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- freezerburn666, on 11/25/2008, -0/+34allo i am Rinku i will be pleased to pitch for you today, what type of pitch would you like?
- jmpeagle, on 11/25/2008, -3/+29DEY TOOK ER JERRRRRRBS
- clkou, on 11/25/2008, -7/+33Heh, good luck with THAT. Now we're outsourcing our pitching ;)
- repmekevets, on 11/25/2008, -2/+20ok i'm from pittsburgh, and at one time or another i've wondered, "could the pirates be any more embarrassing?" now i know the answer.
- Jrlac08, on 11/25/2008, -3/+19Anyone smell a terrible terrible Disney movie?
- PatrickFlorida, on 11/25/2008, -0/+14The Cleveland Indians said no?
- stpirate, on 11/25/2008, -1/+15Neither had pitched before this year?
Sounds like they won't make it past the minors. - gnomead, on 11/25/2008, -0/+13This is so bizarre. There's no baseball in India at all. It's all about cricket here.
- roedwards86, on 11/25/2008, -4/+17I'm sure they were bowlers...
- galv0, on 11/25/2008, -4/+15Bowling is a little different than pitching :-/
- SnapETom, on 11/25/2008, -1/+11Patel hit 90 mph, Singh hit 84. No mention of any movement, which pitchers regularly spend their entire high school and college years developing.
If Patel can get some movement, 90 might be good enough to get him a job as a #5 starter. Singh's going to get eaten alive. - winmywii, on 11/25/2008, -1/+10Go Steelers and Penguins?
- keplerjd, on 11/25/2008, -3/+12Put it in the books; they will never pitch in the major leagues.
- wendelgee2, on 11/25/2008, -0/+9So, you're an *****.
How's that working out for you? - hierophantus, on 11/25/2008, -1/+9Hilarious. In the saddest possible way. Oh, Pirates, just hang it up already.
- gnomead, on 11/25/2008, -0/+8Actually if you'd read the story you'd know that they were javelin throwers.
- gnomead, on 11/25/2008, -3/+10Actually, Indian cricketers are as ridiculously overpaid as any athlete in the world. And, fyi, $12,000 is about Rs. 600,000. So you were off by about 2 trillion 999 billion 999 million 400 thousand rupees.
- Ymeg, on 11/25/2008, -1/+8As far as I'm concerned, they could sign a blind person and still improve.
- inactive, on 11/25/2008, -1/+8I smell curry
- flashingcurser, on 11/25/2008, -0/+7Say again about former colonies. I vaguely recall one who's national pastime is baseball.
- alclone, on 11/25/2008, -0/+6Oh man, now my city is going to become the laughing-stock for the next 10 years.
At least my house worth is going up. - Tegurit34, on 11/25/2008, -0/+6That's it. Everyone back in the pile.
- EnsErmac, on 11/25/2008, -0/+6Nah, if they haven't made Pittsburgh the laughing stock by now, we are safe. 16 years of losing in a row will do that, signing a couple of Indian pitchers who don't know a thing about baseball just adds to that total.
- inactive, on 11/25/2008, -0/+5Not *****. This is about raw talent... Your friend obviously did not have it. I think it's awesome when scouts have the balls to go and find it in unlikely places. Look at Dirk Nowitzki... He didn't pick up a basketball until he was 14 years old...1 year later at 15 a scout singled him out because of his raw athleticism and height. Now he's one of the top players in the NBA...
- wendelgee2, on 11/25/2008, -3/+8What the hell is wrong with you?
- Seanmu13, on 11/25/2008, -3/+8Consider the Pirates are essentially a minor league team, these guys have a great shot making it to the majors.
- staplemaniac, on 11/25/2008, -0/+5Or threw javelins.
Wait, where did I read that? - rockon4life45, on 11/25/2008, -1/+5Sounds interesting to me. This could be crazy.
- OasisR123, on 11/25/2008, -1/+5They don't even have baseball (just like in UK and any other former colony).
please tell them I was really good at MLB2K5, and they can talk to Scott Boras, my agent.
P.S. Detroit Lions organization: I am kind of lame at Madden, but that should be enough to make the cut in your roster. - noghead, on 11/25/2008, -0/+4true, it is different, but if you are responding to roedwards86, he is talking about cricket...not bowling (with pins).
Just clarifying. - supermanly, on 11/25/2008, -0/+3Proud Pittsburgh resident and Indian! I've accepted the fact that the Pirates suck so I'm all for crazy ass attempts to fail less.
The Pirates are the definition of epic fail; they haven't had a winning season since I've been alive (I'm 15 for the record) - altf4exits, on 11/25/2008, -0/+3Should have drafted some Somali's
- tonytheshoes, on 11/25/2008, -1/+4This is probably less about actually starting these two guys, and more about trying to set up recruiting pools anywhere that people haven't heard about how bad the Buccos actually are :(
- jkendal4, on 11/25/2008, -1/+4you know your desperate when...
- meruru, on 11/25/2008, -0/+3Probably, but the Pirates are awful, what do they have to lose? If nothing else it will probably sell a few more tickets for their minor league teams.
- gfxlonghorn, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2I have played soccer all my life, but my height and build were no good.I workout a lot now(pic in profile), and I am in really good shape, but even then what takes me 2 years to get, takes any other person 6 months. And there aren't any elite athletes on the national or even world stage from India that don't play cricket( I don't consider baseball or cricket elite sports anyways). And really, I have only seen like 5 Indian guys in person in my life that were in better shape than me, which is sad. We probably have the worst ratio athletes:population anywhere.
- zzzpoohzzz, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2dammit... wtf is wrong with this organization.... they used to be dominant, now they are so ***** terrible it pisses me off.
i would love to be able to root for them... but they havent had a winning season since 1992... they havent had a winning season since i was 8... and now my favorite tagline ive ever read about the pirates:
pittsburgh pirates... rebuilding since 1992
at least we have the steelers and penguins - fngyo, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2fGl9587X8
- inactive, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2Sachin Tendulkar makes more money then most sports stars in America. Hell the Indian Cricket team is the richest team of any sport in the world. Yhea they got even more money then Manchester United.
- Spoomeister, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2Or a mediocre porn.
- jonstafari, on 11/25/2008, -1/+3funny thing is, the Pirates will still SUCK
- tonytheshoes, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2Clearly you don't know how seriously desperate the Bucs are for talent...
- Kazbaeden, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2The pirates couldn't get any worse... why not?
- reddevild, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2Agreed with Seanmu13, the Pirates are nothing but the highest paid minor league team, at least they'll set the record for most consecutive losing seasons
extra note, yes i am from Pittsburgh. Furthermore, they'll make it to the majors then as soon as they get good the Yankees will come calling and buy them or some other big market team will do the same - binarysemaphore, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2Ya..I want a pitch that can do paper work for my foreclosed home.
- k3rfuffl3, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2More like javelin throwers... Seriously.
- johnbonham1, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2As someone who knows the Pirates lack of athletic ability firsthand, I can safely say they might. Gotta love the Bucs!
- supermanly, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2Dude speak for yourself. I play hockey and tennis, and despite my lack of build, I manage to do well. Of course I did tear my cartilage so I can't say I'm built sturdy either.
That's the excuse I hear from many Indians; some forget how there's a decent amount of good Indian tennis players. - johnbonham1, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2Go Buccos!!! we're obviously getting desperate...
- binarysemaphore, on 11/25/2008, -0/+2I guess there are more homes for sale in Pittsburgh than 7/11
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