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Pirates ' vice-president Steve Greenberg said, " We said when construction began that we would build the best ballpark in baseball, and we believe we've done that.
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Pirates and Steve
Capp is often associated with two other giants of the medium: Milton Caniff ( Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon ) and Walt Kelly ( Pogo ).
* The first verse Steve Goodman's original 1972 version of " The Lincoln Park Pirates " contains the line, " the stores are all closing and Daley is dozing ".
* Sandokan, the Pirate of Malaysia ( 1964 ) a. k. a. The Pirates of Malaysia, a. k. a. Pirates of the Seven Seas, Steve Reeves, directed by Umberto Lenzi
He has also played Steve Jobs in the 1999 docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley and Flynn Carsen in The Librarian franchise.
Another newly composed song by folk singer Steve Goodman, " Lincoln Park Pirates ," uses the phrase, “ Way, hey, tow ‘ em away ,” imitating shanty choruses while at the same time anachronistically evoking the “ piracy ” in its subject.
Milton Arthur Paul Caniff ( February 28, 1907 – April 3, 1988 ) was an American cartoonist famous for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips.
Caniff produced his last strip of Terry and the Pirates in December 1946 and introduced his new strip Steve Canyon in the Chicago Sun-Times the following month.
Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon, although not gaining the popularity of Terry and the Pirates ( comic strip ) | Terry and the Pirates, nevertheless enjoyed greater longevity.
While Steve Canyon never achieved the popularity that Terry and the Pirates had at its height as a World War II military adventure or the cult fame Terry generated over the years, it was a successful comic strip with a greater circulation than Terry ever had.
He also received the Society's first Cartoonist of the Year Award in 1947, nominally for his new comic strip, Steve Canyon, but since the award covered work published in 1946, it embraced Terry and the Pirates as well.
Also in 2008, the band, with Steve Taylor providing vocals, recorded the song " Yo Ho Hero " for The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie.
Launched shortly after Caniff retired from his previous strip, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon ran from January 13, 1947 until June 4, 1988, shortly after Caniff's death.
This is referred to in baseball terminology as " Steve Sax Syndrome ", the fielder's variant of " Steve Blass disease ", named after the Pirates pitcher who suffered a similar breakdown of basic mechanics.
Stephen Robert " Steve " Blass ( born April 18, 1942 ) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and a current broadcast announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The two teams proved to be evenly matched, as the Series went the full seven games, with the Pirates ' Steve Blass pitching a complete game four-hitter in winning Game 7, 2 – 1, against Mike Cuellar and the Orioles.
Though not as decorated as the O's staff, the Pirates featured 19-game winner Dock Ellis and 15-game winner Steve Blass.
With the Series shifting to Three Rivers Stadium and with Steve Blass available, the Pirates got back into it.
Part of the lure was the talent supplied by Kinston's parent club, the Pittsburgh Pirates, which included Steve Blass ( 17 – 3, 1. 97 ERA, 209 K's ), and Frank Bork ( 19 – 7, 2. 00 ERA ).
His film roles include computer industry pioneer Steve Wozniak in the film Pirates of Silicon Valley, and a part in the 1996 blockbuster Twister.
* 1994 Steve Cramer-The Pirates of Penzance-Interact Theatre Company
The struggles of Steve Blass kept Ellis in the Pirates ' starting rotation, as Blass was moved to the bullpen.
Pirates and Greenberg
Greenberg was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947, became the very first baseball player to earn over $ 80, 000 / year in salary ( he was paid $ 100, 000, ($ today ) plus $ 25, 000 that his contract with Detroit called for in the event they sold or traded him ).
When Greenberg decided to retire rather than play for less, Detroit sold his contract to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pirates also reduced the size of Forbes Field's cavernous left field, renaming the section " Greenberg Gardens " to accommodate Greenberg's pull-hitting style.
Greenberg played first base for the Pirates in 1947 and was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome Jackie Robinson to the majors.
Greenberg with the Pirates in 1947.
Starring as a first baseman and outfielder with the Tigers ( 1930, 1933 – 46 ) and doing duty only briefly with the Pirates ( 1947 ), Greenberg played only nine full seasons.
