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    Jun 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 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.
    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: Kansas City Royals, World Series, Lance McCullers, Sports, College Baseball

    2. Nov 17, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. 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.
    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: Sports, Gio Gonzalez, Services and Shopping, Miami Marlins, Johnny Damon

    3. Feb 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Sox never had chance for La Russa

    <strong>Tony La Russa</strong> might be managing the 2012 White Sox if not for one reason &mdash; if he returned to Chicago, he would have had to manage against his best friend in baseball, <strong>Jim Leyland.</strong> That wasn't going to happen, according to some who know La Russa best, and it would be interesting to know if La Russa's aversion to working across the field from Leyland and the Tigers extends into the front office.
    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: Andrew Bailey, Pedro Alvarez, Sports, Seth Smith (baseball), Gio Gonzalez

    4. Jan 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Power rankings: No. 28 Pirates

    <i>No. 28 Pirates: 3rd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Padres.</i>
    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: Kansas City Royals, Pedro Alvarez, Erik Bedard, Derrek Lee, Kevin Correia

    5. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  5. Diamondbacks trade McDonald to Pirates

    PHOENIX (AP) &mdash; 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.
    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: Cliff Pennington, Baseball, Sports, Didi Gregorius, Arizona Diamondbacks

    6. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  6. Nutting: Pirates need to 'make a run'

    BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) &mdash; Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting looked over the $10 million renovation of McKechnie Field &mdash; the team's spring training home &mdash; and took a moment to marvel at how far the franchise has come since he took over five years ago.
    AP Sports Writer
    BRADENTON, 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: World Series, Pedro Alvarez, Baseball, Sports, Russell Martin

    7. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Dan Duquette has fifth highest winning percentage among 2012 GMs

    When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club&rsquo;s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox.
    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: Sports, Ruben Amaro, Jr. , Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Billy Beane

    8. Nov 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Whispers: Weiss brings winning attitude to Rockies

    The Rockies are excited that new manager <strong>Walt Weiss</strong> 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. &hellip;
    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: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Ryan Dempster, Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers

    9. Feb 20, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  9. Burnett happy to escape New York for Pittsburgh

    BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) &mdash; A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York.
    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: American League, Sports, Baseball, National League, New York Yankees

    10. Sep 12, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. 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: Serena Williams, Regan Smith, Chivas USA, Robby Gordon, Denny Hamlin

    11. Sep 24, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. 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: Colby Lewis, Pedro Alvarez, World Series, Cliff Lee, C.C. Sabathia

    12. Feb 12, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Chuck Tanner dies at 82; manager who led Pirates to '79 World Series comeback

    Chuck Tanner, the veteran manager who led the "We Are Family" <a href="http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp%3Fymd=20110211%26content_id=16621286%26vkey=news_pit%26c_id=pit">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> in 1979 to one of the greatest comebacks in World Series history, died Friday at his home in his hometown of New Castle, Pa., after a long illness. He was 82.
    Chuck Tanner, the veteran manager who led the "We Are Family" Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979 to one of the greatest comebacks in World Series history, died Friday at his home in his hometown of New Castle, Pa., after a long illness. He was 82. Tanner managed...

    Tags: World Series, Baseball, Sports, Government, Contracts

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