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Pirates' McCutchen cops BA's top rookie
October 26, 2009 by
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The analysts at Baseball America named the Pirates' Andrew McCutchen the magazine's major-league rookie of the year.
Pirates reliever Yates requests free agency
October 26, 2009 by
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The Pirates requested outright waivers on reliever Tyler Yates, who then opted for free agency. Yates missed most of last season after having reconstructive elbow surgery.
Baseball America: Pirates center fielder McCutchen rookie of the year
October 26, 2009 by
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Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen hit .286 with 26 doubles, 12 homers, 54 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 108 games. He led National League rookies with 47 extra-base hits and ranked second in multi-hit games, runs, walks and total bases.
Pirates, defensive guru Hill parting ways
October 17, 2009 by
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The Pirates announced that Perry Hill, the renowned first base coach and infield instructor, won't be returning for a second season.
Unhappy with trades, Pirate first base coach jumps ship
October 17, 2009 by
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Perry Hill has expressed unhappiness that the team traded three-fourths of the infield during the season: Jack Wilson, Freddy Sanchez and Adam LaRoche.
Starkey: MLB 'parity' a sham
October 15, 2009 by
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I'm not sure which is more outrageous, that commissioner Bud Selig continues to push the parity myth, or that so many national pundits continue to buy and disseminate it.
Yankees thinking about three-man rotation
October 13, 2009 by
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CC Sabathia is scheduled to start Friday night's opener, with A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte as New York's other two primary starters.
Film documents life, career of Josh Gibson
October 13, 2009 by
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"Josh Gibson: The Legend Behind the Plate," is a new documentary produced by students from Duquesne University's journalism and multimedia arts program.
CF McCutchen voted Pirates MVP by media
October 13, 2009 by
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Center fielder Andrew McCutchen is the winner of the Roberto Clemente Award, which is presented annually to the top Pirates player of that season.
Bucs' McCutchen honored with Clemente Award
October 13, 2009 by
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Andrew McCutchen won the 2009 Clemente Award presented by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Pirates' TV ratings better than 11 other Major League Baseball clubs
October 13, 2009 by
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Pittsburgh Pirates games on FSN Pittsburgh drew a Nielsen rating of 3.25 that was higher than the regional sports network ratings for 11 other major league clubs, according to SportsBusiness Journal.
Nutting, Coonelly weigh in on state of Bucs
October 10, 2009 by
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Last week, Bob Nutting and Frank Coonelly sat down for separate, 30-minute interviews with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Big Ben headed for Leno show
October 08, 2009 by
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Ben Roethlisberger put a spike in the ratings for WWE's "Monday Night Raw" this past week. Now it's time for the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback to do the same for "The Jay Leno Show."
Starkey: Pirates erred on Sano
October 08, 2009 by
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Watching that incredible play-in game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, I couldn't help but think of the Pirates.
Pirates hold line on season-ticket prices
October 07, 2009 by
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Coming off a season in which they pared payroll and lost 99 games, the Pirates will not raise ticket prices in 2010.
Starkey: Who's worse, Lions or Pirates?
October 06, 2009 by
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At his news conference Tuesday, in advance of Sunday's game in Detroit, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the Steelers have to "sharpen our sword for this battle."
Carpenter, Hill win MLB Comeback honors
October 05, 2009 by
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter and Tornoto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill bounced back in a big way this season.
Carpenter, Hill win MLB Comeback honors
October 05, 2009 by
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter and Tornoto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill bounced back in a big way this season.
Twins try to cap late surge with playoffs
October 05, 2009 by
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The Twins will host the Detroit Tigers today in a tiebreaker for the American League Central title and a trip the playoffs.
Mr. October or Mr. May? Focus on A-Rod
October 05, 2009 by
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Following more distractions in his first five seasons with the Yankees than most players have in their careers, Alex Rodriguez appears to be all business.
Twins' Mauer all but locks up AL batting title
October 04, 2009 by
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The Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer, the only catcher to win an American League batting title, has a .364 average.
Bucs' Walker leads group toward winter ball
October 04, 2009 by
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Four members of the Pirates Neil Walker, Robinzon Diaz, Ronny Cedeno and Luis Cruz will participate in winter ball.
Pirates blanked by Reds in season finale
October 04, 2009 by
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The Pirates got 11 hits all but one of them singles but went 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position.
Avoiding 100 losses a small triumph for Bucs
October 04, 2009 by
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With a late-season surge, the Pirates made sure they did not become the eighth club in franchise history to lose 100 games.
Pirates end season with 6-0 loss to Reds
October 04, 2009 by
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By dropping their final two games, the Pirates finished 62-99. It's their fewest victories since 2001 (62-100) and the seventh time in the past 10 seasons the Pirates have won fewer than 70 games.
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