It has been 31 consecutive days where the Pirates have been required to be inside a major league clubhouse,and that streak will come to an end tody. Today, the Pirates flew to New York for a series against the Mets. "It's not something we're used to," Chris Stewart admitted. "We're used to a mental and physical break every once in a while. It seems like the entire last month, we've been in the field or traveling or some sort of baseball activity. It's definitely been a grind but each day ... Read More
City of Pittsburgh prepares for potential historic night
The Penguins could win the Stanley Cup tonight and fans, the city’s Public Works Department and businesses are all gearing up for what could be a momentous evening. No major Pittsburgh sports team has clinched a championship at home since 1960, and the town is bubbling over with excitement. Around 19,000 fans are expected to attend Game 5 tonight, and a similar number are anticipated to gather outside Consol Energy Center to watch the game. If the Pens win tonight, a celebration will erupt ... Read More
Pens Preview: Can Penguins sweep Flyers in season finale?
Pittsburgh Penguins (48-25-8) The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off of a magnificent win against the Metropolitan Division winners, Washington Capitals. Sidney Crosby struck for a goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh its 48th win of the season. The Penguins are looking to finish the season off strongly against the rivaled Flyers. If Pittsburgh is able to win today, they will sweep all four games against Philadelphia. Marc-Andre Fleury has not been ruled out of today's game. Coach Mike ... Read More
Is Glasnow ready to make a major league impact in 2016?
For anyone who follows the Pittsburgh Pirates, it is no secret that many questions have surrounded the team this offseason. One of their major question marks surround their starting rotation, which was a part of the second-best pitching staff in all of baseball in 2015. With the departures of both A.J. Burnett and Charlie Morton, the Pirates must construct a new rotation that will likely include Gerrit Cole, Francisco Liriano and Jeff Locke as returning starters. The Bucs did acquire starting ... Read More
At least Pittsburgh isn’t Cleveland
City of bridges, city of champions. That's Pittsburgh for you. Well, for a national broadcast, you can't forget about the incline that is shown each game. Really, it's easy money if you're a betting man or woman. And those national broadcasts happen often for Pittsburgh because of the success of its three teams. You know who they don't happen often for? The city of Cleveland. Let me preface this by saying this isn't a Cleveland-hate post. I actually enjoy the city quite a bit, and actively ... Read More
Stock report: Three up, three down for Steelers after preseason opener
Let's take a look at the Steelers stock report after their lackluster 14-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night. Three up: ***Heading into Sunday night's game, Dri Archer was expected to get plenty of work both in the return game and as a running back. With Le'Veon Bell, DeAngelo Williams and Josh Harris not playing, there would be plenty of chances for Archer to prove his critics wrong after a dismal rookie season. Archer showed flashes of what the Steelers hoped to get from the ... Read More
Several top prospects could join Pirates next season
In 2013, the Pittsburgh Pirates received a boost during their playoff run when they called up then-rookie pitcher Gerrit Cole. Next season, the Pirates may get a similar impact from several different prospects. With the recent promotions of first baseman and arguably top hitting prospect Josh Bell and top pitching prospect Tyler Glasnow to Triple-A Indianapolis, both are now in a position to arrive in Pittsburgh sometime in 2016 barring injury. Of course, this is under the assumption ... Read More
Pittsburgh finalist to host World Junior Championships
Pittsburgh has been named a finalist to host the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship. The prestigious tournament features 10 teams of players under the age of 20. Most NHL players, including the Penguins' Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Marc-Andre Fleury, represented their country at the WJC. The other four finalists are St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Buffalo, New York and Tampa, Florida. The tournament is held in late December and early January every year, with the 2018 tournament ... Read More
Pens snap home losing streak, lose Letang to injury
Prior to the Penguins game with the Coyotes on Saturday, they received some good news, as it was announced that Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist would return to the lineup. Good news, right? Well yeah, obviously, but as luck would have it, the Penguins can't stay fully healthy, as Kris Letang went down in the second period, taking him out of the game. But at least the Penguins won their second game (3-2) out of their past eight, right? Before the game, forward David Perron was ruled ... Read More
Penguins fall to Hurricanes after “no effort” outing
Although he had 34 saves, Marc-Andre Fleury did not get a win for his birthday as the Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the Carolina Hurricanes at CONSOL Energy Center by a final score of 4-2. The first period was anticlimactic. The Hurricanes scored first; Jiri Tlusty deflected the puck off of Olli Maatta’s skate to sink it in the net behind Fleury with 4:13 left to play in the first, but Kris Letang leveled the score at 1-1 less than 45 seconds later, grabbing an easy rebound goal against Carolina ... Read More