justin wilson Stories - Bucs Dugout
Dale Coyne Racing sees open window of opportunity, leaps headlong through it
If ever there was a time for perennial minnow Dale Coyne to become a serious player in the IZOD IndyCar Series, 2012 may be that time. The well-liked team owner got his first IndyCar victory at Watkins Glen International in 2009 with driver Justin Wilson and engineer Bill Pappas. It was a terrific...
Haiku Tuesday: The "I Feel Like Death" Edition
Today's Haiku Tuesday is a bit abbreviated because I've been ill for two days. And by abbreviated, I mean SHORT. Not like making the title H.T. Just wanted to be clear on this. Now look at what you made me do. I was trying to make this short and now I'm two paragraphs into this without having done...
Power sweeps pole, victory at St. Petersburg
Penske Racing's Will Power survived wet tracks, pit strategies, and a late charge from a rival to win the rain-delayed Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Monday. Power held off Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's Justin Wilson to take home his second consecutive winner's trophy this season from pole...
Savvy Sarah's golden Graham gamble
For the past two weeks, it seems like the only thing IndyCar fans could talk about was the fact that the series was being overrun by ride buyers.For the past two weeks, howls of outrage and hales of derisive laughter issued from die-hards who pointed at drivers getting rides thanks to their wallets...
Pirates Sign Justin Wilson
The Pirates have signed Justin Wilson, their fifth-round pick out of Fresno State. Wilson wasn't one of my favorites of the Pirates' top ten draft picks--he has good stuff for a lefty, but poor control--but at least he's a starting pitcher. The Pirates need starting pitching prospects...
Two Days Until the Signing Deadline
The signing deadline for draft picks is in two days, and the Pirates still have way too many interesting picks unsigned. Here's the talk: -P- Eric from Baseball Digest Daily wrote to me a couple days ago about this, but I haven't had time to draw attention to it. Anyway, his interview with...
Draft and Low Minors Roundup: Pirates Still Talking to Alvarez
The Bucs are still in talks with Pedro Alvarez, which is no surprise--it isn't exactly unusual for Scott Boras clients to wait until the last possible second before signing. If the Pirates had signed Alvarez already, it probably would've been because they overpaid. Fifth rounder Justin Wilson, one...
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