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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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