Search "The 'Mc' Effect" on iTunes to Download/SubscribeEpisode 2 (2/9): LINKEpisode 1 (2/2): LINKListen on iTunes: LINKEpisode 2 Summary: The round table discusses the possibility of an A.J. Burnett trade, the rotation with and without Burnett, the first base spot, some prospects, Dmitri Young, Alex Presley, and how our blogs started.Episode 1 Summary: The round table discusses the Pirates offseason additions, the Twitter campaign to get Edwin Jackson to Pittsburgh, the ESPN poll that listed the Pirates and Astros as "other", and talked a little bit about ourselves at the end.
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