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• Left on Base: WBC Rosters, Schilling Shills for 'Tek, Rickey Takes Off
• By Matt Watson 1/20/2009 5:15 PM ET
• Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump. * The 45-man rosters for the World Baseball Classic were announced yesterday, which is interesting but not altogether meaningful -- the 28-man rosters that ... More »
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• From the Windup: Is It Time for a Salary Cap?
• By Pat Lackey 12/31/2008 4:15 PM ET
• From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime. Salary Cap. There's not a more controversial phrase in baseball economics. The prospect of one hung over the ... More »
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• Dave Littlefield Is Fired: SWEET RELIEF!!!
• By Pat Lackey 9/07/2007 5:38 PM ET
• In the midst of all the steroid/HGH garbage that's been going on in baseball today, which has been a real downer, there has been one incredible high point that's let me get through the day. As Matt ...
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• Pirates (Finally) Fire Dave Littlefield
• By Matt Watson 9/07/2007 1:30 PM ET
• Dave Littlefield's reign of terror in Pittsburgh has come to an end! Pirates owner Bob Nutting announced this morning that he's fired Littlefield after leading the team to their seventh losing season ...
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• The Pirates Wish They Had Ryan Howard
• By Pat Lackey 8/19/2007 2:48 PM ET
• Everyone in Pittsburgh has a favorite "Why Dave Littlefield should be fired" story. There's tons of them. I mean, the guy's been on the job since mid-2001 and he's managed to not improve the Pirates ...
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• The Reason Why Jack Wilson Is Still a Pirate
• By Matt Watson 8/08/2007 3:57 PM ET
• I'm not sure why Pirates GM Dave Littlefield feels like he's in any position to rake another team over the coals, but that's apparently what he wants to do if you want to make a deal with him. ...
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• No Matter How Hard You Try, the Matt Morris Trade Will Never Make Sense
• By Eamonn Brennan 8/02/2007 5:27 PM ET
• The one resounding question from MLB's come-and-gone trade deadline remains: what on Earth were the Pirates thinking? The trade for Matt Morris -- a mediocre, overpaid pitcher -- to the Pirates -- a ...
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• Major League Mongering: Pirates for Sale
• By Matt Watson 7/23/2007 2:25 PM ET
• Major League Mongering will look at players rumored to be on the move between now and the July 31st pseudo-trade-deadline. This isn't too surprising, but once again the Pirates could end up being a ...
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• Are More Changes Coming in Pittsburgh?
• By Pat Lackey 7/11/2007 1:06 PM ET
• Last week Kevin McClatchy stepped down as the Pittsburgh Pirates' CEO, effective at the end of the 2007 season. It's clear some changes are being made in the organization with the slow phasing out of ...
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• Why the Pirates Are Worth Watching in 2007
• By Pat Lackey 3/19/2007 11:02 PM ET
• Even though I'm a Pirate fan and they're the team that I know inside and out, upside and down, this is the hardest preview for me to write for the Fanhouse. That's because the segment is called "Why ... More »
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• Jody Gerut Is Proof of the Pirates' Ineptitude
• By Pat Lackey 3/09/2007 12:58 PM ET
• Some of you may remember Jody Gerut as a once promising outfield prospect with the Indians. Even if you do remember that, you probably have forgotten about Gerut and didn't even realize he's been in ...
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• Even Simple Things Are Hard For The Pirates
• By Pat Lackey 2/26/2007 12:18 PM ET
• I am not a Major League general manager. I often like to talk like I am and sometimes pretend that I am, but I am not. Because of this, some things that I tend to think are very easy may, in ...
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