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Reason number 2,378 why I love Pittsburgh
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Bill Cowher wearing his Steelers Super Bowl XL ring in Baltimore. Legend.
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I do think it’s comical how Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson didn’t want to be here so the Steelers sent them to two of the worst organizations in football with Chicago and Carolina
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Will Levis looked better in his first NFL game than Kenny Pickett has in any game of his career
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“Collecting these little moments. We don’t recognize them when we’re in them because we’re too busy looking forward, then we spend the rest of our lives looking back, trying to remember. Strange the things you remember.” -Jack Pearson
This show was, and is, everything.
#ThisIsUs
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Pirates potential 2024 roster:
Top 3 rotation:
1. Paul Skenes
2. Mitch Keller
3. Quinn Priester
Starting 9:
C - Endy Rodriguez
1B - Triolo/signing
2B - Nick Gonzales
SS - Oneil Cruz
3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes
LF - Bryan Reynolds
CF - Jack Suwinski
RF- Henry Davis
DH - Andrew McCutchen
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Paul Skenes is here in Pittsburgh ‼️
(From Livvy Dunne’s Instagram post)
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Carlos Santana will live on in Pirates history for this moonshot walk-off
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Jamarius Burton on departing the
#Pitt
program:
“We’re definitely leaving it better than we found it”
Nelly Cummings:
“We put Pitt back on the map… Pitt is definitely a place to be”
Greg Elliott:
“Why wouldn’t you come to Pitt”
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Guillermo and Jorge Diaz Graham very emotional after defeating Mississippi State.
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Jeff Capel said this is the first time in his life he hasn’t watched the NCAA Tournament
He watched a little of Northwestern-FAU but had to turn it off because he thought Pitt is better than both of those teams
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Pirates on the new Bleacher Report Top 100 Prospects list:
10. RHP Paul Skenes
21. C/IF/OF Endy Rodriguez
36. C/OF Henry Davis
62. 2B Termarr Johnson
75. RHP Jared Jones
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Breaking news from
#Pirates
manager Derek Shelton:
- Henry Davis is back and will catch tonight
- Jack Suwinski returns from Triple-A and Ji Hwan Bae will be placed on the IL
- Liover Peguero is in Pittsburgh and Michael A. Taylor is going on the Paternity List
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I don't understand why the Pirates and all 29 other teams in baseball don't play on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the 4th of July. It makes no sense.
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Guillermo and Jorge Diaz Graham thank the
@OaklandZoo
for making the trip to Greensboro.
Jorge appreciates their presence despite: “Maybe some of them are missing class”
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Envision August:
C Endy Rodriguez
1B Carlos Santana
2B Nick Gonzales
SS Oneil Cruz
3B Ke’Bryan Hayes
LF Bryan Reynolds
CF Jack Suwinski
RF Henry Davis
DH Andrew McCutchen
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Dave Parker is a Hall of Famer. Make it happen. He’s been past due.
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Great
#Pirates
reporter
@JPerrotto
:
"With this pitching they could win the division this year, but I don't think there's any sense of urgency or ever a sense of urgency with the Pirates."
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This yet the Pirates are below .500. Very frustrating.
Paul Skenes: 2.45 ERA
Bailey Falter: 3.22 ERA
Mitch Keller: 3.42 ERA
Jared Jones: 3.55 ERA
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The Pittsburgh crowd inside PPG Paints Arena reacts to Duquesne winning its first NCAA Tournament game since 1969‼️
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Jack Suwinski, Henry Davis, and Quinn Priester have all gone back to Triple-A and played well 🤔
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Bet people dream about this and wonder if it will ever come back to this
Never forget when PNC Park had Johnny Cueto rattled in the postseason 🔥
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In a year they were projected to finish 14th in the ACC, the Panthers finished 24-12 and won two games in the NCAA Tournament
#Pitt
- Ranked for the first time in 2,591 days
- Jeff Capel ACC Coach OTY
- Sibande 6th Man
- Burton 1st Team, Hinson 2nd Team
Pitt should be proud
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If this is what Paul Skenes in Wrigley sounds like Joe Block is going to be on a different plant if they ever make the playoffs
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#Pirates
manager Derek Shelton told us if the Pirates have the lead in the 9th inning tonight in Philadelphia, David Bednar WILL be the closer
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Steelers insider
@FarabaughFB
thinks the
#Steelers
will sign one of Mike Williams, Josh Reynolds, or Tyler Boyd
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Former Pitt guard and Xavier head coach Sean Miller says hello to Pitt radio crew Bill Hillgrove and Curtis Aiken.
