It makes a fellow not proud to be a Pirate

They DO realize that Slumdog Millionaire was just a movie, right?

 

This is why the Yankees traded him.

 

And hilariously BLOG! about it along the way:

Me and Rinku very proud being Pirates choosing us for the pitching. Things very good for us here. They saying we machine but we only wanting be pitcher. We trying so hard all times to be best and always pushing our bodies to extent. Coach Bonilla very good teaching us. We both feeling we inproving pitching here Pirate City. We very thankful for Pirate City, players and coaches. All peoples there very nice me and Rinku. Some players wanting take us to the saloon but we not doing this thing.

http://www.themilliondollararm.com/blog/

 

They've already signed contracts, so lack of newspaper coverage won't cost them scholarships.

 

That blog sounds like this guy wrote it.

 

That has GOT to be a joke, right?

 

Awesome.

 

Hell of a thread title, btw. Just wanted to point that out.

 

Considering both are new to American culture/baseball, I doubt it.

 

Not one of you making an "angry pirate" joke yet?

For shame...

 

Perhaps nobody felt it was necessary. The Pittsburgh Pirates are enough of a joke as it is.

 

Damn, I thought he was going to be the next Sam Khalifa or Austin Manahan.