Cubs 'very close' to acquiring Grabow, Gorzelanny

2009-07-31T09:33:21-04:00

2009-07-30T16:46:29-04:00

2009-07-31T09:33:21-04:00

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whatsbeef

Oklahoma City 728404

20 Paging Zack Duke, you have been traded to the Red Sox for a free Direct TV HD upgrade(with DVR) and 3 free months of HBO and Skinemax. Please clean out your locker and succeed with another team. Thanks for putting up with our organization. 6305058

2009-07-30T21:27:08-04:00

Pittsburgh fan

Hatboro 820148

17 ATTENTION ATTENTION!!!! BREAKING NEWS ALERT!!! The Pittsburgh Pirates just traded the Pirate Parrot, their 32 yr old bat boy, and all remaining bobbleheads for the Nationals 17th round draft pick in 2019! Go Bucs! 6301499

2009-07-31T09:30:52-04:00

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whatsbeef

Oklahoma City 728404

ATTENTION ATTENTION!!!! BREAKING NEWS ALERT!!! The Pittsburgh Pirates just traded the Pirate Parrot, their 32 yr old bat boy, and all remaining bobbleheads for the Nationals 17th round draft pick in 2019! Go Bucs!

19 Pirates are offering the remainder of their starters for Cecil Fielder's pension money, a copy of Jose Canseco's book, and Mark McGwire's left monsterous calf. Hey, the Phillies just gave us the Fanatic for a future 1st Round pick, because we need more entertainment to distract form the actual game being played. Hot DOgs will be 50 cents and beers will be 25 cents, just to get fans in the seats and get them drunk enough to where they shout "Nice error in center McClouth" only later realizing we traded him 2 months ago. 6304970

2009-07-31T09:26:00-04:00

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whatsbeef

Oklahoma City 728404

18 Holy God! What a disgrace, who is still on the roster. Even Pirate fans are going to have trouble figuring out the lineup! 6304844

2009-07-30T21:27:08-04:00

Pittsburgh fan

Hatboro 820148

2009-07-30T20:56:38-04:00

ejheim62

Hollywood 194852

16 two class A relievers and a Double A 2nd baseman to be named later, providing he's not hitting above .230! 6301293

2009-07-30T20:03:03-04:00

Schweitzer

Frederick 438452

15 "know who's going absolutely nuts right now? The poor owner of the company that prints scorebooks for the Pirates - "what? Traded whom? I have to change the print again? Who am I supposed to put on the cover, Santa Claus?"' How many minor leaguers will you give us for Santa Claus? 6300900

2009-07-30T19:35:20-04:00

ejheim62

Hollywood 194852

14 ah, that's the catch. Are the Pirates finally and really re-loading for a run, or just loading up long enough for the players to turn good and get sold off themselves in a few years? Past history would tell any Pittsburgh fan not to get their hopes up, but time will tell. 6300717

2009-07-30T19:23:01-04:00

EstebanHerrera

Machesney Park 720502

13 This could be a first. Also, the deal is done, and sure enough, the Cubs gave up way too much to get them (today's winning pitcher, Kevin Hart, and top prospect-turned-ruined pitcher, saved just in the knick of time by the Pirates, Jose Ascanio, plus a minor leaguer). I think the Pirates may be able to run a train on the NL Central in two or three years if they don't trade away all their guys again. 6300620

2009-07-30T19:16:41-04:00

ejheim62

Hollywood 194852

12 just curious though, has a team EVER traded their entire starting lineup from opening day by mid season? I think only Doumit is left, and since he's doing all right since coming back, he's available! 6300534

2009-07-30T19:10:12-04:00

ejheim62

Hollywood 194852

11 I'm about ready to ask for a tryout. 48 year old rookie with a rebuilt left shoulder, can still hit maybe 60 on the radar gun if the winds are blowing in. Can't bend for groundballs and won't back up home plate, couldn't hit a beach ball if they were lobbing it up to the plate for me, but hey, i'll work cheap. Might get a shot and last long enough to get traded to the Yankees. 6300483

The Cubs are "very close'' to acquiring pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny in a deal with the Pirates, sources confirm. "The Cubs already have a good bullpen,'' a competitor complained. SI.com reported that <a href="http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/mlb_trade_talk/posts/72441-cubs-pirates-in-discussions-about-grabow" target="_blank">a deal was in the works</a> for those two pitchers earlier in the day. http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY

Jon Heyman

New York 10084 72501 The Cubs are "very close'' to acquiring pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny in a deal with the Pirates, sources confirm. "The Cubs already have a good bullpen,'' a competitor complained. SI.com reported that <a href="/si_blogs/mlb_trade_talk/posts/72441-cubs-pirates-in-discussions-about-grabow" target="_blank">a deal was in the works</a> for those two pitchers earlier in the day.