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DK throws down the guantlet
Dejan Kovacevic, in a just published article on the Baseball America website, reviewed the history of Sealgate, his criticism of Kyle Stark and Larry Broadway and, most importantly, Bob Nutting's...
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The 2013 Rotation
The likely rotation after the trade deadline passes: A.J. Burnett Wandy Rodriguez Gerrit Cole Kyle McPherson James MacDonald or Jeff Locke or Charlie Morton If, as we should expect, Coonelly...
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Firing Neal Huntington
What can Pirate fans expect if Bob Nutting were to fire Neal Huntington when the season ends? What can we reasonably expect to happen if Huntington were fired? Assumptions 1. I assume Frank...
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Jason Stark on the Appel negotiations
Stark wanted to hype a pending Scott Boras-Frank Coonelly death match, but I say he did not make a good go of it. The decision is Appel's to make, not Boras'. What it comes down to is Appel, the...
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Ironic thoughts about Scott Boras and the Pirates
When the Pirates were guided by the McClatchyfield regime, it was said that they would pass over a Boras client because they considered a Boras client a signability risk. Moreover, Littlefield r...
Centre Daily Times: State College Should Reconsider Affiliation With Pirates
Wow, does State College's Centre Daily Times seem angry. I don't blame them, but still, it seems like they bring out a new pitchfork every week. Player Development Contracts last either two or...
It's Not About the Payroll
My email inbox is filling up with messages from some mailing list about the Pirates' payroll and how Bob Nutting is only trying to spend as little as possible. I can understand any and all...
Frank Coonelly Discusses State College
Here's a good interview with Frank Coonelly in State College's Centre Daily Times. The interviewer's main concerns, for obvious reasons, are the minor league system in general and the State...
