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Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau tips his cap as he looks into the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout during the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen hits a two-run home run off Houston Astros pitcher J.A. Happ in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Wednesday, March 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Matt Diaz slides around Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia to score one of three runs driven in by a fourth inning double by Pirates pitcher Kevin Correia during a spring training baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Saturday, March 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, right, talks with home plate umpire Bill Welke after Pirates' Andrew McCutchen was called out attempting to score in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Fla., Monday, March 14, 2011. The Orioles won 8-2. (AP Photo)

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Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley, center, is interviewed after taking batting practice before a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Clearwater, Fla., Saturday, March 5, 2011. Utley did not play in the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle watches his team as the pitchers take part in a bunting contest during spring training baseball practice, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2009, file photo, Former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Chuck Tanner, right, and Phil Garner walk off the field arm-in-arm after a ceremony honoring their 1979 World Series Championship team before a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Pittsburgh. Tanner, who managed the Pirates to one of the greatest comebacks in World Series history in 1979, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at his home in New Castle, Pa., after a long illness, the team Pirates said. He was 81. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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Pittsburgh Pirates new manager Clint Hurdle, left, is presented a Pirates jersey by Pirates general manager Neil Huntington after being introduced as the 39th manager in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jason Marquis throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second inning of the baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

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Milwaukee Brewers' Yovani Gallardo talks to teammate George Kottaras on the bench before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Milwaukee. Gallardo and clubhouse attendant Alex Sanchez were robbed at gunpoint early Friday, hours after Milwaukee's ace pitched in a loss to the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy, right, cannot hold on to the ball as he collides with Pittsburgh Pirates' Lastings Milledge at home during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Milwaukee. Milledge scored from second on a hit by Ronny Cedeno. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Chris Narveson throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Chart shows the Pittsburgh Pirates team profits (2007-2009) and winning percentage since 1992.

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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wipes his eyes as he sits on the bench as his team was losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh inning of the baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg is met by pitching coach Steve McCatty as he walks off the field in the seventh inning after 14 strikeouts in his major league debut, during the baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)