2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Pittsburgh Pirates
season = 2009
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1887
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = PNC Park
y4 = 2001
city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1882
owners = Robert Nutting
general managers = Neal Huntington
managers = John Russell
television = FSN Pittsburgh
radio = WPGB-FM
Steve Blass
Greg Brown
Bob Walk
John Wehner|

The 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season will be the 128th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The season is expected to be the franchise's second season under the management of John Russell. [cite news |first= Jenifer|last= Langosch|title= GM Huntington to evaluate coaches|url= http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080927&content_id=3561460&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit|publisher= PittsburghPirates.com|date= 2008-09-27|accessdate=2008-09-28] The Pirates will attempt to avoid becoming the first franchise in professional sports to have a losing record in 17 consecutive seasons. [cite news |first= Dejan|last= Kovacevic|title= Pirates reach tragic number with 82nd loss|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08252/910405-13.stm?cmpid=sports.xml|publisher= "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"|date= 2008-09-08|accessdate=2008-09-08] [cite news |first= Alan|last= Robinson|coauthors= Bernie Wilson|title= Pirates’ losing run reaches the record book|url= http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-losingpirates&prov=ap&type=lgns|publisher= Yahoo! Sports|date= 2008-09-29|accessdate=2008-09-29] The organization fired pitching coach Jeff Andrews and first-base coach Lou Frazier the day after the 2008 season concluded, [cite news |author= Associated Press|authorlink= Associated Press|title= Last-place Pittsburgh Pirates fire 2 coaches|url= http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AjliagoZUHMm4v0jhrAfIKqpu7YF?slug=ap-pirates-coaches&prov=ap&type=lgns|publisher= Yahoo! Sports|date= 2008-09-29|accessdate=2008-09-29] [cite news |first= Jenifer|last= Langosch|title= Pirates make immediate changes|url= http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=3572214&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit|publisher= PittsburghPirates.com|date= 2008-09-29|accessdate=2008-09-29] but are expected to retain the rest of the staff through 2009. [cite news |first= Dejan|last= Kovacevic|title= Pirates eye experience after firing Andrews|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08274/916126-63.stm|publisher= "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"|date= 2008-09-30|accessdate=2008-09-30] Management plans to keep closer observations of players' off-season workouts. [cite news |first= Rob|last= Biertempfel|title= Watching waistlines|url= http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/buccoblog/show_comments.php?entry_id=3301|publisher= "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"|date= 2008-09-27|accessdate=2008-09-28] Pirates' radio announcer of 33 years Lanny Frattare retired prior to the season; the organization has not yet named a replacement. [cite news |first= Alan|last= Robinson|title= Frattare retires after 33 seasons with Pirates|url= http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-pirates-frattareretires&prov=ap&type=lgns|publisher= Yahoo! Sports|date= 2008-10-01|accessdate=2008-10-01] [cite press release |title= Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play announcer Lanny Frattare to retire after 33 seasons|url= http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081001&content_id=3578907&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit&partnerId=rss_pit|publisher= PittsburghPirates.com|date= 2008-10-01|accessdate=2008-10-01]

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