Tuesday, January 12, 2016

1/12: Big Date for Cap'n Willie; HBD Ed, Big Ed & Rich

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1859 - C/1B Ed Swartwood was born in Rockford, Illinois. Swartwood played for the Alleghenys from 1882-84 and then spent his last big leagu...
Monday, January 11, 2016

1/11: HBD Silver, Max, Lloyd, Warren; Game Boy Cutch; Boo, DH

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1868 - P Silver King was born in St. Louis. King only played one season in Pittsburgh, but it was a big deal when he signed. King won 110 g...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Notes: Haley, Feliz, Gallardo, Knudson, Sadler, National Games

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Contrary to popular belief, the Steelers aren't the only newsmakers this weekend... The Buccos signed RHP Trey Haley, 25, who was in ...

1/10: HBD Cliff & Bo

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1922 - LHP Cliff Chambers was born in Portland, Oregon. He worked for the Bucs between 1949-51, going 28-28 with a 4.33 ERA. But he had a s...
Saturday, January 9, 2016

1/9: Dreyfuss' Folly; Burleigh Traded; Burnitz Signed; Dirt Passes Away

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1910 - Dreyfuss’ Folly, Forbes Field, drew some raves from the local press after a busy debut season. The Pittsburg Press noted that “...fr...
Friday, January 8, 2016

1/8: HBD Augie & Bo; Goose Voted In

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1934 - IF Gene Freese was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. Augie went to Wheeling Central HS and West Liberty State College, spending two s...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

1/7: HBD Kitty, Ducky, Al & Ted; McClatchy Sells Out

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1875 - 1B William “Kitty” Bransfield was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He played four seasons for Pittsburgh (1901-04), batting .271, a...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Notes: Feliz Signed, Sanchez Goes; Lee, Bastardo & Plouffe Balloons; Camp Invites

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The wheels keep on turning: Neftali Feliz signed a one year/$3.9M contract with the Bucs, according to Jeff Passan's report. He was p...
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

1/5-6: HBD JR, Lee; Bert Gets the Call to the Hall

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January 5, 1961 - Manager John Russell was born in Oklahoma City. While with the Rangers, he caught Nolan Ryan's 6th career no-hitter i...
Monday, January 4, 2016

Notes: Mark the Shark, Fran, Jaso, Masterson, & Ex/Future Buccos

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Welcoming in the New Year: Per Jon Heyman of CBS Sports , the Pirates are one of "eight to ten" teams to show interest in Just...