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Readers ask Jake
"I love the new discussion forum Jake. State-of-the-art. Can you ask the new group if they can add some fantasy statistics?" — EW, Pittsburgh Alex and the group at Baseball Interactive Media say...
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PITCHf/x, Beaver’s culture, and only 2 days left
Know this guy? Here’s a hint – he’s Don Beaver’s right-hand man in Charlotte. If you said Dan Rajkowski, you’re right. If you didn’t have a clue, don’t feel bad – few do. Dan’s currently the GM of the...
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Dejan’s McLouth pipe-dream; Top Prospects
I found it fascinating that Dejan Kovacevic spent so much time on his Nate McLouth article. Had I been the average fan, I would have walked away drooling. I mean, gee.. Bill James said this-and-that.....
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2008? Bring. It. On.
The fans say, on paper, this is another boring 90-loss year for the Pirates. You know the kind they mean – first inning romps that bury us and the players give up until the 7th when they try to mount a...
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MLB censorship; rumor front picks up steam
Things are starting to trickle down on the trade front. Essentially, deals that didn’t go through before Xmas. If you are a member of Bucco Blog’s forum, then you know what I’m talking about. If you...
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Mariners/Pirates deal; No Clement? Aw shucks..
The Pirates and Mariners have been talking for quite some time it seems as we heard Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington passed on a Jones-Morrow-Sherrill deal for Snell in December. A few of my...
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Bucs CF? Chris Duffy. And, Costly Player Errors
One of Bucco Blog’s readers asked me if I would break down the errors made last year. He was interested in knowing how many were made in games that were tied or when the Pirates were relatively close –...
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Bay/Snell value & Contest last call
Jason Churchill pens a fabulous blog called Prospect Insider where he follows the Mariner’s farm system, and he announced yesterday that the M’s aren’t going to get Bay and Snell anytime soon. He also...
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2008 Year in Review – early version
January — The Pirates kicked off their Winter Caravan the day Kevin McClatchy turned 45 (January 13th) by visiting Seven Springs, but nobody showed up for the party. Having sold just 2,000 season...
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Four needed moves; Sickels slop; & vacation time
Four things the Pirates have to do in 2008 if they want to try and sneak one by the rest of the division: 1. First and foremost, get rid of Xavier Nady if Jason Bay isn’t dealt. Every defensive metric...
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