In the field, he displayed good range and a very strong arm in 2004, even better than the Pirates expected from a former shortstop.

Manager Danny Murtaugh was impressed with Umbricht's pitching ability and expected him to become the Pirates fourth starter by opening day.

In his rookie season, Castillo impressed the Pirates front office with his defensive plays.

Castillo was the Pirates ' starting second baseman in almost every game in 2006.

Despite rumors he might be traded in the off-season, the Pirates elected to keep Castillo.

Castillo during his tenure with the Pirates in 2007 spring training.

But on March 23, the Pirates announced that Jose Bautista would start the season as the team's starting third baseman, meaning Castillo would start the season as a utility bench player.

Largely because of Wilson and fellow defensive standout second baseman José Castillo, the Pirates turned more double plays in 2005 than any National League team save the Cardinals.

* One of only six Pittsburgh Pirates to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

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After previous failed attempts to bring the Major League Baseball to Colorado ( most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates nearly relocating to Denver following the Pittsburgh drug trials in 1985 ), by the late 1980s a team seemed to be a possibility in Denver.

To celebrate the successful 1982 Milwaukee Brewers team, the franchise decided to have the 2007 season be named as the " 25th Anniversary of ' 82 ", with more fan giveaways than any other Major League Baseball team except the Pittsburgh Pirates, and more discounts and deals than any other time in Brewers ' history.

The rivalry between the Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates was considered by some to be one of the best rivalries in the National League.

From there, they went on to defeat the power-laden New York Yankees in a seven-game Series, during which Clemente batted. 310, hitting safely at least once in every game ( exactly one half of a streak which would be completed much more resoundingly eleven years later in The Great One's signature Series, i. e. the Pirates ' 1971, come-from-behind, seven-game victory over the Baltimore Orioles ).

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.

He made his major league debut on September 10, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and in, when the spitball was banned, he was named as one of the 17 established pitchers who would be allowed to continue to throw the pitch.

This happens when Peter and Wendy appear to make Goofy's dream for some adventure come true and play a game of " Pretend to Be Pirates " with Donald Duck, who pretends to be the captain until the real Hook appears and challenges Peter to a duel.

Pirates were engaged by the Argives to fetch the image back, but the enterprise did not succeed, for the ship when laden with the image could not be made to move.

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.

* Bill Virdon, former outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, later went on to be manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Montreal Expos

Not to be confused with the Chamois Scrap Pirates, a rugged band of scrap metal thieves that control most of west side Chamois.

In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the phrase " I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request " simply means " No. " The pretentious dialogue Elizabeth Swann attempts to use as a gate-keeping device against Jack Sparrow illustrates how jargon and pretentious language can be used as a barrier between classes.

" Favreau insisted on having Downey as he repeatedly claimed that Downey would be to Iron Man what Johnny Depp is to the Pirates of the Caribbean series, a lead actor that could both elevate the quality of the film and increase the public's interest in it.

This type of packaging is popular today and can be seen being used by McFarlane Toys for their Movie Maniacs line of action figures beginning with Series V. Other companies that utilize this type of packaging are NECA / Reel Toys ( National Entertainment Collectibles Association ) with their Cult Classics and Pirates of the Caribbean line of figures, and Toy Biz with its Marvel Legends action figures, which included a comic book placed between the two PVC segments.

While more ruthless than Crow's crew, the Green Pirates have not generally proven to be much smarter or more competent.

* In Sid Meier's Pirates, if you entered in the wrong information, you could still play the game, but at a level that would be very hard to make it far in the game.

In their second season, the Gold Miners were no longer the lone American team as the CFL introduced three new teams: The Las Vegas Posse, the Shreveport Pirates and the Baltimore Stallions ( who were known as the CFLers when the NFL did not allow the Colts name to be used ).

The Pirates were known to be one of the least successful of the CFL's American franchises on and off the field, despite relatively strong fan support.

In the early 1990s, McCoy was attached in the role of Governor Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl when Steven Spielberg was planning on directing, but Disney did not give permission for the film to be made.

He returned 10 days later, but the injury lingered, and he was removed from a game against the Pirates on May 26 to be examined by Robert Hyland, the Cardinals ' physician.

The Pirates were assigned to, what would later be called, the NHL's American Division, with the Boston Bruins and the New York Americans.

It would also turn out to be the last playoff game that the Pirates would play.

The Pirates 1929-30 season was their fifth season in the NHL, and what would eventually be their last.

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 ).

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.

A single, " A Lucky Guy ", became the only Billboard Hot 100 hit from the album, peaking at # 64, but " Pirates ( So Long Lonely Avenue )" and " Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking " became minor Top 40 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

When coaching he had led the Pirates to two, and their only two, seasons of winning 100 + games.

The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers were the second ( after the runner-up 1962 squad ) Dodger team to win at least 100 games since moving west from Brooklyn ; they won the National League West division after a season long battle by four games over the Cincinnati Reds, then defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, three games to one, in the National League Championship Series.

Giles hit his 100th career home run as a member of the Pirates on August 9, he is one of just 17 players to homer 100 times as a Pirate.

In 1946, when Milton Caniff left Terry and the Pirates, there were about 100 artists who applied for the job, according to Caniff.

Hoffman's 30th and last save of the season, a 3 – 2 win over the Pirates, ensured the Padres would not lose 100 games that season.

Backman batted. 303 for the division winners, and the Mets won 100 games that season, taking the NL East by fifteen games over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Despite the loss, Pittsburgh owner Barney Dreyfuss could feel his vision of a World Series had been a success, since the public had come out in large numbers to watch the games with over 100, 000 paying spectators, the games had been hard fought with the players on both teams giving it their all, and the Pirates had proven to be a mighty foe with stars such as Tommy Leach proving their worth on the field.

The Secret of Pirates ' Hill was ranked 19 on the Hardy Boys: Top 100 in 1971.

For the season, he led the Pirates with 100 runs batted in while also clubbing seventeen home runs.