Look for the Pittsburgh Pirates to be in full
dump mode until July 31st

post from Pittsburgh Pirates on 25 July 2008 11:31:07 PM. © Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates will be in full dumping mode until the trade deadline next week. Players that could be on the move are Jack Wilson. Doug Mietkiewicz, Luis Rivas, Chris Gomez, Ronny Paulino, Jason Michaels, Ian Snell and John Grabow. This has got to be depressing to the fan base of the Pirates especially [...]

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It appears that lefty John Grabow will be the new
closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates

post from Pittsburgh Pirates on 25 July 2008 11:26:33 PM. © Pittsburgh Pirates

29-year old lefty reliever John Grabow appears to be the next pitcher in line to close for the Pirates after the departure of Damaso Marte. Grabow has pitched in 46 games (0 starts) for the Pirates this season and he is 5-2 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Grabow might be [...]

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The Pittsburgh Pirates recall 1B/OF Steve Pearce
from the minors

post from Pittsburgh Pirates on 25 July 2008 11:23:41 PM. © Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates have recalled 25-year old righty swinging Steve Pearce up from AAA ball and he will likely get most of the playing time in RF replacing Xavier Nady. Pearce was the #3 prospect in the Pirates’ minor league system heading into this season according to Baseball America. Pearce has played in 93 [...]

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Pirates trade OF Nady, LHP Marte (PA
SportsTicker)

post from MLB News Blog on 25 July 2008 11:17:06 PM. © MLB News Blog

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday reportedly have traded outfielder Xavier Nady and lefthander Damaso Marte to the New York Yankees for righthander Ross Ohlendorf and three minor leaguers - outfielder Jose Tabata, righthander George Kontos and lefthander Phil Coke.Read the full story.

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Five Out Save

post from Baseball Musings on 25 July 2008 11:13:00 PM. © Baseball Musings

After Kyle Farnsworth allows two bases runners while recording just one out, Mariano Rivera comes on to record the five-out save. I was listening to the game, and it appears the strikeout of Lowell for the second out in the...

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Nady pulled from Pirates lineup, trade imminent
(AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 25 July 2008 11:08:55 PM. © MLB News Blog

The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled Xavier Nady after the first inning Friday night and announced they agreed to a trade involving the outfielder and reliever Damaso Marte. The Pirates said during their game against San Diego that the trade is pending physicals and didn’t immediately announce the other team involved in the deal.Read the full story. [...]

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The Pittsburgh Pirates trade Xavier Nady and
Damaso Marte to the Yankees

post from Pittsburgh Pirates on 25 July 2008 11:02:18 PM. © Pittsburgh Pirates

It’s like a broken record every July with the Pittsburgh Pirates as they keep trading away good players for young, cheap ones that might some day be decent. With that in mind the Pirates have traded outfielder Xavier Nady and lefty reliever Damaso Marte to the Yankees for Jose Tabata, Ross Ohlendorf, Phil Coke [...]

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-damaso-marte-to-the-yankees/

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Yankees Score Victory in Fleece of Pittsburgh

So Pittsburgh’s asking price was “crazy”? Or other writers wrote it was “irrational”… Apparently that price dropped dramatically over the last 24 hours, as the Pirates agreed to deal outfielder Xavier Nady and left handed relief pitcher Damaso Marte to the New York Yankees in exchange for pitcher Ross Ohlendorf, outfield prospect Jose Tabata, and two [...]

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Forty Three and Counting

Francisco Rodriguez allowed a run tonight but still picked up a save as the Angels defeat Baltimore 6-5. He allowed a two hits with two outs, but fortunately for LAnaheim, the home run came before the double. He now has...

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Catfish Stew: Please Put Emil Brown Out Of My
Misery

I'm looking at the lineup for tonight's game against the Rangers. Emil Brown is batting cleanup. Against a right-handed pitcher (Vicente Padilla). Yes, the A's now have a cleanup hitter who is hitting .250/.282/.382.

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