Redefining a Fire Sale in Pittsburgh

No comment is necessary. The following facts speak for themselves. Of the nine starters for the Pirates on Opening Day 2008, only one remains with the team one season and 100 games later.

Pittsburgh Pirates 2008 Opening Day Lineup

• CF Nate McLouth - traded to Braves, 7/3/2009
  
• 2B Freddy Sanchez - traded to Giants, 7/29/09
  
• LF Jason Bay - traded to Red Sox, 7/31/2008
  
• 1B Adam LaRoche - traded to Red Sox, 7/22/2009
• RF Xavier Nady - traded to Yankees, 7/26/2008
• C Ryan Doumit
• 3B Jose Bautista - traded to Blue Jays, 8/28/2008
  
• SS Jack Wilson - traded to Mariners, 7/29/09
• P Ian Snell - traded to Mariners, 7/29/09

Pittsburgh Pirates 2009 Opening Day Lineup

• LF Nyjer Morgan - traded to Nationals, 6/30/2009
• 2B Freddy Sanchez - traded to Giants, 7/29/09
• CF Nate McLouth - traded to braves, 7/3/2009
• C Ryan Doumit
• 1B Adam LaRoche - traded to Red Sox, 7/22/2009
• 3B Andy LaRoche
• RF Brandon Moss
• SS Jack Wilson - traded to Mariners, 7/29/2009
  
• P Paul Maholm

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City of Champions

From Blogger Pictures

I put this together Saturday morning to celebrate the winning of two major championships, the Super Bowl and the Stanley Cup, in one city, Pittsburgh.

Leave Nothing Behind

I think this is a great shot by Harry How (Getty Images) of the Pittsburgh Penguins' Tyler Kennedy giving everything he has in last night's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Pens managed a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings to send the series to game 7 Friday night in Detroit.

I heard on Mike and Mike this morning that this is the fifth NHL final to go seven games this decade while the NBA and MLB together have only gone seven three times.

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