Special blog from both Rinku and Dinesh…  On November 24, 2008, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel made Indian Sports History becoming the first athletes from that country to sign professional sports contracts here in the USA.

 

 

Monday our greatest dream is coming to us.  We both get contract to play pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  We are so happy and excited it is unreal.  

We are thanking the Pittsburgh Pirates and will work very hard to make them proud of our results.

 

We right away went to the internet to locate Pittsburgh on map.  It is in north east part of USA and looks like very good city.  First we go Florida which is the south east part of USA.  We train there with all other Pittsburgh Pirates teammates and live there too.

 

We hope this day gives all Indian boys and girls the thought for them to reach their dreams.  If you work hard your dream can be true and we feel there are many more in India like us who if they get chance can also do.

 

Thanks from Rinku and Dinesh to Pittsburgh Pirates and Mr. Neil Huntington, Sir and Mr. Bryan Minniti, Sir.  We hope to pitch for you soon and we not let you down. 

 

We also thanking Coach Tom and all coaches and players at USC, Our Catcher Roberto, JB, Sir (Baap), Jeff, Sir and all people in his office, Ash, Sir, Neil, sir, Bob, sir and all reporter that talk to us and write about us.