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12 hrs ago | Bucs Dugout

FOX Sports: Pirates, Brewers Discussed Ryan Doumit, J.J. Hardy

First things first: treat this with a grain of salt for now. The fact that the Post-Gazette reported that the Bucs offered Matt Capps for J.J. Hardy but didn't mention that the Pirates and Brewers also discussed a Ryan Doumit -for-Hardy swap makes this report from FOXSports.com seem a bit strange to me.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ryan Doumit, Milwaukee Brewers, J.J. Hardy, Carlos Gomez

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pirates face Phillies six times in spring schedule

Pirates closer Matt Capps recorded 27 saves last season. Six games with the Philadelphia Phillies -- including two in Citizens Bank Park April 2-3 -- and four with the Tampa Bay Rays dot the 33-game Pirates' spring schedule, the club announced yesterday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Bucs Dugout

Pirates Offered Matt Capps for J.J. Hardy

The Post-Gazette reports . This probably wouldn't have been a very appealing offer to the Brewers --they have Trevor Hoffman signed through 2010, with an option for 2011, and Capps was a complete mess all year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, J.J. Hardy, Milwaukee Brewers, Trevor Hoffman, Carlos Gomez

Wed Nov 04, 2009

BleacherReport

Akinori Iwamura Is More Valuable to the Pirates Than Jesse Chavez Is

Akinori Iwamura isn't going to make the Pirates a winning baseball team. He's a nice player and a viable starting second baseman, provided he is healthy.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Jesse Chavez, Baseball Players, Akinori Iwamura, Evan Meek, Andrew McCutchen

Sun Nov 01, 2009

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Rusch breaks through

Glendon Rusch calmed some nerves Sunday with a strong performance against Pittsburgh, keeping him in the Cubs' rotation at least for the time being.

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Related Topix: Sports, Glendon Rusch, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Netscape

BUCCO Fans.com: Positional Breakdowns: Relief Pitcher

Posted By buccofans 22 hours, 24 minutes ago in Sports BUCCO Fans.com looks at the relief pitching situation for the Pittsburgh Pirates, including two important issues: the struggles of Matt Capps, and the lack of left handed relief in the system.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Pine Creek Journal

Shaler Area Action Team determined to make impact in community

A new Shaler Area High School club wants to call their peers and the community to action.

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Related Topix: High School Sports, Pennsylvania High School Sports, Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Kevin Hart

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Major League Baseball

Much-improved Bucs feeling competitive

Shortly after he was hired as the club's general manager in September 2007, general manager Neal Huntington completed a thorough organizational assessment, after which he came to one concerning conclusion -- the team didn't have nearly enough depth.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ryan Doumit, Andrew McCutchen, Zach Duke, Ronny Cedeno

Wed Oct 07, 2009

ArcaMax Publishing

MLB: Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 1

Andy LaRoche drove in two runs and Daniel McCutchen won for the first time in the majors Friday in Pittsburgh's 3-1 victory over Cincinnati.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Andy LaRoche, Daniel McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Lastings Milledge

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dejan Kovacevic's Pirates chat transcript

Can we be encouraged that Perry Hill and the Pirates are still talking? If his major issue was that the center of the infield was traded, there is not really anything to discuss since that can't be changed.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Paul Maholm, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen, Craig Monroe

Mon Oct 05, 2009

The York Daily Record

Losing count: Pirates' awful run sets record

They said the losing had to stop, and it didn't. They said the familiar pattern of a player getting good and then getting gone would stop, and it didn't. Instead, the losing didn't slow down for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it increased.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Andy LaRoche, Zach Duke, Ross Ohlendorf

Fox Sports

Pirates seeking improvement at every level

McCutchen, the Pirates ' top draft pick in 2005, played well enough this summer to rank among the top Rookie of the Year candidates.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Zach Duke, Ryan Doumit, Paul Maholm, Garrett Jones

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Pirates say they will 'explore' free agents

The current Pirates ownership will likely never have pockets deep enough to sign a superstar free agent.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Zach Duke, Ronny Cedeno

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pirates Notebook: Ascanio has shoulder surgery

Pirates closer Matt Capps pitches against the Reds in the ninth inning of last night's game at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, John Grabow, Tom Gorzelanny, Chicago Cubs

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pirates Notebook: Capps to bring back heat

Expect to see the old Matt Capps next spring. No, the Pirates' closer cannot guarantee his previous level of performance, but he does plan to revert to his previous repertoire.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ross Ohlendorf

Wed Sep 30, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pirates' Morton shuts out Cubs, 4-0, fans eight

The Pirates' Charlie Morton finished his 2009 memorably, mowing down the Chicago Cubs for a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory this afternoon at Wrigley Field, easily the finest outing of his young career.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Charlie Morton, Baseball Players, Zach Duke

Tue Sep 29, 2009

BleacherReport

Backs To The Wall, Pirates Hit Back Hard Vs. Division Leaders At Home

A series against the cellar-dwelling Pittsburgh Pirates was supposed to be the "last stop" for the Los Angeles Dodges in clinching their division, right? Not so fast, when it is in Pittsburgha 'as the New York Mets found out in 2006.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Jeff Karstens, Baseball Players, Donnie Veal, Jesse Chavez

Mon Sep 28, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Pirates closer Capps continues to struggle

Another ninth-inning meltdown by Matt Capps did not cost the Pirates a victory Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, National League West, National League, Los Angeles Dodgers, Jonathan Broxton

Sun Sep 27, 2009

Fox Sports

Pirates 6, Dodgers 5

's two-run single for an error that allowed the winning run to score, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for four in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-5 and prevent Los Angeles from clinching the NL West title Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League West, National League, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball Players, Garrett Jones

Sat Sep 26, 2009

Where have you gone Andy Van Slyke?

Game 152: Pirates 3 Dodgers 1

And so after a long spell of losing, the Pirates somehow manage to win "the bullpen game." The unorthodox combination of Jeff Karstens, Donnie Veal, Steven Jackson, Jesse Chavez, and Matt Capps shut down the Dodgers tonight, holding them to just one run on seven hits.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Donnie Veal, Jeff Karstens, Baseball Players, Steven Jackson, Jesse Chavez

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