After the season, the Pirates convinced future Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg not to retire.
Greenberg retired after the season, but by then Ralph Kiner was an established slugger with the Pirates, and the bullpen was redubbed " Kiner's Korner ".
On April 2, 2006, their fourth anniversary as owners, Greenberg and his group announced an additional four-year extension on the development agreement with the Pirates, keeping the Curve's affiliation intact through at least the 2010 season.
One of his first moves was dramatic – selling aging superstar Hank Greenberg to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pirates and said
" Freelance sportswriter Arnold Hano and Clemente biographer Kal Wagenheim each placed it at 450 feet, while Pirates ' manager Danny Murtaugh simply said: " I'd like to see Clemente ’ s hit on a clear day with no wind and see how far it really would go.
Chuck Tanner who managed the World Series winning 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates said about James that " He's full of shit, and you be sure to tell him that.
She led the all-girl orchestra and Odeon Theatre house band the Musical Pirates, said by some to be the first all-female orchestra, and hosted radio programs including The Encouragement Hour, Kansas City, and Gal About Town, Fresno.
Some say the sailor had fond memories of trips to North Africa, some have said he had a friend that had been captured by the Barbary Pirates and was imprisoned in old Mogador and others have speculated that popular literature of that era was the Arabian Nights and the mysterious markets on the North African coast.
Robert Culp said that the comic strip Terry and the Pirates was his inspiration for the " tone " and " spirit " and " noir heightened realism " of the 1965 NBC TV series, I Spy, when he was writing the pilot.
In a press interview in Brisbane, Anthony Warlow said that he had deliberately based his Pirate King on Johnny Depp's character from " Pirates of the Caribbean " so that people who may not know the opera but are aware of the " Pirates of the Caribbean " trilogy of movies could enjoy the opera more.
He said in his autobiography that he then closely followed the Pittsburgh Pirates because they were the closest to Youngstown, and likewise became an Indians fan after moving to Cleveland.
" I've never seen a crowd get into one inning for one guy like that before ," said Pirates reliever John Grabow.
Contrasting the fielding of the Dodgers and the Pirates, he once said that a pitcher should pay to pitch for the Dodgers, whereas the Pirates ' second baseman and shortstop were like goalposts with the ball bouncing between them.
Pirates and We
* " A Rollicking Band Of Pirates, We " w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan
Rickie Lee Jones ' critically acclaimed album Pirates and songs such as " We Belong Together " and " Living It Up " are reminiscent of early Laura Nyro songs, and Jones acknowledged Nyro's influence.
It was then that Waits met his future wife, and Jones began work on Pirates, one of the 100 must-hear CDs, a five-star Rolling Stone record, including " We Belong Together ", garnering praise from every corner of rock media at the time.
Garcia is scheduled to star in the movie When We Were Pirates due out in 2012.
The 1984 Padres adopted Ray Parker, Jr .' s " Ghostbusters " as their theme song ( à la the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates using Sister Sledge's " We Are Family " as their theme song ).
" He was a member of the " We Are Family " Pittsburgh Pirates team that won the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
Voicing the opinion that Pirates GM Dave Littlefield had undersold Wilson, the anonymous GM was quoted as saying, " We really thought Wilson was a guy a lot of AL teams would be interested in.
UMMTA was established in 2002 and performed productions of The Boyfriend ( Oct 2002 ), Dance with the Devil ( June 2003 ), Merilly We Roll Along ( Oct 2003 ), Pirates of Penzance ( Apr 2004 ) and The Threepenny Opera ( Oct 2004 ).
Six DVDs from this series were released on October 13, 2009 ( Robot Repairman ), January 5, 2010 ( Join the Adventurer's Club ), March 30 ( Escape From the Tower ), July 14, 2010 ( Operation Elephant Drop ), October 5, 2010 ( Christmas With the Backyardigans ) and March 8, 2011 ( We Arrrr Pirates !).
The We Arrrr Pirates!
The show became popular in the UK through a sketch involving Pirates requiring better employment conditions (" We wants a training day!
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