Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates: the take-all-leave-nothing swashbuckling badasses of the seven seas. Commonly recognized for their conquests of unsuspecting merchant ships, expensive ransoms, and their never ending pursuit of treasure, what pirates are most known for is flipping the bird to any and every rule that might impede their progress. While some may consider pirates a long gone band of drunken thieves, the end of the pirating age is nowhere in sight-- in fact, it is as alive as it has ever been. Consequently,…

While reading an argumentative article, one learns to expect stern verbosity and intellectual perplexity. An exception to this norm, Dave Barry pleasantly plays with rhetoric and satire to convey an opinion while simultaneously humoring the reader. His article, “Discover Your House,” is so saturated with jokes that at a first glance, one may feel as if his purpose was simply to make them laugh; it seems as if it provides no real objective. This, however, is his unforeseen genius. Dissecting his…

The movement of tricking is defined as the combination of martial arts, break-dancing and gymnastics, but to the tricking legend Michael Guthrie, the meaning runs far deeper. “Tricking is a lifestyle, once you're in it, you're committed. You cant just back out.”, Mike states. “No matter what, you're probably involved with some other trickers.” To Mike, tricking sucks you in. It becomes your life, and you can't stop thinking about it. Michael's 23 years old, short in stature, and a marvel to…

Last year, the NL Central was probably deepest division in the National League as three prominent teams battled for the division crown. The St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs all had a chance to win the division down the stretch. However, after the Cardinals won the division by two games (100-62), the Pirates (98-64) and Cubs (97-65) secured both spots in the National League Wild Card Game, where the two division foes met for a chance to face St. Louis in the NLDS. 

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Dodgers placed Clemente on their Montreal farm team hoping that he would not be noticed by other teams (Laezman). A scout from the Pittsburgh Pirates discovered Clemente’s talent while he was playing in Montreal (Laezman). Unfortunately for the Dodgers Clemente was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates at the end of the season and would spend the entirety of his career with Pittsburgh (Laezman). According to an article on the Baseball Hall of Fame website, Clemente fought injuries in his first…

drafted 11th in the first round of the 2005 draft. He debuted for the Pirates in June of 2009. Andrew McCutchen is a five time all-star, won a gold glove in 2012, and was named National League MVP in 2013. He has helped turn the Pirates around and helped them qualify for the post season in three of the last 4 years. Cutch is regarded as one of the best players in baseball and feared by many pitchers. My dad and I went to the Pirates game on September 29th, 2012 (my birthday) and Andrew…

generates on Merchandise? Or how much the Pittsburgh Pirates get paid in salary, Renovation expenses, and Advertising? As far as Merchandise and costs goes, PNC Park sells tickets for around $18.36 so if the Pirates keep 90% of the Revenue, nearly 100,000 fans would result in $1.8M of additional revenue. Not to mention, on average each fan spends around $25 on food or merchandise each game making the parks earnings in at $2 million in revenue. (Pittsburgh…

McKenna Williams City University Life April Friges September 11, 2014 Roberto Clemente was an amazing baseball player and an inspiring human being. Best known as being one of the Pittsburgh’s most talented players, Clemente lead the Pirates as a powerful batter and as a defensive right fielder. However, there is more to Clemente’s fame than just baseball; he was also a strong world leader. He was passionate about racial issues and human rights. He used his fame and talent to help his country…

I would love to further my education at Carnegie Mellon University and study chemical engineering. Carnegie Mellon’s state of the art facilities, concentration on cutting-edge research, and location inside the jubilant city of Pittsburgh combine to make Carnegie my top choice for my upper level education. Over the last summer, my family and I visited the university. We were blown away with the beauty of all of the buildings and the marvels of the high-tech facilities, in particular the computer…

Million Dollar Arm is based on a true story of how two young teenagers, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel became baseball pitchers who were discovered by sports agent name J.B. Bernstein after winning a reality show competition. It all started when J.B and his business partner, Ash lose a huge client. J.B then struggles and in desperate to find new clients. He came up with an idea of travelling to India of hosting a contest called “Million Dollar Arm” hoping to find the next great baseball pitcher. J…