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The Pirates have filled out their Minor League coaching staffs for 2010, bringing back all six of the affiliates' managers from last season.

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The Yankees on Friday protected seven players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft by adding them to the 40-man roster.

These are all fairly logical choices with Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio still on the 60-day DL and several prospects still waiting to be added before the Rule 5 draft, as well.

Manager John Russell has decided to give righty Jeff Karstens the nod to make Friday's start against the Dodgers, who are coming to PNC Park for a four-game series that will close out the Pirates' portion of their home schedule.

Pirates pitcher Joel Hanrahan is dealing with an elbow ailment. What if you made your major league debut, and hardly anybody was there to see it? When Eric Hacker ascended the PNC Park mound late Tuesday night for the moment he dreamed about most of his 26 years of life, not to mention his eight minor league years and 102 games, one patron clapped.

It was the moment every kid who plays baseball dreams of, even if it didn't go quite the same way it did in his fantasies.

When Eric Hacker was summoned from the Pirates' bullpen to pitch the eighth inning of Tuesday's game, he became the 47th different player used by Pittsburgh this season.

The Pirates have had several young players decline team requests to play winter ball, and general manager Neal Huntington sounded plenty displeased about that yesterday.

Thursday 10 Sep 2009 Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 07:06AM INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Indians utiltyman Brian Bixler and catcher Robinzon Diaz as well as starting pitcher Eric Hacker have each been promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Left-handed pitcher Donnie Veal was recalled from his rehab assignment at Double-A Altoona and reinstated from the 15-day DL, while righty Jeff Karstens was recalled from his rehab assignment at Indianapolis and is eligible to come off the DL today.

Carlos Zambrano, who did not get a decision in his last game Friday in New York, will start in the series finale against the Pirates, looking for his first win since July 22.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-hander Eric Hacker, shortstop Brian Bixler and catcher Robinzon Diaz from triple-A Indianapolis.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-hander Eric Hacker, shortstop Brian Bixler and catcher Robinzon Diaz from Triple-A Indianapolis.

On the Pirates: Best and worst amid the losing The Post-Gazette on departed minor league pitching coordinator Troy Buckley: Buckley's my-way-or-else style won him few friends in the system, and the Pirates , indeed, lost a few experienced baseball men in favor of pitching coaches who essentially were clipboard holders for Buckley, not permitted to ...

The Pirates have asked manager John Russell's entire coaching staff to return. General manager Neal Huntington, who expressed his satisfaction with the staff in an interview with the Post-Gazette last week, began meeting individually with coaches in Russell's office yesterday at Miller Park.

The Pirates' pitching prospect who has done the most to earn a September recall will not be getting one.

Flashback to April, when Eric Hacker took the ball from Thunder manager Tony Franklin on opening day to front a starting rotation some thought could rival the two that led the Eastern League in earned run average and helped produce back-to-back championships.

Van Pope drove home the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth as the Gwinnett Braves edged the Indianapolis Indians 6-5. Clint Sammons homered and drove in two runs for the braves, who took three games in the four-game series.

I just read that Paul Bush, a recent independent league pickup, will get a second start for Triple A Scranton Wilkes-Barre... by Joseph DelGrippo 16 reads Opinion I just read that Paul Bush, a recent independent league pickup, will get a second start for Triple A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. The main reason is not because of Bush's superior talents or ...