Pirates taking note of Hanson's Delaney

From: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA | Date: August 8, 2006| Author: JOHN R. JOHNSON | Copyright information

Being a native New Englander, Jason Delaney is aware of the excitement David Ortiz generates every time he steps to the plate for the Boston Red Sox.

Delaney, toiling for the Pittsburgh Pirates' Single A affiliate in Hickory, N.C., borrowed a page from the Ortiz file Sunday night when he blasted a two-out, walk-off home run to give the Crawdads a 6-5 victory over the Savannah Sand Knats.

The ninth-inning blast is the latest example of why Delaney is viewed as such a promising tal...

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