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Fantasy Baseball Notes 7/3/2009
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Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen steals second base as Marlins shortstop Emilio Bonifacio takes a late throw in the third inning of yesterday's game in Miami.
Ohlendorf's lost zip glaring in Pirates' loss
MIAMI -- Offense blanked again, 5-0, as Florida's Nolasco fans 12 (Today)
Andrew McCutchen steals second base
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Adam LaRoche, right, is greeted by his brother Andy after hitting a sixth-inning solo home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher Tony Sipp in a game June 24.
Adam and Andy LaRoche are savoring time together as Pirates
Their family circle is baseball. The fabric of their being is cowhide with red stitching. The father played big league baseball, coached big league baseball, tutors minor league pitchers still. (Today)
The two LaRoches
Andy LaRoche
Adam LaRoche
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Second baseman Freddy Sanchez, right, will represent the Pirates in the All-Star Game for a third time.
For Pirates' Sanchez, third All-Star berth an 'honor'
MIAMI -- But stiff lower back could cost him next series in Houston or more (Today)
Second baseman Freddy Sanchez
Pirates Notebook: Bullpen, catcher decisions loom
MIAMI -- Reliever Donnie Veal, the Pirates' Rule 5 draft pick, must be recalled Wednesday from Class AAA Indianapolis, as per the terms of Rule 5, and general manager Neal Huntington yesterday confirmed that Veal will, in fact, rejoin the team in Houston on that date. (Today)
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