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		<title>Pittsburgh Pirates Blog for Pirates Fans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome Pirates fans! PiratesTalk is a Pittsburgh Pirates blog and fan site dedicated to other Pittsburgh Pirates fans like yourself. We update our Pirates Blog with news and Pirates Rumors every single day. Looking for an updated Pirates Schedule or Pittsburgh Pirates Tickets? We can direct you to the right places for those things as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief Pirates career lends to mystique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[unable to retrieve full-text content]It was, as Major League Baseball careers go, brief -- only seven games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. But that short-lived tenure was a major part of the mystique surrounding Paul Charles "Jake" Martin Jr., a promising pitcher from Fayette City who died Oct. 11 at age 79 in San Diego, where he had lived for nearly 50 years.]]></description>
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		<title>Fayette City&#8217;s Jake Martin led a full life after&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[unable to retrieve full-text content]"I don't think his heart was really into it," Rupert Martinko of Fallowfield said of his cousin's disposition toward baseball. "Yes, he had the (arm) injury, but he didn't see sports as a priority in his life."]]></description>
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		<title>2011: Year of near-misses for Steelers, Penguins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Published: Tuesday, Dec. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fayette City pitcher had shot in the big leagues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[unable to retrieve full-text content]Paul Charles "Jake" Martin Jr., a promising pitcher from Fayette City, had a brief career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955, playing in only seven games.]]></description>
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		<title>Marauders, Pirates holding job fair in Bradenton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ BRADENTON --  The Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders are teaming up to host a job fair. The positions are part-time and include cashiers, cooking, bartending and other food service roles. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tomlin returns home to serve as LCA&#8217;s baseball&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Former Amherst High School, Liberty University and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Randy Tomlin will serve as Liberty Christian Academy’s baseball coach, starting Jan. 23]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates sign Clement, Igarashi to minor league&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Written by The Sports Network TSN Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed first baseman Jeff Clement and pitcher Ryota Igarashi to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training. Clement spent most of the 2011 campaign rehabbing from left knee surgery which took place September 22, 2010]]></description>
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		<title>MLB Free Agency: Los Angeles Dodgers Sign John&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Read More: John Grabow (P - LOS), Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers According to reports, the Los Angeles Dodgers have signed left-handed reliever John Grabow to a minor league deal. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Pirates Searching for 2012 Concessions&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ December 19, 2011 - Florida State League (FSL) Bradenton Marauders BRADENTON, FL - The Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders are seeking concessions staff for the upcoming Spring Training and Florida State League (FSL) seasons at McKechnie Field. Jobs are part-time, gameday positions in roles including cashiering, cooking, bartending and other food services roles. ]]></description>
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		<title>2011 MLB Free Agency: Chicago Cubs Negotiating&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Read More: C.J. Wilson (P - ANA), Paul Maholm (P - PIT), Mark Buehrle (P - FLA), Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs According to a report from ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine, the Chicago Cubs are in negotiations with free agent left-handed starting pitcher Paul Maholm, who has spent the last seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Chicago Cubs have been looking for a left-handed starter this offseason, and Maholm presents a decidedly cheaper option than either C.J. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates Caravan Rolls In</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The young people who went through the line and collected autographs of Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, pitchers Daniel McCutchen and James McDonald, and broadcaster John Wehner smiled from ear to ear on Thursday night during the team's Winter Caravan stop at Cabela's in Ohio County. What they didn't realize is they weren't the ones getting the bigger thrill]]></description>
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		<title>All-Star seeking breakout season</title>
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		<title>Bucs hope to build on first 4 months of 2011&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Caravan came to the Millcreek Mall Wednesday evening, with members of the organization believing the success for the first 100 games in the 2011 season can carry on longer in 2012. Outfielder Jose Tabata, starting pitcher Jeff Karstens, first base coach Luis Silverio and announcer Greg Brown greeted fans, and were enthused about the possibilities of improving on a 72-89 record, Pittsburgh's 19th straight losing season, a record for not only major league baseball but all four of the top professional leagues. The Pirates were 53-47 after 100 games and 54-49 until going on a 10-game losing streak as everything spiraled downward for the rest of the season]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects According to&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Baseball America is one of the most popular websites for finding information and rankings on Major League Baseball prospects. They often release rankings of the top overall prospects as well as each team's top 10 prospects. Recently Baseball America updated all their lists and these are the top 10 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization according to them. ]]></description>
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