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Diamondbacks trade McDonald to Pirates
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks traded shortstop John McDonald to Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash, giving the Pirates some much-needed infield depth. The trade came two days after Pirates backup shortstop Chase...
Tags: Mike Minor, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Andrew McCutchen, Freddie Freeman
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Nutting: Pirates need to 'make a run'
AP Sports WriterBRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting looked over the $10 million renovation of McKechnie Field — the team's spring training home — and took a moment to marvel at how far the franchise has come since he took over...Tags: Gaby Sanchez, National League Central, Russell Martin, Pedro Alvarez, Francisco Liriano
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Pirates present test case for draft's rules
New rules, new attitudes. That may be what's needed to understand the changes to the baseball draft. Always the quirkiest distribution system for talent in pro sports, Major League Baseball has added layers of complications with spending limits and...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Josh Bell, American League West, Albert Almora, Lance McCullers
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U.S. should have world-class WBC pitching staff
Thirteen pitchers eligible to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic received points in Cy Young voting. That, sports fans, should largely be the pitching staff for the team Joe Torre will manage. Imagine a starting rotation of R.A. Dickey,...
Tags: Gaby Sanchez, Services and Shopping, Major League Baseball, Bud Selig, Jerry Reinsdorf
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Dan Duquette has fifth highest winning percentage among 2012 GMs
When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club’s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He was in charge of some very good teams –...
Tags: Ruben Amaro, Jr. , New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Billy Beane, Brian Cashman
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Whispers: Weiss brings winning attitude to Rockies
The Rockies are excited that new manager Walt Weiss understands baseball played at altitude but local knowledge is hardly his only qualification. He knows winning baseball, playing on postseason teams in eight of his 13 full seasons in the big leagues....
Tags: Ryan Braun, Major League Baseball, Dave Magadan, Elvis Andrus, Andre Ethier
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Burnett happy to escape New York for Pittsburgh
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York.
"It was fun the first couple of years. Then it got like, I'm never going to get out of this funk," he said Monday, a day after the Yankees dealt him to the Pittsburgh Pirates...Tags: New York Yankees, A.J. Burnett, Pittsburgh Pirates, American League, Baseball
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Sox never had chance for La Russa
Tony La Russa might be managing the 2012 White Sox if not for one reason — if he returned to Chicago, he would have had to manage against his best friend in baseball, Jim Leyland. That wasn't going to happen, according to some who know La Russa...Tags: New York Yankees, National League Central, Bartolo Colon, Pedro Alvarez, Billy Beane
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Power rankings: No. 28 Pirates
No. 28 Pirates: 3rd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Padres.
While it may not be enough to soothe the pain of 19 consecutive losing seasons, Pirates fans at least have someone to blame. That would be Pedro Alvarez, or perhaps Greg...Tags: Joel Hanrahan, National League Central, Pedro Alvarez, Jo-Jo Reyes, Clint Hurdle
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Scoreboard - Sept. 11
TV SPORTS Tennis-U.S. Open, men's championship, 3 p.m. (CBS) NFL Football-New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) TODAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Deuel at Howard Mobridge-...Tags: Mark Martin, David Reutimann, Bobby Labonte, Marcos Ambrose, Andy Lally
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October surprises unlikely
Enjoy the undercard. There is an abundance of intriguing storylines in baseball these days, and most of them will be like Matt Kemp's run at the Triple Crown — over and out of sight by the time the World Series rolls around. Justin Verlander could...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Pedro Alvarez, Bartolo Colon, Colorado Rockies
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Pirates might not jump ship
Forget Paul Maholm's 3-7 record. He has compiled a 3.12 earned-run average over 89 innings, holding opponents to 70 hits. With limited options expected to become available on the trade market next month, Maholm is having the kind of season that could...Tags: Joel Hanrahan, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Human Interest, Ryan Doumit
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Nov 17, 2012
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Nov 10, 2012
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Feb 20, 2012
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Feb 18, 2012
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Jan 18, 2012
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Sep 12, 2011
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Sep 24, 2011
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Jun 19, 2011
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