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Mt. Lebanon’s Bob Palko honored at the Pro Bowl as the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year after guiding Lebo to a WPIAL and state title.
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From
@JMackeyPG
👀:
“It's also possible — if not likely — that it (McCutchen signing) will upstaged soon by something bigger.
The most likely outcome is a trade. The goal is to address the starting rotation in 2024 and beyond.”
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Stats that matter:
NET:
Pitt - 40
Virginia - 54
BPI:
Pitt - 33
Virginia - 56
Pitt WON AT VIRGINIA 74-63 and ranked higher in multiple categories and statistical metrics
Virginia made the tournament over Pitt. That’s a tract record of history pushing them over the end, IMO.
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Remember, Steelers safety Damontae Kazee is eligible to play in the playoffs
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Darelle Revis will become the 10th Pitt player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend.
The Panthers are tied for fourth-most all-time with Ohio State.
Revis island was a PROBLEM for opposing quarterbacks and receivers 🏝️
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The Pirates problems this season are the same problems they had in 2022 and again in 2023. People get fired for things like this. But not here.
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Rhys Hoskins is a free agent and MLB Trade Rumors projects a two-year, $36 million deal.
#Pirates
fans, would you make this acquisition?
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The 2023-24
#Pitt
Panthers:
G Dior Johnson
G Ishmael Leggett
G Jaland Lowe
G Carlton Carrington
F Zack Austin
F Blake Hinson
F Guillermo Diaz Graham
F Jorge Diaz Graham
F Will Jeffress
F Marlon Barnes Jr.
C Fede Federiko
C Papa Kante
Panthers have one open scholarship remaining
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Rocket Watts has one of the best names in college basketball. Tonight, the country learned Jack Gohlke’s name. Hear what an upset win over Kentucky means for Watts and the Oakland program.
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Mark this under baseball things I never thought I’d see
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Ever wonder what the Diaz Graham brothers think of Pittsburgh off the court?
#Pitt
- Primanti’s sandwiches
- Cold weather
- Hills
- Other Pittsburgh sports
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Bailey Falter 🤝 Jeff Locke
Locke in 2013 from April - June:
96.1 innings
22 runs allowed
2.06 ERA
.199 opponent average
Falter in 2024 from April - May:
54.1 innings
17 runs allowed
2.81 ERA
Locke had an All-Star season, but Falter is replicating it 11 years later
#Pirates
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Great Pirates reporter
@KevinGormanPGH
heard the Pirates have tried out using Bryan Reynolds at first base in practice.
Doesn't seem like more than an experiment to see how it looks during practice, but fascinating.
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Louisville head coach Kenny Payne:
"Probably the most complete and toughest team [in the conference] is Pittsburgh... I saw what I want my guys to be."
@PghSportsNow
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The line to get into PNC Park at the center field gate. Wow.
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#Pitt
lands High Point transfer forward Zack Austin, per
@MichalowskiCBB
. Austin (6-foot-7) averaged 14.1 points and 5.4 rebounds during his redshirt sophomore campaign. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
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Hinson, Burton, and Sibande all noted that the twins are “fearless” on the floor.
#Pitt
Hinson:
“We found a little piece of us all the way in Spain”
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The Pirates invested a full year of Jose Hernandez as a Rule 5 pick to keep him in the system, just to DFA him two months in? Doesn’t make sense.
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Carlos Santana has 7 homers and 21 RBI this season… FYI
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Jim Nantz to CBS and the entire country as he closes his final March Madness broadcast:
“Thank you for being my friend”
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Bub Carrington has confirmed he will be back at
#Pitt
for his sophomore season
“For sure” - Carrington
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Potential Pirates bullpen:
David Bednar
Colin Holderman
Aroldis Chapman
Carmen Mlodzinski
Jose Hernandez
Ryan Borucki
Still a few spots up for grabs, but it’s a solid group
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Oakland’s Jack Gohlke:
“You can’t tell the history of Oakland basketball without Trey Townsend”
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#Pirates
insider
@JMackeyPG
thinks the next Pirates extension could be with... closer David Bednar
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Inside the locker room: Blake Hinson reacts to Pitt’s last-second victory
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Just feels like Pitt lives rent free in West Virginia’s head. This game has nothing to do with them 😂.
