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Pittsburgh Pirates (5x WS Champions) Ain't Nutting happenin'

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Jake;1337351; said:
Just when I thought the Bucs couldn't get any more desperate. Why don't they just fold and put me out of my misery?

Singh, 20, a left-handed pitcher, and Dinesh Kumar Patel, 19, were the top contenders to emerge from the first 30,000 entrants in the "Million Dollar Arm" contest in India. The winners threw the most pitches 85 miles per hour or faster for strikes.

They are the first Indian-born players to sign a professional sports contract outside of the country, according to the Pirates.

"The Pirates are committed to creatively adding talent to our organization."

So reality TV in India is the new scouting initiative. :shake:
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Can't believe it didn't work. :roll1:

Pirates release India-born pitcher Patel
 
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I remember Dock pitching for the Bucs when I was little. I didn't know about some of his habits until I was older.
 
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Let's see, so far this off season the Bucs have given Pedro Alvarez his walking papers with no immediate plan on how to replace him. Josh Bell probably needs at least a half season at AAA before he's ready, if not an entire season. Similarly, Neil Walker was peddled to the Mets for pedestrian lefty Jonathan Niese even though Alen Hanson is also a year away. It seems like one more year of arbitration with Walker and Alvarez would've been prudent but I guess we needed a fifth starter. Speaking of which, Charlie Morton was shipped to Philadelphia for some 34th round draft pick named Whitehead. Giving Chuck an extension was as foolish as I suspected at the time, but giving him away for next to nothing doesn't seem wise either.

Anyway, while the Cubs and Cardinals are making moves (and spending money) to improve themselves the Pirates are being the Pirates. Billionaire Bob Nutting wants to keep the profits coming and is betting on Bucs fans being content with finishing above .500, more free t-shirts, and having post game concerts summer Saturday nights. He'll probably win that bet even if the team slips below .500 in 2016 because PNC Park is so gosh darn pretty.

Who needs to ever actually win anything again? Once those young players get old enough to be paid let 'em walk or ship them out for scraps. Bring up the next group of kids, cross your fingers, and repeat the cycle.
 
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Jake said:
Let's see, so far this off season the Bucs have given Pedro Alvarez his walking papers with no immediate plan on how to replace him. Josh Bell probably needs at least a half season at AAA before he's ready, if not an entire season. Similarly, Neil Walker was peddled to the Mets for pedestrian lefty Jonathan Niese even though Alen Hanson is also a year away. It seems like one more year of arbitration with Walker and Alvarez would've been prudent but I guess we needed a fifth starter. Speaking of which, Charlie Morton was shipped to Philadelphia for some 34th round draft pick named Whitehead. Giving Chuck an extension was as foolish as I suspected at the time, but giving him away for next to nothing doesn't seem wise either.

Anyway, while the Cubs and Cardinals are making moves (and spending money) to improve themselves the Pirates are being the Pirates. Billionaire Bob Nutting wants to keep the profits coming and is betting on Bucs fans being content with finishing above .500, more free t-shirts, and having post game concerts summer Saturday nights. He'll probably win that bet even if the team slips below .500 in 2016 because PNC Park is so gosh darn pretty.

Who needs to ever actually win anything again? Once those young players get old enough to be paid let 'em walk or ship them out for scraps. Bring up the next group of kids, cross your fingers, and repeat the cycle.
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Seems an awful lot like the Tribe, circa 2008.
 
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Thump said:
Great Sunday unis this year! :bow:
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I remember those days fondly. :pirate:

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This new Pirates hot dog is like the worst 'Chopped' recipe ever

It's a foot-long, all beef hot dog topped Cracker Jack (weird, but OK, it's a baseball thing), macaroni and cheese (you sure about this?), salted caramel sauce (say what now?) and fried jalapeños (at this point, why not?), all on naan bread.

I can deal with mac & cheese and jalapeños, but I'll pass on the caramel. :eek:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...he-worst--chopped--recipe-ever-000430357.html
 
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Jake said:
This new Pirates hot dog is like the worst 'Chopped' recipe ever

It's a foot-long, all beef hot dog topped Cracker Jack (weird, but OK, it's a baseball thing), macaroni and cheese (you sure about this?), salted caramel sauce (say what now?) and fried jalapeños (at this point, why not?), all on naan bread.

I can deal with mac & cheese and jalapeños, but I'll pass on the caramel. :eek:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...he-worst--chopped--recipe-ever-000430357.html
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I saw a pic of it last night on MLB...what a combination!
 
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I'm predicting 3rd in the division, but if the Cubs are as advertised and the Cardinals are the Cardinals that could be 88 wins. The Bucs will need contributions from the farm, especially in the rotation (Taillon and/or Glasnow), to overtake them.

Play ball! :pirate:
 
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