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Pirates place catcher Snyder on DL
Toregas recalled from Indy amid all the catcher injuries

The Pirates have placed catcher Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list (low back) and have selected catcher Wyatt Toregas from triple-A Indianapolis.

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06/09/2011 - 13:56
Tony DeFazio
Attitude Adjustment
Hours before a mid-April game against the Detroit Tigers, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle recalled a story about his younger days, playing for manager Whitey Herzog.

As the story goes, or at least as Hurdle remembers it, the whole team was struggling at the plate, and frustration was setting in.

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06/09/2011 - 09:46
Joe Giardina
MLB Draft, Day 3: Pirates complete draft haul
Four Pitt players, two from WPIAL selected on final day

Pitt seniors David Chester, John Schultz and Travis Whitmore were drafted on the final day of the MLB Draft, taken in consecutive rounds, beginning with Chester in the 33rd Round.

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06/09/2011 - 06:26
Tony DeFazio
McCutchen walk-off in 12th lifts Pirates to .500
Andrew McCutchen ripped a walk-off homerun to left field to lead off the bottom of the 12th as the Pirates reached .500 with a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park on Wednesday night

Jose Tabata tied a career high with four hits and Andrew McCutchen hooked a walk-off home run just inside the left field foul pole in the twelfth inning Wednesday night, pulling the Pirates back to

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06/08/2011 - 23:23
David Golebiewski
World Series hero Pagan dies
Former Pirate drove in winning run in Game 7 of 1971 World Series win over Baltimore

Jose Antonio Pagan, one of the first Puerto Ricans in Major League Baseball and a hero of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1971 World Series win, died Tuesday in Florida. He was 76.

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06/08/2011 - 09:54
PSR Staff
Pirates select Texas high school outfielder in second round
Local products Cory Mazzoni of Seneca Valley HS and NC State, and high school senior Justin Bianco of Peters Township, were drafted in the second and third rounds by the Mets and Diamondbacks respectively. Another former Seneca Valley player, Pitt catcher Kevan Smith, was drafted in the seventh round.

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have selected outfielder Josh Bell in the second round (61st overall selection) of the annual First-Year Player Draft.

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06/08/2011 - 00:17
Tony DeFazio
Pirates down D-Backs with five-run rally in eighth
Lyle Overbay hit a three-run double to cap a five-run eighth inning and the Pirates rallied for an 8-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Jose Tabata had an RBI double and Josh Harrison an RBI single before Overbay's line drive to right-center with the bases loaded.

The Pirates turned a two-run deficit into a three-run lead in the eighth inning against the Diamondbacks Tuesday night, spoiling a stellar start by Dan Hudson by tearing into reliever David Hernand

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06/08/2011 - 00:14
David Golebiewski
Pirates recall lefty Watson
Reliever Jose Asciano designated for assignment

The Pirates recalled lefty Tony Watson from triple-A Indianapolis and designated Jose Ascanio for assignment. Ascanio is out of options and will have to clear waivers.

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06/07/2011 - 18:43
PSR Staff
Pirates select UCLA pitcher first overall
The Pirates picked Gerrit Cole, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher from UCLA, with the first overall selection of the 2011 First Year Player Draft.

Cole, 20, finished his junior year at UCLA with a 6-8 record, 3.31 ERA, four complete games, a shutout and 119 strikeouts in 114 innings over 16 games.

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06/06/2011 - 19:59
Ken Boysen
Hanrahan Must Be Dealt
There comes a time when every cellar-dwelling franchise eventually stops building for the future and focuses on the present. A time when the trade deadline represents an opportunity to improve your major league club in the current season, as opposed to sacrificing wins for prospect acquisitions with hopes of better times ahead.

The Pirates have been building for the future for the past 18 years. If they want to prolong their chances of having sustained success, it needs to extend to 19.

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06/06/2011 - 12:59
Joe Giardina
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Pirates fall again in Milwaukee
Draftin' it Old School
Following the Steelers’ draft haul last month, there was considerable talk about how the team deviated from their tried and true ways, stepping boldly into the new era of the NFL by embracing change and living—and drafting—for the now.
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Pirates in good position at quarter-turn of 2013 season
You can’t divide the Major League Baseball season into four whole parts—162 divided by four comes out to 40.5—but after last night’s game against Milwaukee, the Pittsburgh Pirates officially rounded the quarter turn of their 2013 season. The report out of PNC Park: so far, so good—but there’s a long way to go.
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Inline Investment Delivering NHL Return
Mario Lemieux and Evgeni Malkin both won it. Other great Penguins like Tom Barrasso and Bryan Trottier also hoisted it. No, it’s not the Stanley Cup; it’s the Calder Trophy for the NHL’s most outstanding first year player.
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Making Tracks
The Pitt baseball team entered May in the midst of one of the best seasons in program history, chasing a Big East title and a berth in the College World Series. It's hard to imagine a better way for the Panthers to enter the ACC.
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Embracing The Pressure
Three captains walk into bar... That could be the intro to any number of military jokes; it could also be the story of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 postseason.
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Penguins Top Prospects
Entering the 2012-13 season, the Penguins top three prospects were generally considered to be forward Beau Bennett and defensemen Simon Despres and Joe Morrow.
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Pens by the Numbers
As the Penguins attempt to push through playoffs, PSR takes a closer look at some of the numbers that made the 2012-13 regular season as successful as it was.
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Goliath Wins Round 1
After closing out their first-round series against the eighth-seeded Islanders, the top-seeded Penguins are taking some admittedly well-deserved heat.
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