OnlyBucs

<t>Agree, this was a really cool thing for the state. There was a billboard nearby telling MLB to end their blackout policy. I used tonget the Pirate's on mlb but quit and let then know exactly why. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> But on the game, it was fun and my wife even watched. We went to the movie in...

Me, too, but I watched a game against the White Sox on WGN earlier this year. Fun game.

An old pirate fan died. He left thorough directions for his funeral. He asked that the Pirates' front office be his pall bearers so they could let him down one last timer.

<t>Fairly small price for the owner. He got his WS and firing them is a good PR move. The $5m is chump change for an owner and the draft picks hurt but aren't terrible. I think the different sports leagues should probably review the punishments they can give to make it a bigger deal for organized ch...

<r>Totally agree that patience is the best course. I am for trading Marte but the return has to be good. He can be a frustrating player but I think he is still a really good player and don't want to sell low.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I tend to be an optimist but with the coaching and GM change, now wo...

Actually, now that I think about it, signing Operation Shutdown was so bad that it has a half life of at least three decades and still should be listed as the worst signing of the decade.

Paying Rod Barajas anything might qualify as the worst deal.

<t>ESPN has a listing of each mlb team's best and worst signing for the decade. It listed the signing that paid the most also. So, the Pirates paid Liriano the most and that made sense and was a good signing. The best signing was listed as Russell Martin at two years for around $17m. I agree, that t...

<t>For the most part, I liked how Hurdle would have pitchers for the 7th, 8th and 9th and didn't always do the lefty or righty matchups. Get a good bullpen and use them. It drove me nuts with LaRussa and Matheny and the constant changes of pitchers. Hurdle wasn't perfect, by any stretch, because he ...

So, now that Strasberg as set the bar that Boras must sail over, how much does Cole sign for? Guesses? I think he will average $1m more than what Strasberg got. Something like 7 years for maybe $252m to $255m is my guess. But then I think I thought Harper would get a bit more last year.