PITTSBURGH 鈥� Barely halfway through the season, and it would appear the Pirates have had their fill of Jon Niese.Multiple reports suggest the Pirates are actively entertaining offers for Niese. He was acquired in the offseason for Neil Walker with the idea he could be the team鈥檚 No. 3 ...
SAN DIEGO 鈥� Mark Melancon is as consistent as any closer in the major leagues and the answer why isn鈥檛 surprising.鈥淚 try to be as consistent as possibly with my routine every single day of the season,鈥� the Pirates right-hander Monday during All-Star Game media day at the San Diego ...
<strong>Three thoughts on the Pirates:</strong><strong>1. A word of caution</strong>Four starting pitchers have made their major league debuts with the Pirates in a little over a month and each showed promise.That shouldn鈥檛 have been a ...
I remember when the baseball All-Star Game was must see TV. Of course, I鈥檓 old, but that doesn鈥檛 change the fact that it used to be a lot bigger deal than it is now.Will you go out of your way to watch it?If I hadn鈥檛 mentioned it, would you have known that it was coming up on Tuesday?The ...
Chad Kuhl had a very memorable major league debut last Sunday.The Pirates right-hander beat Los Angeles Dodgers ace and three-time National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw in a nationally televised game on ESPN. Kuhl worked five innings and gave up three runs and four ...
Hockey has never been my sport of choice but I will watch if Mike 鈥淒oc鈥� Emrick is calling the game.Part of it has to do with the fact that Emrick is connected to two institutions near and dear to my heart. He was a professor at Geneva College and a part-time hockey writer at the Beaver ...
