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Wake Up Pittsburgh!
January 26, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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The fat sleepy bear has since begun to stir this past week in preparation for pitchers and catchers reporting in 19 days with the minor league signing trio of Jaret Wright, Casey Fossum, and Hector Carrasco...now that's inspiring. Wright missed all of '07, the Rays let Fossum...
Fantasy Rundown: Closers by Committee
May 12, 2008 by
AccuScore.com
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Welcome to the land of committees. The two most tenuous bullpen situations finally blew up over the weekend as the Cardinals and Brewers finally made a switch regarding who will pitch the ninth inning. Bid adieu to Jason Isringhausen and Eric Gagne. Say hello to a host of players that...
AccuScore: MLB Waiver Wire Wonders
May 09, 2008 by
AccuScore.com
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Dealing with injuries to your fantasy team over the course of a season can be tough. AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams relates being an owner to an injury plagued fantasy team is almost as frustrating as being a cat owner, and provides you with some options on the waiver wire who...
Brewers 4, Pirates 3
August 24, 2008 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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I saw none of the game, but here's what I can gather: -CC and Maholm both pitched pretty decent games. Neither factored into the decision--Paul gave up 2 runs in 6 and CC gave up one in 7. -The Bucs were down 1 in the 9th, and old buddy Salomon Torres blew a save. That had to be...
Joe Kerrigan Making his Presence Felt
November 16, 2008 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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When he was hired on October 20, [I noted that Joe Kerrigan had his work cut out for him]. He is inheriting the NL's worst ERA, along with the staff that allowed the most runs and walks. - He's not wasting any time getting down to business. - [The Trib has a real nice write...
Comebacks: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
January 28, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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TROY PERCIVAL: Percival had the most interesting 2007 ever. He threw out the 1st pitch at the Angels home opener, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, and started the Cardinals final regular season home game. How strange is that mix? Percival parlayed his strong 2007 into a closing ...
Game 150 Recap: Cubs 2, Brewers 6
September 17, 2008 by
Cub Reporter
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Wait 'Till... The Weekend
W - DiFelice (1-0)
L - Marquis (10-9), drinking champagne on a thursday afternoon
Box Score, Photos
Things to Take from This Game
1.? Horrid first four for Marquis
Marquis loaded...
Former (or should-be) Pirates Pitchers...
November 12, 2008 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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Any talk about Damaso Marte potentially returning to the Pirates can officially end. [He signed a 3-year, $12 million dollar deal with the Yankees]. That would probably be about the most we could pay any FA this offseason, and Marte--though very good--is a one inning (or less) reliever who went ...
MLB Divisional Series Preview: Brewers vs Phillies
October 01, 2008 by
Hot Stove New York
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In what should be the most exciting series of all the divisional matchups, the Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Milwaukee Brewers.
Plenty of offense will be showcased in this series with the likes of Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins. However...
NL Central Team Preview: Milwaukee Brewers
April 06, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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2008 record: 90-72 (2nd in NL Central, won NL Wild Card)
2008 record vs. Pirates: 14-1
Offseason Departures:
CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets: Talk about taking a hit in the pitching department.
Salomon Torres, Eric Gagne, Guillermo Mota: Over the hill relievers
Ray Durham, Russell Branyan...
The Road to 17: 2004
January 13, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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The Road to 17 is a look at each losing season that the Pirates have had since their last playoff appearance in 1992. Past installments from 1993 through 1999 can be found here, installments from 2000 and beyond can be found here. The object is not to wallow in the misery of the Pirates, but ...
Organizing the Offseason - Possible Targets: Ohman, Reyes, Torres, Smoltz
October 25, 2008 by
The Tribe Daily
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More relief options and a few more interesting names on the offseason priority chart. These are all options in some way, but this group is far more interesting than yesterday's bunch. Two left-handed options and a few hybrids....What? As you may have noticed, major update to the...
What Could Have $50 Million Bought Your Team? Part Three
November 06, 2008 by
Over The Baggy
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On Monday and Tuesday, you showed how you spent $32.27 million of your $50 million budget on eight position players and five starting pitchers. Today, you are going to detail what is often a team's hardest portion of the payroll to control. At this moment you have $17.73 million ...
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