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>They're not going to hire anyone from the outside. >They're under orders now to cut staff, either through >buyouts or layoffs. > > > > >>I nominate Cory Giger from the Altoona Mirror. Clear >>writer whether short or long. Gets his facts correct. >>It's presumptuous of me because I don't know Cory's >>family situation or if he's interested. >>I have long thought that the highest paid person on a >>newspaper should be the baseball writer, even if it is >>the Pirates. Well, maybe lower than the editor. >>It is an exhausting job loaded with news, and >>especially difficult since today's web editions put >>the writer on edition 24 hours a day. >>Any sportswriter can cover the Steelers, maybe not as >>well as Ed Bouchette, but with the organized press >>conference and one game a week, it is much simpler >>than the dynamics of a 162-game, day in and night out >>news factory. >>A wit once was asked if it was fun covering baseball. >>He said he was not sure. "It like being married to a >>nymphomaniac -- it sounds great, but it is >exhausting." >> >>>They don't have many options with a stripped down >>>staff and the possibility of layoffs looming. >>> >>>Bouchette and Dulac are locked to the Steelers beat. >>>If you think the P-G is going to make changes in beat >>>assignments that they don't absolutely HAVE to make, >>>you don't know Jerry Micco. Making changes is too >much >>>like work for him. He'd rather work on his next TV or >>>radio project. >>> >>> >>> >>>>>Rumor is the tireless Dejan Kovacevic is tired of >>>>>covering the Pirates and told the P-G he doesn't >>want >>>>>to do it any more. Colin Dunlap to take over. >>>> >>>>Heard some about this today. Apparently they're >>>>looking at several options, and Dunlap is just a >>>>possibility as a chance to move some of the younger >>>>guys around. Also heard that it's highly unlikely >>that >>>>the Steelers and Penguins beats aren't touched. >>>> >>>>More interesting than who gets the Pirates beat - >>>>because, really, who cares? It's the Pirates - would >>>>be where Dejan Kovacevic ends up. Pitt? Columnist? >>Out >>>>of a job?

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