Throughout his tenure as the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager, one thing Neal Huntington has always been able to do is assemble a quality bullpen. Last season during the Pirates playoff run, the "Shark Tank," was a weapon that Pirates manager Clint Hurdle could turn to at any time and would get quality results. That hasn't been the case so far this season, even though almost the entire bullpen is back from a season ago. The Pirates bullpen was shaky at best in winning two of three ... Read More
Noll Visitation & Viewing
There will be two viewings today that are open to the public for the late Chuck Noll. There will be two visitations today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m, with the funeral service will being held Tuesday morning at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland. The viewing is at John A. Freyvogel Sons in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Below is the AP obituary for Noll. PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chuck Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Pittsburgh ... Read More
Is the death of the NCAA upon us?
The world of collegiate athletics used to be a great thing. For some, Saturday’s are even better than Sunday’s and for those same fans there’s nothing better than watching your favorite school make a run through the NCAA Tournament. However all of that could one day change and it could change very soon as the world of amateurism could be dying a slow and painful death. We have already seen members of the Northwestern football program attempt to unionize, but the NCAA is facing a battle for ... Read More
Pirates call up Vance Worley to start Sunday vs. Marlins
Needing to call up a starting pitcher to take Francisco Liriano's spot in the rotation on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates have listed right-hander Vance Worley from Triple-A Indianapolis prior to Saturday's game against the Miami Marlins. The promotion of Worley wasn't much of a secret as he was the most logical candidate, especially after his Triple-A start was skipped on Friday night. Worley will be making his debut with the Pirates, who acquired him on March 25 from the Minnesota ... Read More
Jeff Locke giving Pirates a much needed boost
At this time last season, Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Locke was sitting with a 7-1 record and a 2.06 ERA on his way to making his first All-Star appearance of his young career. Needless to say things didn't go very well for Locke after that but the southpaw has made the long road back to being a contributor in the Pirates' rotation. After an eight inning performance Friday night in which Locke allowed only seven hits and a pair of runs while striking out seven, he's making a ... Read More
Polanco, Gomez Pick Up Pirates Bullpen
Four games into his Major League Baseball career, Gregory Polanco has already made quite the impact. On Friday night in Miami, the Pittsburgh Pirates (33-34) needed every one of his five hits, the fifth being a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the 13th inning. Jeanmar Gomez (1-2) pitched four scoreless innings of relief to earn the victory over the Marlins (34-32). Pittsburgh jumped out to a 6-2 lead, knocking Marlins starter Nathan Eovaldi out of the game before he completed five ... Read More
Washington Swept by Schaumburg in Doubleheader
Washington, PA—In a game that concluded nearly 24 hours after it began the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, fell to the Schaumburg Boomers 1-0 in extra innings. The game was suspended in the middle of the fifth inning Wednesday night due to rain. The Wild Things played the second game of the night and the last of the series against the Boomers that was scheduled as a seven-inning contest, but required one extra inning to decide the winner. The Wild Things strived to ... Read More
2014 Steelers Training Camp Schedule
The Steelers report to training camp July 25. They practice for the first time July 26 and for the first time in pads July 28. All practices are open and free to the public at Saint Vincent College with a nominal fee charged for their night practice with the proceeds going to charity. They break camp Aug. 16. Their camp will also include joint practices against the Buffalo Bills Aug. 13-14 at Saint Vincent College. They also will hold their annual night practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium Aug. ... Read More
Pirates coming through in a ‘pinch’
One thing about baseball is that it takes 25 guys to win most of the time and not just the nine guys who take the field for the first pitch. That is something that has been especially true about the Pittsburgh Pirates under Clint Hurdle as during his tenure in as the Pirates manager, he has proven that he is willing to go deep into his bench on almost a nightly basis. This season the Pirates bench is rewarding their managers’ faith in them. Just a couple years ago the Bucs had one of ... Read More
Pirates feeling the effect from Jameson Taillon injury
There has been a lot of fanfare surrounding the long awaited debut for Pittsburgh Pirates prized prospect Gregory Polanco and it has been well-deserved as not only is Polanco finally in Pittsburgh, he looks like a guy that is going to be manning right field in PNC Park for a long time to come. But he wasn't supposed to come alone. All of the excitement in spring training surrounded not only the future arrival Polanco, but that of Jameson Taillon as well. Given the state of the Pirates ... Read More