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North Side Notch

North Side Notch

http://www.northsidenotch.com

A blog dedicated to the Pittsburgh Pirates. It features live game blogs, game previews and recaps, Minor League news, and anything else related to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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  • 40-man roster set

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 21:37

    The Pirates set their 40-man roster by waiving RHP Jeff Karstens, LHP Justin Thomas, and C/IF Robinzon Diaz.The Bucs also added Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek from the 60-day DL and placed minor leaguers Bryan Morris, Ramon Aguero, Brad Lincoln, and Gork...

  • News and Notes

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 15:49

    Some things that have happened in the past few days:- If you are looking for another reason to hate the Brewers, check this out. Turns out their starting SS, Alcides Escobar, abandoned his daughter at birth and basically refuses to help her. His wife...

  • Lots of stuff to cover

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 20:39 in andy laroche, matt capps, pedro alvarez, jeff clement, evan meek

    - First off, something I have not mentioned yet: the Pirates offered Matt Capps to Milwaukee for SS J.J. Hardy. The Brewers obviously declined as they traded Hardy to the Twins for Carlos Gomez. If the Pirates would have been able to pull off that de...

  • Danny Murtaugh named finalist for Hall of Fame

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 17:41

    Danny Murtaugh, who coached the Pirates for parts of 15 seasons throughout the 50's, 60's, and 70's, was named among ten finalists eligible to be voted into the Hall of Fame. The voting will take place December 7th.Murtaugh, who died in 1976 just thr...

  • Winter League Update

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 14:56 in neil walker, ronny cedeno, jose tabata, danny moskos, donald veal, robinzon diaz, rogelios noris

    One thing that I must bring up is the pitching of Donald Veal. The guy has been an absolute freak of nature so far in the Arizona Fall League and is putting up numbers like he never has before. He leads the AFL in ERA with a 0.54 mark and is 3-0 in 5...

  • Pirates drop 3 from 40-man roster

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 15:01 in virgil vasquez, eric hacker, steven lerud

    The Pirates outrighted right handed pitchers Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker to AAA-Indianapolis today along with outrighting C Steve Lerud to AA-Altoona.This means the Pirates now have 36 people on their 40-man roster. Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio both...

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