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He’s literally sleeping on the Pirates this season
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The Ravens are that fake tough kid in high school that challenges you to a fight but keeps coming up with excuses to further delay losing
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#Pirates
extensions the past three seasons:
2022 - Ke’Bryan Hayes, 8 years, 70 million (with a club option)
2023 - Bryan Reynolds, 8 years, $106.75 million (with a club option)
2024 - Mitch Keller, 5 years, $77 million
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Derek Shelton said there are "no plans" changing Andrew McCutchen from the leadoff spot.
Shelton thinks McCutchen is having very bad luck.
#Pirates
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From MLB Pipeline, the Pirates are now the favorites to sign both Yordany De Los Santos AND now Tony Blanco. Two of the top 12 prospects likely heading for the Pirates organization.
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Nick Gonzales is the Pirates best hitting and batting 6th. I don’t get it.
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Now with the Baltimore Orioles, Adam Frazier spoke to FanGraphs about his time in Pittsburgh and the atmosphere at PNC Park
#LetsGoBucs
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Source: Pirates 2021 10th-round pick Justin Meis has been promoted to High-A Greensboro.
Meis recorded a 3.51 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 10 games (seven starts) spanning 41 innings for the Bradenton Marauders this season.
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Wow. This team was incredible to be around. I am so, so happy to have been able to cover Pitt basketball this season and on its tournament run. Incredibly blessed. Thank you all for following along. I love March.
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As a freshman at Robert Morris, I was lined up to cover RMU in the NCAA Tournament before the pandemic shut everything down
Fast forward to my senior year of college, I covered Pitt basketball as the Panthers won two games in March Madness
Everything came full circle - Thankful
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The last two drafts for the Pittsburgh Steelers:
2023:
- Starting OT Broderick Jones
- Rookie of the Year finalist CB Joey Porter Jr.
- Starting DL Keeanu Benton
2024:
- Starting OT Troy Fautanu
- Starting C Zach Frazier
- Starting WR Roman Wilson
Omar Khan masterclass
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Jeff Capel said on
@937theFan
he watched the end of the A10 tournament because he wanted to see Keith Dambrot celebrate
Capel gave a shoutout to Duquesne making the NCAA Tournament
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#Pirates
manager Derek Shelton on Ji Hwan Bae being recalled:
"Ji will be in the lineup tonight."
Shelton isn't sure where Bae will play tonight. McCutchen will bat leadoff.
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🚨CAREER UPDATE🚨
Excited to announce that I am joining Audacy Pittsburgh as a part-time producer for KDKA Radio!
I can’t wait to begin this new journey and am grateful for the opportunity to work in the radio industry. Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way!
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I talked to Greg Kampe after the game and thanked him for coming on The Fan Friday and how the city embraced his basketball program.
“Pittsburgh’s my new favorite city,” Kampe told me.
It provided him the biggest win of his career. We liked having you, Coach.
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W&J wide receiver Jacob Macosko with a catch of the year candidate for his third touchdown of the game 👀
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Jared Jones and Paul Skenes are two of the top 5 best young pitchers in baseball
The Pirates are 10-5 in their last 15 games against the Dodgers
There’s no need for this nonsense
“No disrespect to the Pirates organization, no disrespect to their pitching, but it’s the Pirates.”
@AlannaRizzo
doesn’t want to hear any excuses after tonight’s loss.
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Henry Davis is promoted 364 days after Oneil Cruz last season,
@goPSUJoel
.
Seems like that contractual time of the year!
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Creighton’s Trey Alexander (
@TrickyTrey23
) played all 50 minutes in an 86-73 2 OT victory against Oregon 🔥
Alexander scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and totaled five assists in the win as the Bluejays are going to the Sweet 16
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The
#Pirates
say goodbye to the Oakland Coliseum by being swept
They lost to starting pitchers with ERA’s of 7.06, 6.59 and 4.98
Pittsburgh has lost four in a row and last place in the NL Central at 14-18
They are 3-13 in their last 16 games and have lost 16 of their last 21
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Today marks my 1 year anniversary at
@937theFan
and 2nd year at Audacy Pittsburgh!
I’m grateful for all the incredible conversations, people, and experiences over the past year and can’t wait for many more to come!
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