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That's a Pirate, not a pirate as in one who steals money from rich owner...

It's a one year deal, says Morosi, but no $$$ disclosed yet.

Good grab by the Pirates, although Pittsburgh is a pretty spacious ballpark is giving Overbay an everyday gig. Good on Overbay who's always been professional even when he stunk.

Best of luck to him, PNC Park suits his swing.

Oh Lyle.. How I'll miss your occasional gappers.

i believe the Jays do face the Pirates this season.. just didn't remember if it was at the Rogers Center

An absolute pooch ... I'm thrilled that we don't have to suffer through another season of this moron. I hope he gets razzed hard if he comes back to the SkyDome, I'll try to get seats behind first and do my part. He didn't play hard, his struggles at the plate didn't seem to weigh heavily on him, just a team killer.

I wish him well as a person, seemed like a good dude, I'd probably let him watch my kids, but if your objective is to win MLB ball games, you don't need a nanny rather you need a guy that can mash the crap out of pitched baseballs.

The pressure is mounting AA,,,you better sign better

According to Heyman, it's for 1 year, $5M.

NO!!! NOT OVERBAY!!!

Seriously though, he was a Jay for awhile and didn't hurt nobody. Good bye Lyle.

title should read: Overbay a Pirate, Mustard on a Ledge Somewhere"

so, what will it be? JPA or Lind at 1st?

I'm not going to miss Lyle Overbay. Great defense, but an AL East 1B with a sub-.800 OPS is not my cup of tea.

To put in perspective how bad the Jays had it with Lyle at first.....

From 2007-2010 (according to BBRef)
Overbay: 2210 PA, .255/.344/.427 (.771 OPS), 61 HR, 105 OPS+
E.Hinske: 1194 PA, .241/.334/.444 (.778 OPS), 45 HR, 104 OPS+

Let's get a 1B who actually hits like a 1B.

I suspected as much.

why am I suddenly filled with sorrow

rkid wrote:why am I suddenly filled with sorrow

well obviously cause we won't be able to bastardize his name every time he f's it up anymore. The entertainment derived from reading series threads just dropped down a notch.

His couldn't have picked a better team for his name.

When I think of the Pirates, I think of MLB purgatory. I wonder if that's how fans around the league think of Toronto.

Not really going to miss him but he was a decent player. He played great defense at 1B, but he can't hit left handed pitching to save his life.

see you later 0ferbay. i hope you dont get thrown overboard with the pirates