Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Dec 5, 2009, 11:50 am
Just like last year, I’ve found the promotions for 2010 listed on the Pirates Partial Season Ticket page. Here they are: APRIL Mon, Apr 5 (Dodgers): Opening Day Fri, Apr 16 (Reds): Pirates Alu...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Dec 3, 2009, 6:49 pm
Another day, another slew of people the Pirates are “interested in” … plus some other news: X-man back in the ‘Burgh? DK says that the Bucs have made “initial free agent...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Dec 2, 2009, 12:02 pm
There have been plenty of vague reports of the Pirates “being interested in” and “looking in to” some names over the past day or two. Most of it probably means nothing, and the...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 30, 2009, 2:24 pm
Meet Wilfredo Ledezma, a journeyman left-hander who the Pirates signed out of minor league free agency today. Never mind his left handedness, his 9.53 ERA with Washington last year, or the fact that h...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 28, 2009, 10:15 pm
Thanksgiving weekend wasn’t completely quiet as far as Pirates news goes, with a rumor here and a rumor there as the hot stove starts to heat up. Names that have been linked to the Bucs: Rick An...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 26, 2009, 3:00 pm
I was thinking about putting together a list of things we should be thankful for as Pirates fans, but, well, that would be kind of difficult, and it’s already been done here, anyway.  Thank YO...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 25, 2009, 3:22 pm
A friend showed me this quiz last night. It’s fascinating, frustrating, stunning, and surprisingly difficult. Give it a try and see how you do – we scored in the 97th percentile. ©20...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 23, 2009, 7:56 pm
If you’ve never seen it before (and I hadn’t until my foul-ball-obsessed brother showed it to me), I highly reccomend checking out this blog. It’s run by Erik, a Pirates season ticke...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 20, 2009, 3:58 pm
With the deadline to set 40 man rosters (midnight tonight) fast approaching, the Pirates shifted things around a bit today. Some moves were expected, some weren’t: Relievers Evan Meek and Jose ...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 19, 2009, 11:17 am
It sure will be a bummer to watch our old buddy pitch in Cubbie blue for the next two years, especially when he comes in to shut down the Pirates in the 8th inning of a close game. That’ll happe...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 17, 2009, 8:35 pm
Nothing interesting really going on of late… The Pirates hired Steve Williams as a scout. Hooray! You know what’s really useless? An online petition. But, since there’s nothing bett...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 4, 2009, 11:09 pm
vomit. That is all. ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 3, 2009, 9:50 pm
The Pirates don’t think so, as they made yet another trade Tuesday. Chavez is headed to Tampa Bay, and Iwamura is coming to Pittsburgh. The blogs/media I’ve read so far are happier about ...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 3, 2009, 3:11 pm
UPDATE, 8:02 PM: Done deal. Iwamura for Chavez, straight up. There were rumblings about another player coming to Pittsburgh, but they were false. Sorry to leave you all hanging for a bit – new ...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Nov 1, 2009, 5:05 pm
Let’s see how the notable Pirates players in prospects who are still playing ball performed in their first month with their fall/winter teams: Position Players Brian Bixler is hitting .260 wit...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 31, 2009, 12:48 pm
Pumpkin-carving work by Evan. Enjoy the day. Go Bucs! ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 30, 2009, 5:19 pm
(Updated at 9:24 PM) Freddy Sanchez has signed a 2-year deal with the Giants,. Freddy, of course, was sent to San Fran in what now looks like one of Neal’s better trades. The Pirates got Tim A...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 30, 2009, 1:48 pm
. He spent all of 2009 in AAA, going 2-4 with a 4.48 ERA in 53 games. He also walked 40 men in 60.1 innings, and has only thrown 4 innings in the big leagues. Best lefty reliever, you say? Well, it&...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 29, 2009, 1:07 pm
…but we didn’t want him. No, it wasn’t that the Bucs didn’t want him, the fans didn’t. In December of 2007,. The deal nearly happened, but fell through in the winter mee...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 28, 2009, 6:38 pm
Lots of little bits and pieces over the past few days that I’ve yet to address… that “We are in dialogue with Tyler in an attempt to keep him with the Pirates.”  All I will sa...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 26, 2009, 7:03 pm
This is the fourth and final installment of our end-of-season award ballots for the. After the obvious winner, this is extremely difficult and could go any direction. I don’t think I can legiti...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 25, 2009, 11:03 pm
it could be worse. At least it’s not Yankees-Brewers. Go Phils. ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 24, 2009, 12:20 am
Granted, I have no idea if any of the other 29 teams have a guy like this, but I’m willing to bet they don’t. Ross Ohlendorf is a ridiculously smart dude. You probably knew he went to Prin...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 22, 2009, 10:37 am
