Pirates defend spending ways
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn response to Scott Boras and John Henry (and the Daily News and Forbes), Pirates president Frank Coonelly went into some detail about the franchise's finances. Dejan Kovacevic: Coonelly, eager to...
Blog | December 08, 2009Are Pirates trying to win?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom Pirates president Frank Coonelly's recent Q&A with fans, in response to the argument that some...
Blog | December 03, 2009Weather has its World Series moments
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWith the World Series being played in the Northeast and extending into November, Rob Neyer looks back at years when the weather was a factor.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009
Duke dazzles, Russell puzzles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...be forgiven and forgotten by next spring, when it matters. Is it because Russell has exposed the Pirates as the they really are? No. The notion that Russell was following orders from the front office...
Blog | September 29, 2009Parsing the Pirates' streak
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotYes, today everyone's talking about the Pirates. Not only Howard Bryant, but Dejan Kovacevic and...About half the active roster is new to Pittsburgh this season, which might explain several players yesterday...
Blog | September 08, 2009Pirates swindle Yankees
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn the Times, Tyler Kepner writes about the Pirates and mostly about Ross Ohlendorf, a smart guy who's going to spend part of his...
Blog | September 07, 2009Brewers losing on field, winning at gate
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...crowds for a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Saturday and Sunday, the franchise expects crowds of...
Blog | August 31, 2009Mariners, Rangers unlikely contenders
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...bloomed into a solid power pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, or have immolated himself on his own pitard...
Blog | August 03, 2009Who wins M's-Bucs trade?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...leaguers -- including three Class A pitchers -- to the Pirates. Money quote from Cameron: "They're...power bat, for two guys with marginal value. Pittsburgh is the easy winner of this deal, as...
Blog | July 29, 2009Trading Freddy Sanchez won't be easy
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAmong the latest Pirates-related scuttlebutt, via John Perotto: Atlanta and Minnesota have both checked in on second baseman Freddy Sanchez...
Blog | July 28, 2009Red Sox trade for 1B LaRoche?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWell, this is weird: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that the Red Sox...for first baseman Adam LaRoche of the Pittsburgh Pirates. LaRoche is a power-hitting first baseman who...
Blog | July 22, 2009Pirates on verge of losing keystone combo
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...on Neal Huntington, who's been the Pirates general manager for less than two years. Last...very excited to possibly continue my career in Pittsburgh, to finish what I've started, and...
Blog | July 20, 2009Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...as a Washington National ... a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It could have been cooler only if Hanrahan...
Blog | July 10, 2009Bucs add Milledge, but why?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom the indefatigable Dejan Kovacevic: Milledge The Pirates and Washington have agreed in principle to a trade that would send outfielder Nyjer Morgan and reliever...
Blog | June 30, 2009Bucs wondering about Snell
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotDejan Kovacevic on a Pirate with a tenuous hold on his job: Ian Snell will remain in the Pirates' rotation ... for...
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