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Pirates pitcher Burnett has broken orbital bone

Pirates starter A.J. Burnett was diagnosed with an orbital fracture in his right eye today and will have surgery Friday, the team announced
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March 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Burnett deflects pitch into right cheek in bunting competition

Starter A.J. Burnett was scheduled to return to Pittsburgh Wednesday night after fouling a ball off his face in a bunting competition Wednesday morning
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March 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Consistency in latest role next up for Pirates reliever Resop

The sun rises early in parts of Japan, sometimes at 4 a.m.
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March 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Pirates' Burnett heads to Pittsburgh for eye exam

Pirates starter A.J. Burnett was scheduled to return to Pittsburgh Wednesday night after fouling a ball off his right eye during a bunting competition Wednesday morning, the team announced.
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February 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Dodgers believe they own LA

The Angels signed Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson. The Dodgers signed Mark Ellis and Aaron Harang. But as players stretched on the practice fields Tuesday at Camelback Ranch for their first full-squad workout of the spring, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Los Angeles would always belong to the Dodgers and that there's nothing the Angels could do to change that.
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February 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Speed is of essence to Pirates

Andrew McCutchen possesses a level of speed few athletes and fewer baseball players have, yet he spent time this offseason trying to get faster.
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February 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Valentine denies beer ban is a public relations move

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine denied that his clubhouse alcohol ban was a public relations move, and pitcher Josh Beckett blamed "snitches" for leaking the story about players drinking beer and eating fried chicken during games while the team was plummeting to an unprecedented September collapse.
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February 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Correia's goal is to be best in starting rotation

Kevin Correia has experienced this before. It's unusual, he said, for any team to have exactly five pitchers for the five spots in the starting rotation. Competition comes with the job.
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February 28, 2012  |  Discuss

MLB Notebook: Nationals extend All-Star's contract

Ryan Zimmerman signed a six-year contract extension with a no-trade clause that will keep the All-Star third baseman with the Washington
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February 27, 2012  |  Discuss

McLouth sequel has better feel

The first time Nate McLouth joined the Pirates organization, he was 18 and had just finished his senior year in Michigan.
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February 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Baseball notebook: MLB Net wants you to listen up March 7

For decades, networks have looked for ways to upgrade the quality of sports broadcasts. Most improvements have been visual.
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February 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Pirates notebook: DUI case leaves Nutting unhappy

The Pirates likely will not discipline president Frank Coonelly because of his arrest for drunken driving, principal owner Bob Nutting said Saturday morning after addressing the team.
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February 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Newcomer A.J. Burnett wants to be 'unstoppable'

Shortly after 7 a.m. in a darkened photo studio at Pirate City, A.J. Burnett was half-dressed.He wore a yellow Pirates jersey, the top button undone, but shorts instead of baseball pants. On his wrist, almost blending in with the myriad tattoos on his forearms, he wore a purple band that read, in white lettering, "Be Unstoppable."
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February 26, 2012  |  Discuss

Pirates' Meek puts pedal to metal in comeback

The 2011 season got Evan Meek thinking. Sixty fewer innings, 53 fewer strikeouts, an ERA that climbed 1.34 runs, 46 fewer appearances.
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February 25, 2012  |  Discuss

Braun was confident he'd win, questions baseball's drug-testing procedures

The NL MVP insisted Friday that he always believed his 50-game suspension for a positive drug test would be overturned.
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February 25, 2012  |  Discuss

Coonelly's attorney: Dropped charge stemmed from unpaid ticket

Pirates president Frank Coonelly was originally charged in December with driving with a suspended or revoked license in addition to drunken driving because he moved after previously receiving a speeding ticket and a hearing notice was sent to his old address, according to his attorney, Robert Del Greco.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Utley 'in a good place' with injured knee

Chase Utley's batting average and slugging percentage have dropped each season since 2007.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Braun's suspension overturned

National League MVP Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Pirates president Coonelly apologizes for drunken driving arrest

Pirates president Frank Coonelly issued an apology Thursday for his arrest in December for drunken driving.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Pirates' McGehee eats up new routine

For 10 days this offseason, Casey McGehee ate no meat. No dairy, either.
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February 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Pirates' president Coonelly apologizes for DUI arrest

Pirates president Frank Coonelly issued a public apology today for his arrest in late December on drunken driving and other charges in Ross Township.
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February 23, 2012  |  Discuss

New catcher Barajas brings experience, pitch-calling savvy

When the Pirates signed catcher Rod Barajas in the offseason, the organization's pitchers did some research.
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February 23, 2012  |  Discuss

Cleveland's Hernandez seeks pardon

The pitcher Roberto Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, said he hopes to obtain a judicial pardon and return to the Indians.
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February 23, 2012  |  Discuss

Bedard hunts for a big season

Erik Bedard had only spent a day and a half in Florida, but he heard some familiar conversation in the Pirates spring training clubhouse.
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February 22, 2012  |  Discuss

Darvish rolls into Texas camp

The moment had finally arrived for a media horde gathered for days at the Surprise Recreation Campus, and it was over in less than a minute.
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February 22, 2012  |  Discuss
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