PirateFest Players Announced

by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 6, 2011 1:46 PM EST

Kristy Robinson tweets that Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Jose Tabata, Pedro Alvarez, Clint Barmes, Rod Barajas, James McDonald, Kevin Correia, Dan McCutchen, Jeff Karstens, Chris Resop, Alex Presley, Brad Lincoln, and Michael McKenry will all be at Piratefest, along with Andy Van Slyke, Doug Drabek, Kent Tekulve and Jose Lind. The Bucs' website indicates that Mike LaValliere, Bob Walk and Steve Blass will be there, too.

I wonder if Resop's presence in that list indicates that the Pirates plan to offer him arbitration.

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Will there be another blogger Q and A this year?

IIRC, that produced some really good stuff last year.

by Wizard of Woz on Dec 6, 2011 1:50 PM EST reply actions

I’ve heard there will be, but I don’t know that for sure yet.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 6, 2011 3:28 PM EST up reply actions

Hmmm. No GFJ.

Occupy MLB! Down with Seligula!

by WTM on Dec 6, 2011 1:51 PM EST reply actions

Just going to post that lol

interesting

by BigB2323 on Dec 6, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

is Pedro being there this year. You may remember he was absent last season. Obviously new faces are new. Evan Meek, Garrett Jones, and Charlie Morton were there last year and aren’t this year. Wonder how much that is worth reading into. Can’t think of any other notable absences at the moment.

God bless Jose for coming back. I love the guy, but his blank smile at these events leads me to believe his grasp of the English language (especially Yinzer dialect) is tenuous at best.

by ATribeCalledGreg on Dec 6, 2011 1:53 PM EST reply actions

No Meek that scares me

by BigB2323 on Dec 6, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

That's okay. He's Jose Tabata!

God bless Jose for coming back. I love the guy, but his blank smile at these events leads me to believe his grasp of the English language (especially Yinzer dialect) is tenuous at best.

Dammit – I’m-a hafta set up a kickstarter fund to get me there. Anyone wanna buy me RT air- or train-fare and put me up?

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by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 6, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

one dollar from each of your Twits, i mean Tweets, should get a comfy bus ticket

by white angus on Dec 6, 2011 6:15 PM EST up reply actions

That would cover

a RT train ticket.

Don’t think I haven’t thought of it.

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by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 6, 2011 7:39 PM EST up reply actions

Oh stewardess, I speak yinzer

by maguro on Dec 6, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions

Wow. Drabek, Van Slyke and Lind

1992 LIVES!

Jose Tabata is the truth

The following is a list of everything Darren McFadden is bad at: 1) Giving birth. End of list.

by Raybin on Dec 6, 2011 1:55 PM EST reply actions

I hope Chico is planning to wear pants.

by Aphthakid on Dec 6, 2011 2:46 PM EST up reply actions

Aw, what fun would that be?

Jose Tabata is the truth

The following is a list of everything Darren McFadden is bad at: 1) Giving birth. End of list.

by Raybin on Dec 6, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Haha

Beat me to it.

by Kev S on Dec 6, 2011 5:30 PM EST up reply actions

don't forget Spanky

by gonfalon on Dec 6, 2011 4:48 PM EST up reply actions

Having a guy arrested for not wearing pants and a guy nicknamed Spanky sounds like a good start to a road trip!

by Kev S on Dec 6, 2011 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

Apart from recent short trips to the odd Bucs game, my only real experience of ‘live’ baseball was the two seasons I spent watching championship calibre baseball at Three Rivers Stadium. The most impressive things for me as a baseball virgin at that time, were Chico’s athleticism on the fast infield turf and my step-sister’s ‘A-grades’ that allowed me to marvel at Chico’s athleticism on the fast infield turf for free!

by RDV across the sea on Dec 6, 2011 5:27 PM EST up reply actions

Obviously, I saw quite a few round trippers from the ‘killer bees’ and great pitching from Drabek… but Chico cool!

by RDV across the sea on Dec 6, 2011 5:46 PM EST reply actions

‘was’ cool – no second chance on BD!

by RDV across the sea on Dec 6, 2011 5:47 PM EST up reply actions

WARNING: BLATANT SOLICITATION

So, gang, chances are better than 50-50 at this stage that I’ll be ale to come in Saturday morning & go to PirateFest Saturday and Sunday, and return to Chicago on Monday.

That said, does anyone know of any REALLY inexpensive accommodations in the area?

I don’t mind zonking out on someone’s sofa or in a spare room or broom closet. I’ll even do the dishes. I’m willing to kick in for gas, buy lunch or dinner at Fest or summat, as well.

Failing an available sleeping area for a few hours a night, if anyone knows of inexpensive places to stay in the area that wouldn’t cost an arm and leg in transportation to and from Fest (thereby negating any savings on a room)…?

While I always appreciate a snappy comeback or clever turn of phrase, I would also appreciate if yunz would not pour teh snarkz all over this post.

Anyone willing / able to help can either post here, or shoot me an email to the addy on my profile.

Cheers and thanks.

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by cocktailsfor2 on Dec 7, 2011 5:33 PM EST reply actions