: Has Donald Veal Turned the Corner?

Very interesting prospect in Veal...

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Samantha Bunten commented on Why Jason Bay Might Be Worth $20 Million a Year, to the Right Team

Nah, i think you're totally right about the defense Tom, and that's something that is very frequently ignored, in the situation with Bay and in baseball...

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  The early "rumblings" I hear are about the Seattle Mariners. They are a north (wsst) coastal...
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Why Jason Bay Might Be Worth $20 Million a Year, to the Right Team has been liked by Samantha Bunten.

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New Article: The Best Pitchers NOT In The HOF; Who Got Overlooked

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The Best Pitchers NOT in the HOF; Who Got Overlooked – As faithful baseball fans, we depend on the Hall of Fame to show us who are the truly great players the game has given us...

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