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Pirates' Yates has elbow surgery

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Tyler Yates has undergone right elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
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Pirates' Yates has elbow surgery

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Tyler Yates has undergone right elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
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Pirates reliever Yates done for season

Pirates right-handed reliever Tyler Yates will miss the rest of the 2009 season after having successful Tommy John surgery.
>> www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitts...
 

Back to baseball

Some quick notes: The Bucs are [reportedly still pursuing reliever Will Ohman]. That’s good to see, because our bullpen is likely going to be a huge mess. Ohman would add a nice lefty presence and is a very credible middle reliever. He’d be a much better last-minute addition...
>> raisethejollyroger.com/2009/03...
 

Bucs' Yates has setback in return to lineup

Reliever Tyler Yates had a setback in his return when he was forced to shut down a simulated game Tuesday afternoon at Turner Field.
>> www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitts...
 

Spring Training Gameday #7 vs. Twins

Apparently, we can actually follow the Bucs live today.? You can supposedly listen to the game for free on [Pirates.com]. First pitch is at 1:05 in I am having trouble picking up the audio. It redirects me to the screen where you login to/buy Gameday Audio. I see nothing free about ...
>> raisethejollyroger.com/2009/03...
 

Game 3: Pirates 7 Cardinals 4

The big story out of this game will be Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson leading the way for the Pirates with four hits apiece as the Bucs rattled off 17 hits and seven runs against the Cardinals to earn at least a split in their season-opening series. Whenever the Pirates have an offensive...
>> www.whygavs.com/2009040...
 

MONDAY NEWS AND NOTES

--MC Hammer, Little MC Hammer, and Big Ben Roethlisberger took in No Doubt at Tiger Woods' Las Vegas event. The charmed life of a Super Bowl QB continues. [Deadspin]--Breaking news: Tony Kornheiser is leaving Monday Night Football, and will be replaced by Chucky Gruden. [The Big...
>> mondesishouse.blogspot.com/2009/05...
 

Going for the series win

The Pirates announced this morning that Tyler Yates is being placed on the DL today and Tom Gorzelanny is being called up from AAA to provide some long relief out of the bullpen. Given the strain placed on the bullpen by last night's rain delay, there's a good chance we see...
>> www.whygavs.com/2009051...
 

Lots of unimportant stuff

Unimportant to normal people, not me, that Down go the red unis! This is cause for great celebration among Pirate fans. Not only were they painful on the eyes, we always seemed to lose when we brought them out. Maybe that was just me. Anyway, we?ll unveil a new alternate at PirateFest on ...
>> raisethejollyroger.com/2009/01...
 

Pirates and Nate McLouth Reach 3-year, $15.75M Agreement. Avoid Arbitration

Today, outfielder Nate McLouth and the Pittsburgh Pirates reached a three-year, $15.75 million agreement, thus avoiding salary arbitration, just hours before his hearing was to take place in Phoenix. The deal will see McLouth earn $2 million this year, $4.5 million in 2010 and $6.5...
>> bizofbaseball.com/index.p...
 

No Life Vest Needed

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The Pirates were expected to have a dismal season and need a life vest to even stay afloat, but that has not been the case so far. After last night's come from behind win over the Dodgers thanks to Mr. Fireworks himself Nate McLouth the Pirates busted through the .500 barrier and...
>> pabaseball.blogspot.com
 

Pirates Claim John Meloan

The Pirates have claimed reliever John Meloan off waivers from the Rays and sent him to Indianapolis. Meloan came up with the Dodgers, who traded him to Cleveland as a throw-in in the Casey Blake deal. He then went to Tampa earlier this year in a minor trade. He racked...
>> www.bucsdugout.com/2009/8/...
 

Phillies 6, Pirates 3

The Bucs were in a good position to take a win and this series from their cross-state rivals. - The Pirates took a 1-0 lead on a Minky double after a Moss double. Shortly after, though, Jason Davis threw away a bunt, Michaels made another error on the same play, and the Phillies took...
>> www.raisethejollyroger.com/2008/08...
 

Bucs not close on Maholm, McLouth contracts

It looks like Pirates took care of all of their arbitration cases this morning except for Nate McLouth and Paul Maholm. That means that John Grabow, Zach Duke, and Tyler Yates all joined Adam LaRoche in signing contracts. They're all about in line with what's expected for players...
>> www.whygavs.com/2009012...
 

Taking a look at Hawaii's influence on our national pastime

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Maholo, MLBers! Today marks the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's induction into statehood and Ballhype has put together a fantastic list of 50 great athletes who were born there. Based on that list, I've produced a mini-mural of my favorite Hawaiian kinipopo-playing pros above...
>> sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blo...
 

Braves' Prospect Profile: Todd Redmond

Todd Redmond is a 24-year-old right-handed starting pitcher currently stationed at AAA-Gwinnett who was acquired by the Atlanta Braves prior to the 2008 season for under-performing reliever Tyler Yates. Last year, Redmond earned Southern League Pitcher of the Year honors with AA Mississippi...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Back atop the Grapefruit

The Pirates moved back into a tie for the Grapefruit League lead with a 10-1 win over the Minnesota Twins The Bucs were excellent on the mound this afternoon. Zach Duke went three innings and allowed only one run. Dan McCutchen had his first good game of the spring, and Craig Hansen and ...
>> raisethejollyroger.com/2009/03...
 

Steve Pearce--Met Killer

Two straight Monday afternoon games against the Mets. Two deficits. Two game winning hits by Steve Pearce. --- Pearce has been very unimpressive since his callup, but this makes two weeks in a row that he did in the Mets in the Pirates' final at-bat. - Paul Maholm was shaky early...
>> www.raisethejollyroger.com/2008/08...
 

Nate strikes for first time in ?09

The Pirates were trailing the Detroit Tigers today until Nate McLouth?s first hit?and homer?of the year put the Bucs in front for good. They improved to 4-1 this spring with a 6-4 Detroit jumped out to a quick lead as Jimmy Barthmaier pitched poorly in his first spring outing. He allowed ...
>> raisethejollyroger.com/2009/03...
 

Neal Huntington Will Pursue Daniel Cabrera

Anyone who has been closely following every single one of Neal Huntington
>> raisethejollyroger.com/2008/12...
 

Neal Huntington Will Pursue Daniel Cabrera

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Neal Huntington Will Pursue Daniel Cabrera

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>> www.raisethejollyroger.com/2008/12...
 

Good Days of '08: Game 43

Good Days of '08 is a series looking back on some of the memorable Pirate wins this season. Previous entries: [Game 1] and [Game 13]. -------- Game 43 Coverage: [GameDay] [Recap] [More] [Box--Pirates 7, Cubs 6--5/17/08] ------------------ Where to start on this remarkable game...
>> www.raisethejollyroger.com/2008/10...
 

Bullpen options

UPDATED to add that I made a poll about the bullpen and it's in the left sidebar. So let me know what you think. There's an interesting article on Pirates.com right now about the situation the Pirates face with the bullpen, having several pitchers that are out of options on...
>> www.whygavs.com/2009021...
 
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