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Pirates have a pretty park but an ugly outlook.(Baseball)(Pittsburgh Pirates)
The Brewers are for sale. The Tigers are signing free agents. The Devil Rays are adding veterans and developing youngsters at a breakneck pace. Good things are happening even in the most depressed baseball markets.
Then there is Pittsburgh.
After the Expos, who exist in a bizarre, Major League Baseball-controlled universe, the Pirates' outlook is the bleakest of any low-revenue club's. If their latest rebuilding plan fails, it could cost owner Kevin McClatchy his nerve and general manager Dave Littlefield his job.
The Pirates, entering their fourth season at gorgeous PNC Park, are reducing their payroll from $54 million at the start of last ...
- McClatchy Is Close On Pirates; Tentative Agreement Wouldn't Move Team
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mark Maske September 28, 1995 700+ words
...95 million for the Pirates this week. Fisher, like McClatchy, would keep the team...services already rendered. McClatchy and the Pirates had been haggling over...firm representing the Pirates informed McClatchy that such a lengthy...
- McClatchy Bids for Pirates; N. Virginia Group Awaits Word on Offer's...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mark Maske September 23, 1995 700+ words
...newspaper heir Kevin McClatchy today submitted a...purchase the Pittsburgh Pirates. Baseball officials...make a bid for the Pirates if the McClatchy deal falls through...week. But even if McClatchy buys the Pirates and keeps them in...
- McClatchy Moving In on Pirates
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post September 20, 1995 700+ words
Kevin McClatchy, still searching for the money to buy the Pirates, may reveal four...of the 10 current Pirates owners. McClatchy has not said if he...Mayor Tom Murphy, McClatchy could relocate the Pirates if his losses reach...
- PIRATES' MCCLATCHY HAS BIG PLANS.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) July 7, 1996 700+ words
...buying the Pittsburgh Pirates, bad pitching and all. McClatchy, still young enough...Ridge are in the Pirates' corner, and McClatchy thinks a somewhat...arrange the financing. McClatchy plans to outline the Pirates' financial contribution...
- McClatchy's $1 Million Gains Pirates' Attention
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mark Maske October 11, 1995 700+ words
...newspaper heir Kevin McClatchy regained exclusive...the Pittsburgh Pirates today, agreeing...would be approved. McClatchy wanted a four...extension from the Pirates, but the team...representing the Pirates, McClatchy made a $1 million...
- Pittsburgh Pirates CEO Kevin McClatchy, Children's Hospital And Family Toy...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 21, 1999 700+ words
...Fischer, Pittsburgh Pirates Chief Executive Officer Kevin McClatchy and Family Toy store...honored to have Kevin McClatchy here with us today to...Pittsburgh," said Kevin McClatchy, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. "Operation Kidz involved...
- McClatchy Group Races To Finalize Pirates Offer; N. Virginia Group Awaits...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mark Maske September 22, 1995 700+ words
...the deadline for McClatchy to reach a deal with the Pirates' owners to buy...likely, that the Pirates' owners simply will grant McClatchy an extension on...submit a bid." If McClatchy does make a bid on Friday, the Pirates' owners likely...
- Pirates owner fighting stadium battle McClatchy finds deal a tough sell to...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ALAN ROBINSON July 21, 1996 700+ words
If Kevin McClatchy thought his...the Pittsburgh Pirates was a test in...challenging because of McClatchy's self-imposed...deadlines. The Pirates' Three Rivers...majors," said McClatchy, who at 33...by buying the Pirates for $90 million...
