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The original name of Pittsburgh’s National League franchise was the Pittsburgh Alleghenies. Some contend this is from the county in which Pittsburgh is the seat of government. Others say that it was named after the mountain range in the region.
Others maintain that Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became Pittsburgh’s northside after a 1907 annexation, was the tale behind the moniker.
It is also one of the three major rivers in the city (the river of that name joins the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River). In the 1890s, the club was referred to as the Pittsburgh Innocents before the Pirates name stuck by the end of that decade.
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Pirates Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: January 3, 2009
When the free agent market is slow as it is this winter, it often means good things for low-revenue clubs like the Pirates.
In the offseason between the 2002-03 seasons, the Pirates took advantage of a soft market and signed right-hander Jeff Suppan and outfielders Kenny Lofton and Reggie Sanders for below-market deals that totaled just $2.5 million.
It would seem history might repeat itself this offseason, as just 35 of the 171 players who filed for free agency in November had signed contracts …
Yankees have no equal — in spending, not winning (AP)
Publish Date: December 24, 2008
The Yankees have no equal — in spending, not in winning. Even before their latest spending spree, the Yankees finished 2008 with a record payroll of $222.5 million, according to figures sent to clubs in recent days by the commissioner’s office. The $75 million gap between the Yankees and the next-highest spender, the Boston Red Sox ($147.1 million), was more than the payroll of nine teams. …
Pirates, Doumit reach $11.5M, 3-year deal (AP)
Publish Date: December 23, 2008
Catcher Ryan Doumit and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Monday to an $11.5 million, three-year contract that includes a club option that could make the deal worth $26.5 million over five seasons. Doumit reached the deal less than a year after becoming the Pirates’ starting catcher. He hit .318 with 15 home runs and 69 RBIs in 431 at-bats after beating out former starter Ronny Paulino early in the… …