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Great. Another couole of jobs given to foreigners. But this is America and it is slowly being sold out to the wealthy people's desires. Most likely these dudes - DO NOT have what it takes....mentally.

Wow, they beat San Diego to the punch for their new "face of the franchise" guys after they rid of Hoffman, Peavy, and Greene.

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Originally posted 05:55 AM ET  11.25 by Bond 007

Great. Another couole of jobs given to foreigners. But this is America and it is slowly being sold out to the wealthy people's desires. Most likely these dudes - DO NOT have what it takes....mentally.

Bond, I hear ya. But this country was sold out to wealthy people's desires long ago during the Regan/H.W. Bush years. As if they were preparing for the oncoming modern day depression which will be erasing Valentines Day this winter.

Nice to see the racial comments on here! Why don't you guys to just get a life! If they were Japanese you wouldn't be saying a single word, but just because they are from India, you need to hurl a couple of insults. Grow up!

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Originally posted 06:55 AM ET  11.25 by EastCoastKeith

Bond, I hear ya. But this country was sold out to wealthy people's desires long ago during the Regan/H.W. Bush years. As if they were preparing for the oncoming modern day depression which will be erasing Valentines Day this winter.

way to go numnuts. maybe being sold out had more to do with constantly giving people handouts instead of making their lazy arses work or giving houses to idiots who had no business buying them but "hey, it gets them out of the urban areas".

In all your brilliant wisdom, please enlighten us all on how exactly this disaster rests with Reagan or Bush. People like you deserve the stale coffee you get on the unemployment lines right next to Cletus's Soup Kitchen.

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Originally posted 07:53 AM ET  11.25 by patelj27b

Nice to see the racial comments on here! Why don't you guys to just get a life! If they were Japanese you wouldn't be saying a single word, but just because they are from India, you need to hurl a couple of insults. Grow up!

actually, we would. I think just about every race has taken a beating. Its all out of love.

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 07:53 AM ET  11.25 by patelj27b

Nice to see the racial comments on here! Why don't you guys to just get a life! If they were Japanese you wouldn't be saying a single word, but just because they are from India, you need to hurl a couple of insults. Grow up!

seriously....your name is J Patel???? Talk about irony. There are like a billion J Patels in the Queens phonebook. Might as well call yourself I.M. Indian.

Once again the Pirates show how big of a joke they truly are. What's next? A catcher from Azerbaijan??

Anyone think their team is worse now???

These guys have never played baseball, they've never been in a game, and barely on a field for some hack "contest". The only thing they showed off was that they can throw a ball relatively fast.

It doesn't matter that they are Indian. They are in NO sense "baseball players" or "pitchers". True baseball player live, eat, sleep and breathe baseball. They've been playing their whole lives, in backyards and alleys and dusty streets and school fields.

This is truly a new low for the Pirates organization.

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Originally posted 09:12 AM ET  11.25 by Atomic Ritual

These guys have never played baseball, they've never been in a game, and barely on a field for some hack "contest". The only thing they showed off was that they can throw a ball relatively fast.It doesn't matter that they are Indian. They are in NO sense "baseball players" or "pitchers". True baseball player live, eat, sleep and breathe baseball.

Kinda sorta like 85% of the Atlanta population isnt really southern? Do you mean like that?

Might as well have a contest to see who can kick things the hardest and then put them on a world cup team...

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Originally posted 09:14 AM ET  11.25 by The Box

Kinda sorta like 85% of the Atlanta population isnt really southern? Do you mean like that?

Nope. You don't sign a contract to be southern.

Do you have to sign a contract to be an **** from New York?

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Originally posted 09:00 AM ET  11.25 by The Box

seriously....your name is J Patel???? Talk about irony. There are like a billion J Patels in the Queens phonebook. Might as well call yourself I.M. Indian.

what a conincidence...my name is "I.M. Ahole"

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Originally posted 09:17 AM ET  11.25 by Atomic Ritual

Nope. You don't sign a contract to be southern.Do you have to sign a contract to be an **** from New York?

No not at all. Its just that its about time you sheet-wearing, knuckle dragging carny's get your act together and realize Atlanta is about as southern-heritage rich as these guys are baseball players. Outside of the geography, there's nothing southern about it. They should change the name to South New York

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:12 AM ET  11.25 by Atomic Ritual

These guys have never played baseball, they've never been in a game, and barely on a field for some hack "contest". The only thing they showed off was that they can throw a ball relatively fast.It doesn't matter that they are Indian. They are in NO sense "baseball players" or "pitchers". True baseball player live, eat, sleep and breathe baseball. They've been playing their whole lives, in backyards and alleys and dusty streets and school fields.This is truly a new low for the Pirates organization.

Well said.

Try being a, ahem...fan of the Pirates.

The Pirates have a awesome stadium, their TRYING to fill it with a joke like this. Shame on them for disgracing the game of baseball like that. Why not try to pick up someone that has at least played an entire game of baseball like Oliver Perez or Carl Pavano. These guys are good enough to be the ace of the Pirates rotation.

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Originally posted 12:07 PM ET  11.25 by RockiesfanTN

The Pirates have a awesome stadium, their TRYING to fill it with a joke like this. Shame on them for disgracing the game of baseball like that. Why not try to pick up someone that has at least played an entire game of baseball like Oliver Perez or Carl Pavano. These guys are good enough to be the ace of the Pirates rotation.

Well, at least know the citizens of Pittsburgh can't be accused of being racist.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:12 AM ET  11.25 by Atomic Ritual

These guys have never played baseball, they've never been in a game, and barely on a field for some hack "contest". The only thing they showed off was that they can throw a ball relatively fast.It doesn't matter that they are Indian. They are in NO sense "baseball players" or "pitchers". True baseball player live, eat, sleep and breathe baseball. They've been playing their whole lives, in backyards and alleys and dusty streets and school fields.This is truly a new low for the Pirates organization.

If that's the case, then sorry to say, the most baseball players today are not "true" baseball players.