For the second straight season, a Pirates player was selected to the Major League Rookie All-Star team. This year, the honoree is Neil Walker, who was named the second baseman for 2010.

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The road to the major leagues may have been a little longer and windier than some thought, but Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker made the most of his second stint with the team.  read more »

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St. Louis Cardinals’ Allen Craig, left, runs past Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker while rounding the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept

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Baseball Crooner had film of 1960 Series Game 7 NEW YORK – Bing Crosby often found himself dreaming of the Pittsburgh Pirates, too, even while on vacation in Paris during the 1960 World Series.

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Bing Crosby often found himself dreaming of the Pittsburgh Pirates, too, even while on vacation in Paris during the 1960 World Series. His zealous support and superstition wound up being a good thing for baseball fans: Found in his wine cellar was film of the deciding Game 7, in which Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski hit a game-ending homer to beat the New York Yankees, that was thought to …

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Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen, bottom, steals second as the errant throw from Atlanta Braves catcher David Ross gets past second baseman Omar Infante during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. McCutchen advanced to third on the error.

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