I was up late studying for a test, occasionally taking a glance to see how the Bucs were doing. When I finally was ready to go to bed, it was the ninth inning and the Bucs were up a run. Matt Capps was on the mound, and since it was far from a sure thing, [...]
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September 16, 2009
Pirates (55-88) at Dodgers (87-59)
3:10–Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
TV: Prime Ticket
[Here is the MLB Gameday]
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The Bucs try and avoid a sweep at the hands of the NL’s best team today at Dodger Stadium. It won’t be easy. Kevin Hart has only won one game as a Pirate, and he’s on the road today against [...]
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September 15, 2009
Like 2008's Nail in the Coffin series, 2009's Walk Toward The Light aims to memorialize the eliminated teams that are gone and will likely be forgotten.Pittsburgh PiratesCurrent record: 55-87 Season highlight: It's been awhile since we've put "emerging star" and "Pirates" into the same sentence, but Andrew McCutchen's(notes) rookie campaign...
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September 16, 2009
As Pirate fans, we are legitimately power-starved. Since the start of this losing streak in 1992, the Pirates have had Brian Giles and Jason Bay with a sprinkling of Craig Wilson, Nate McLouth, and Reggie Sanders. Because of the dearth of true power hitters, we've spent time talking ourselves into guys like Kevin Young and Daryle Ward and Adam LaRoche, just hoping that someone...
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September 16, 2009
I do, from time to time, like to dabble in creative writing. Sometimes that makes its way to WHYGAVS in the fashion of an offbeat post, but more often than not I end up keeping it to myself (maybe someday I'll post the short story I wrote for my fiction class at Duquesne about the relationship between an aging baseball player and his cynical fans). I mention this because the...
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September 16, 2009
BUCCO Fans.com recently sat down with Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Bryan Morris to discuss several topics, including the Jason Bay trade, his injury woes, and changes he's made this season to avoid future injury issues.
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September 16, 2009
The Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Salem Red Sox in game two of the Carolina League Championship Series, thanks to a surprise walk off home run by Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Jose de los Santos. BUCCO Fans.com has the recap, including quotes from de los Santos and Hillcats manager P.J. Forbes.
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September 14, 2009
The Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Salem Red Sox 9-2 in game one of the best of five series for the Carolina League Championship. BUCCO Fans.com was in attendance and has a recap of the event, including the performances of top Pittsburgh Pirates prospects like Justin Wilson and Matt Hague.
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September 15, 2009
BUCCO Fans.com recently interviewed top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Rudy Owens about his breakout 2009 season, the keys to his success, and his development plans going in to the 2010 season.
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September 15, 2009
Right-hander Brad Lincoln earned the win Tuesday, as Team USA beat Japan, 4-2, in the second round of the World Cup.
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