DIFFERENT FEEL FOR HOME OPENER PIRATES NOTEBOOK
CINCINNATI -- The P on their caps will be replaced by a PBP, headgear that the visiting team also will don for pregame introductions. Their left uniform sleeve will carry a commemorative patch bearing that same acronym for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.... more
Submitted on 2009-04-13 |
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Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Report 2009-04-13
The Pirates held their own in their season-opening road trip to St. Louis and Cincinnati and were buoyed by the fact that, even when they lost, they made a game of it. PLAYER NEWS: --3B Andy LaRoche remained hitless for the season, going 0-for-2 to run hi... more
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Pittsburgh Pirates Inside Pitch 2009-04-13
For the Pirates, a 3-3 record on a road trip is not a bad thing. Considering they got only three hits off the Reds' Aaron Harang on Sunday at Cincinnati, were one-hit by St. Louis' Chris Carpenter in the final game of that series and were right in both ga... more
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Pittsburgh Pirates Notes, Quotes 2009-04-13
--LF Nyjer Morgan continued his hot start. Morgan, who was so shaky in spring training he appeared to be in danger of losing his lineup spot, had two more hits, including a double, to raise his average to .423. --RHP Ian Snell was better than in his first... more
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Oh, say can you ... sing the national anthem?
Almost every sporting event in the United States starts the same way: The crowd stands, men doff their hats and a singer ? at home plate, the 50-yard line, mid-court or on the ice ? starts to sing:... more
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Pirates manage to blast past Reds
CINCINNATI ? It started with Paul Maholm's solid pitching, ended with catcher Ryan Doumit's ninth-inning grand slam and featured an impressive display of left fielder Nyjer Morgan's baserunning in between.... more
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Friday night's game to be rescheduled
? ThePirates' game against the Cincinnati Reds, which was scheduled for 7:10 p.m. Friday, was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up at a later date, which hasn't been announced. The call was made at approximately 7:30 p.m., when the rain didn't ... more
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