And now we’re one game away from the World Series of Death…Phillies vs. Yankees. As Pittsburghers, we’re obligated to hate Philly, and as baseball fans not from New York, we of cours...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 20, 2009, 10:39 pm
Hopefully sometime in the next few years this blog will be at its peak in early/mid October, but instead we’ll have to settle on short blurbs about each series from time to time: Phillies/Dodgers&#...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 18, 2009, 8:29 pm
This is part three of our end-of-season award ballots for the. Well…definitely no Pirate-fan bias to influence me on this one (it may or may not have in the ROY voting). This funky thing called...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 17, 2009, 12:13 pm
Bad news this morning:. Hill, known as the game’s premier infield coach, joined the team last offseason and made remarkable improvements to the Pirates’ infield defense. As a whole, the t...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 16, 2009, 12:26 pm
As if there wasn’t enough to watch tonight with both playoff series in action and Pitt-Rutgers at 8, three Bucs prospects will battle the phenom this evening in an epic Arizona Fall League showd...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Oct 14, 2009, 10:15 pm
Not a whole lot going on… The Pirates had higher TV ratings than 11 other MLB teams in 2009, including both LCS participants from Los Angeles.. Why? Who the heck knows, but it sure does give us...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 25, 2009, 3:57 pm
Dodgers (56-95) at Pirates (56-95) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Prime Ticket —————————— It’s the second day ...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 24, 2009, 3:35 pm
Here it comes again. Another lifeless recap of another remarkably boring and depressing loss. PNC Park closed the upper deck for the first time since it opened. I’ve seen the place empty for a ...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 24, 2009, 11:19 am
Game 151: Reds at Pirates ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 24, 2009, 10:22 am
Reds (71-81) at Pirates (56-94) 12:35–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: none ——————————— Today marks the grand finale of this epic ser...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 23, 2009, 9:33 pm
That’s really all I have to say about this one. Kevin Hart allowed 8 runs. The offense was horrible once again, only managing 5 hits. Both runs came on sacrafice flies. This baseball team is rea...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 23, 2009, 5:52 pm
Game 150: Reds at Pirates ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 23, 2009, 1:57 pm
Reds (70-81) at Pirates (56-93) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Ohio, FSN Pittsburgh ———————————- Earlier this homestand, t...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 22, 2009, 11:08 pm
These games are so unbelievably bad and boring to watch, it is absolutely absurd. We were awful last August and September when things turned meaningless….but 3-21? Our current roster is bad̷...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 22, 2009, 5:48 pm
Game 149: Reds at Pirates ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 22, 2009, 2:01 pm
Reds (69-81) at Pirates (56-92) 7:05–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Ohio ——————————– The Pirates are 37-37 at h...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 12, 2009, 11:00 pm
Once we went on that little winning streak a while back, I abandoned the Bryce Harper Standings. The Nats were no longer winning, and there was simply too much separation for us to catch them with so ...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 12, 2009, 5:58 pm
Game 140: Pirates at Astros ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 12, 2009, 12:54 pm
Pirates (54-85) at Astros (69-72) 7:05–Minute Maid Park, Houston TV: FSN Houston ———————————— Ross Ohlendorf, the Pira...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 12, 2009, 12:23 am
Slugging through these gamedays and recaps is honestly getting to be kind of a pain. We’re horrible right now, it doesn’t matter at all, and for that reason I have a really hard time carin...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 11, 2009, 6:52 pm
Game 139: Pirates at Astros ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 11, 2009, 1:32 pm
Pirates (54-84) at Astros (68-72) 8:05–Minute Maid Park, Houston TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Houston —————————— Well, this is boring. ...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 10, 2009, 2:34 pm
The Pirates have 24 games remaining this year. They need to go 9-15 or better to avoid triple digit losses. With the Steelers kicking off tonight and the other significant numbers already accomplished...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 9, 2009, 6:54 pm
It’s getting harder and harder to stay interested in these games. They’re meaningless and the Pirates are playing like it. Kevin Hart was bad once again, and his numbers since the trade a...
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 9, 2009, 11:25 am
Game 138: Cubs at Pirates ©2009 Raise the Jolly Roger. All Rights Reserved. .
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Brian M. posted an article on Raise the Jolly Roger! - Sep 9, 2009, 10:29 am
Cubs (70-67) at Pirates (54-83) 12:35–PNC Park, Pittsburgh TV: CSN Chicago —————————— It’s another one of those 12:35 weekday...
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