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Pirates Making Deadline Deals

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Joe Janish

Seems that everyone in baseball is getting involved in the excitement of the annual trade deadline … heck, even the Pittsburgh Pirates are wheeling and dealing. This morning, the Bucs sent Ryan Church (remember him?), Bobby Crosby, and D.J. Carrasco … Continue reading →

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Octavio Dotel Signs with Pirates

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Joe Janish

They’re dropping like flies … Setup man extraordinaire and former Met Octavio Dotel has signed a one-year deal with the Pirates, presumably to be their closer. This really isn’t news to Mets fans because the Mets have PLENTY of bullpen … Continue reading →

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Mets NOT Interested in Catcher

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Joe Janish

Remarkably, there is a catcher on the market that does not draw the interest of the New York Mets. According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates are shopping catcher Ryan Doumit, and fielding offers from several teams, … Continue reading →

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Can Craig Hansen Get the Monkey Off His Back?

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Joe Janish

Craig Hansen was chosen with the 26th overall pick of the June 2005 draft by Boston Red Sox, and made his MLB debut less than three months later, smack in the middle of a heated pennant race. Hansen was not … Continue reading →

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A Whirlwind of Deals

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Joe Janish

While the Mets remained status quo over the past 48 hours, a number of trades were made among postseason-contending teams. Let’s break them down. Phillies obtain Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco for prospects Jason Knapp, Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald and … Continue reading →

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Window Shopping: Pirates

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Joe Janish

A team that is sitting in last place, nine games below .500 and in a division headed by the Cardinals, Cubs, and Brewers, would presumably be sellers. Indeed, the fire sale began a few weeks ago for the Pirates, who … Continue reading →

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Why the Pirates are Better than the Mets

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Joe Janish

Carlos Beltran, after missing the first two games of the series against the Pirates, hit a double and a homerun in third contest, and afterward had these inspiring words: The reality is, coming here to Pittsburgh and getting swept, for … Continue reading →

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Mets Game 52: Loss to Pirates

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Joe Janish

Pirates 11 Mets 6 Ouch. Not sure where to begin. On the bright side, the Mets’ supposedly feeble offense scored six times, which is usually enough to win a big league game. Indeed, they knocked Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf out … Continue reading →

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