IAN SNELL NEWS
It’s A Shame All Baseball Players Aren’t As Fascinating As Ian Snell.
(Or, Why Ian Snell is Insane and You Should Love Him For It)
Ian Snell is listed at 5′11″, but in actuality he barely scrapes 5′8″. He freqently changes his name, once struck out 17 batters in a game, and conducts anti-blogging tirades at team press conferences...
On Ian Snell Tonight
New Seattle Mariners hurler Ian Snell made his much anticipated debut tonight against the Texas Rangers, working six innings of two run ball. When you take into account the fact that he was facing a powerful lineup like the one Texas has, his results were pretty good, but overall he...
Ian Snell Describes Personal Struggles
July 01, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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Link to interview with video HERE. Snell says his battle with depression caused him to request a demotion. He also says he has contemplated suicide.
I know most of us, if not all of us, spent some time criticizing Ian Snell this season (and last), but true depression...
Show Something Soon, Ian
September 15, 2009 by
U.S.S. Mariner
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Ian Snell takes the hill for the M’s tonight. He needs to pitch well pretty soon, or the M’s are going to have to seriously re-evaluate whether they can go into the off-season planning on him taking one of the spots in their rotation next year. To be frank, Snell has been...
Is it Time to Bring Ian Snell Back?
July 22, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
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Following up on Vlad's fanpost yesterday: Ian Snell pitched six innings yesterday for Indianapolis, striking out nine, walking four and allowing...
Remove Ian Snell from Rotation? Why?
June 25, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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by Kathy Willens - AP
Just another day at the ballpark.
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I get that everyone's concerned about Ian Snell and his vanishing breaking ball, tendency...
Pirates P Ian Snell contemplated suicide
July 01, 2009 by
Post Game Heroes
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Pirates P Ian Snell admitted to the media today that before requesting to be sent to the minor leagues, he contemplated suicide. His up-and-down ride through MLB over the last few years and media/blogger scrutiny over the past few months sent him over the edge. It’s not very...
What Went Wrong for Ian Snell Tonight?
To put it simply, he couldn’t throw strikes. Yes, he did get squeezed a little bit, but that doesn’t change the fact that he had no command whatsoever. In his 1 1/3 innings of work, he threw 60 pitches – 27 of them for strikes. Of those 60 pitches, 47 of them were...
Colorado A Possible Destination For Snell
June 15, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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John Perrotto reports "indications" that the Pirates are willing to trade Ian Snell and says the Rockies are becoming their most likely trade parter. Multiple people in the team clubhouse appeared convinced that Snell was about to be traded yesterday.Snell publicly questioned...
Ian Snell Rumors Resurface
July 26, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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Again, we're hearing rumors that Ian Snell could be headed to the Yankees. The latest is that the Yanks have scouts watching him pitch for the Pirates AAA team today.Snell isn't going to be the Yankees savior but he's shut down AAA hitters, has experience in the bullpen...
Ian Snell Rips Pirate Pitching Coaches
September 16, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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by Jeff Chiu - AP
12 days ago:
Seattle Mariners' Ian Snell pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)...
Game 103, Mariners at Rangers
July 31, 2009 by
U.S.S. Mariner
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Vargas vs. Padilla, 5:05 pm PDT
It looks like the other “major” announcement of the deadline is that RHP Ian Snell is due up in the rotation after Felix, which would put him on pace to start for the USSM/LL gathering at Safeco on August 8th. After Snell, we’ll have...
Playing For Pittsburgh Makes Ian Snell Depressed
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Add Ian Snell to the list of baseball players struggling with mental issues this season. The good news is that he seems to found a causal link between his crippling depression and playing baseball for the Pittsburgh...
Ian Snell Sent Down to AAA
June 25, 2009 by
Rum Bunter
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The Pirates announced today that Ian Snell will be headed to Indianapolis.
Rollie’s Roll: Joe meets Pau, Bill Plaschke is a liar, and questions surround Ian Snell’s package
July 10, 2009 by
Global Sports Fraternity
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Twitter reveals that Bill Plaschke is a lyin' S.O.B. (Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness) What's wrong with this picture? This is one helluva celebration. (Deadspin) What's better than seeing a fan get tackled after running onto the field? When that fan is a member of Red...
News Roundup: Pirates Considering Trading Snell?
June 15, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
Ian Snell pitches against Detroit on Friday.
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-P- John Perrotto reports the Rockies are the "most likely" team to trade...
Yanks Eying Snell?
July 14, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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This is from Bob Elliot of the Toronto Sun. It's in an article where he lays odds on who will land Halladay. As you can see the Yanks are 3-1, and the Angels are the favorites at 5-2. But check out the part below about Snell: The second installment of summer book odds on the running...
Jack Wilson, Ian Snell Released From Pirate Jail
Pittsburgh gives Seattle their shortstop and a nervous nellie pitcher in exchange for a vanload of prospects and an autographed picture of Sasquatch. [MLB.com]
Ian Snell Says Depression, Thoughts of Suicide Led to Self-Demotion to Minors
by Pat LackeyFiled under: Pirates, NL CentralThere have been very few stranger soap operas in baseball this year with more drama than the Ian Snell saga in Pittsburgh. Expected to be one of the Pirates' top starters after signing a contract extension before the 2008 season, Snell...
Ian Snell Goes Down While Watching Emeril And Racheal Ray
June 18, 2007 by
The Parlayer
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Pittsburgh Pirates' ace Ian Snell will not take the mound for his scheduled start tonight. In the Sammy Sosa 'I threw my back out while sneezing' Hall-Of-Fame for absurd sports injuries, Snell earned a spot in one of the Hall's wings as he blistered his hand while cooking...
Gameday #72 vs. Indians (Snell to Indy)
June 25, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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Indians (30-43) at Pirates (32-39)
7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh
TV: FSN Pittsburgh, STO
[Here is the MLB Gameday]
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Ross Ohlendorf is starting to worry me. For all the talk we’...
Rangers Inquired On Snell
June 17, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Rangers inquired about Pirates starter Ian Snell. The Pirates haven't had serious talks about dealing Snell to the Rangers or anyone else, since other teams value him as a reliever and the Pirates value him as a...
Monthly Poll: Who is Your Favorite New Mariner?
August 06, 2009 by
SeaTown Sports
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The Mariners 25 man roster now has two ex-Pirates, a Snell, a Frenchmen, two Jacks, and a Langerhans. I wanted to see what everyone thought of these new brand new Seattle Mariners.
Jack Wilson
Although Yuni was a fan favorite at the shortstop position, his skills in the past two...
Gallardo beats Bucs by himself
April 29, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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Still not convinced that the Pirates are cursed at Miller Park? Wait until you hear how they lost today.
Ian Snell threw well–scoreless ball through six innings (despite throwing a ton of pitches). The problem came in the seventh in a 0-0 game, when his 0-2 pitch was hit out...
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