NEWS IN BR…F: Friday, January 15

• Greedy Yankees Splurge Again, Send $500,000 To Haiti






• Patriots Coordinator Pees Steps Down, Cites Ridicule From Middle Schoolers






• Marlins Follow Yankees’ Lead; Attempt To Donate Dan Uggla To Haiti






• Mets To Beltran: You Have To Go Now? Why Didn’t You Tell Me You Had Go When We Were Back At The Hospital?






• Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator, No One, Fired






• Sabean Still Trying To Add Money To Aubrey Huff’s Contract

Pirates Add New Drug Hookup John Raynor In Rule 5 Draft

The Pirates today selected Marlins AAA outfielder John Raynor with the second overall pick in the Rule 5 Draft.

What will a 25-year-old right-handed minor league outfielder bring to the Pirates’ current major league squad?

He’ll bring his speed? Awesome. Should make things in the clubhouse a lot more interesting next year.

I’d start with John Russell.

Pirates Make Front Page Of ESPN.com For Non Indian Pitcher Related News

Just how legitimate was the Pirates’ three-game sweep of the Marlins completed this afternoon? Check out the headlines on ESPN.com at 5 pm EST:

WOW!!! A story about the Pirates on the front of ESPN that isn’t negative or patronizing!!! Hell, it’s almost as important as the news about Harvick and Mears switching crews, crew chiefs!!! Enjoy the exposure now, before it gets replaced by nine contentless features about the NFL Draft that–oop, crap, too late.