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Week Thirteen Wrap Up
ACTIVE POLLS
ends on 12/2/2008
What should the NFL/Giants do with Plaxico Burress now that he faces two gun possession charges?
ends on 12/3/2008
Varsity Xtra poll question: Who was the most valuable player from the WPIAL football championships?
Dali Kovacevic
Rene Gayo, the Pirates' Latin American scouting director, watches the pitching portion of the tryout, with one of his Dominican scouts, Marino Tejada, holding the radar gun.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Part scout, part savior
Part 3: Gayo's focus is on finding talent, but he must battle emotions in process (Today)
PG video: The architect
Pitching portion
Line up
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Mark Loretta is a career .297 hitter in 14 seasons, including a starting berth in the 2006 All-Star Game at PNC Park.
Pirates pursue free-agent veteran Loretta
The Pirates are trying to acquire a longtime nemesis. (Today)
.297 hitter in 14 seasons
Starling Marte
Five to watch: Pirates' top five international prospects
The Pirates' top five international prospects who have yet to play professionally in North America, according to Latin American scouting director Rene Gayo. (Today)
One of the five to watch
Pirates' affiliate in Altoona changes ownership
The Altoona Curve, the Pirates' Class AA affiliate, is being sold by managing general partner Chuck Greenberg back to its original owner, the family of Robert F. Lozinak. (Yesterday)
Dali Kovacevic
Construction of the Pirates' new baseball academy in Guerra, Dominican Republic, with the headquarters building to the right.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Brick by brick
Part 2: New academy just one part of building talent pool (Yesterday)
PG video: Pirates of the Caribbean: The structure
New academy
Batting cages
Just like PNC Park
Dugouts delight
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Alvarez really exists.
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Other Boras clients?
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