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Escogido Defeats Licey 3-2
The Leones del Escogido defeated their crosstown rivals, the Tigres del Licey, last night at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, by a 3-2 margin, in one of the better games of the season. The Pirates’...
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Pirates Extend Starling Marte
The Pirates announced that they have signed Starling Marte to a six-year contract extension today, worth $31M. The deal begins this season and buys out Marte’s arbitration years as well as one year of...
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Catching Up with the Bucs
I was up in Cooperstown for a few days, and for those envisioning a trip there in their immediate future, I can strongly recommend the VIP package offered by The Inn at Cooperstown. There are some very...
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Pirates Stun Blue Jays with Late Rally
Well, that was more like it. The Pirates salvaged a game that had appeared to have slipped out of their grasp after they stranded 1,513 runners in scoring position. The offense has had trouble coming...
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Locke, Alvarez Set Up Dramatic Comeback Win
The Pirates continued their strong play against their weaker National League brethren with a rather stunning come-from-behind win in the bottom of the 9th inning last night. Wade Miley of the...
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Locke, Marte Lead Bucs to Win Over Phillies
Jeff Locke pitched one of the best games of his career, and Starling Marte hammered out three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Pirates handled the Phillies 6-4 in front of a quiet, sparse crowd...
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Why Jeff Branson is the Pirates MVP
The incredible season put together by Josh Harrison has stimulated some debate among followers of the Pirates as to whether he deserves consideration as the team’s MVP; likewise, Clint Hurdle spoke...
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Pirates Take Night Off in Pennant Race
The Pirates probably deserved to win against the Phillies last night, in spite of themselves. They had much more talent on the field, they had a home run taken off the board due to a replay review, and...
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Pirates Bounce Back to Beat Phillies
The Pirates woke up from their brief slumber and overcame a rocky outing by starter Vance Worley to beat the Phillies 6-3 last night. Worley had trouble hitting his spots, to put it mildly, allowing a...
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A Wild Night in the NL Central
This the time of year when it gets crazy. After the Pirates miracously clung to a 3-2 margin of victory to sweep the Red Sox, I switched to a Brewers-Cardinals game that somehow managed to top it for...
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