Cleanin' out the inbox

Here are a few things to post from the inbox and get them up before they get shuffled back by the new stuff.

Battlin' Bob sends us this link from MLB.com on the Pirate farm system.
Nothing to quibble with too much although I think they think a bit too highly of Nyjer Morgan and maybe not highly enough of Jason Delaney's season.

Our guy in Japan,Brandon Siefken sends us word that the New York Lite Red Sox are also very interested in Hiroshima Carp righty Hideki Kuroda.
Seattle is still considered to be the favorite.

Our source in Pulaski Virginia tells us that the Seattle Mariners are still pondering the acquisition of the Appalachian League franchise,but the other two teams that had shown interest had dropped out.
The other interested teams were the Giants and Rangers.
The Rangers had been based in Pulaski in the past.
If the Mariners go to Pulaski,I will pull for them a bit-LOL!

I have been talking all day with a fan of the Avon Lake Shoremen.
Frank has a great site covering the powerhouse from Avon Lake and we will be linking to his coverage of tonight's contest in Brunswick.

And finally in a class move,the Pirates brought former manager Chuck Tanner home where he belongs as a senior advisor.
Tanner,who of course managed the Pirates to its last World Championship in 1979,had been scouting teams in PNC Park for the Indians for the last five years.

Until tomorrow morning with Avon Lake-Ashland,Ohio State-Illinois preview and of course more notes from the bullpen!