Tim Wakefield’s daughter, Brianna, throwing a knuckleball to Jason Varitek, in honor of her late father, (and mother), is everything.
Honestly, how can you not fall in love with baseball?
Tell me how a WR who's the all-time
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leader in receiving yards, a Super Bowl MVP, and changed the position with his blocking ability, is not good enough for Canton, Ohio
The Cobra. Dave Parker was an athletic marvel for the
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. He had speed & power, hit for average & owned a rifle arm. He was the '78 NL MVP, won 2 NL batting crowns & helped We Are Family Bucs to WS title in '79. His
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bio
One year ago today, Pirates lost to the Cubs, 21-0.
Zach Thompson and Miguel Yajure gave up 16 of the runs.
Pirates lineup that day:
DH Vogelbach
CF Reynolds
3B Chavis
1B Tsutsugo
RF Castillo
LF Gamel
SS Newman
2B Tucker
C Knapp
Makes you appreciate this year’s team more
Here’s a stat that I just looked up, which blew my mind.
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kickers in history with field goals of 50+ yards:
Chris Boswell: 28
Gary Anderson: 8
Jeff Reed: 8
Kris Brown: 4
Shaun Suisham: 3
Nobody is even close to Boz, in that regard.
I better not hear one MLB analyst talk about the Wild Card scenario not being fair to the Dodgers. Pirates had to play it in 2015 with 98 wins, and not a damn word was uttered about it
If we’re going to be critical of Mike Tomlin’s lack of playoff success over the past several years, then don’t turn a blind eye, when it comes to John Harbaugh. 1 playoff win in the last 8 years
Before there was Adam Schefter, there was John Clayton. He was the go to NFL reporter in the pre-social media ERA. Attended Duquesne, and worked for The Pittsburgh Press in the 70’s. Covered the Steelers, as well as the Seahawks
Top 10 Pittsburgh sports players of the decade
1. Sidney Crosby
2. Evgeni Malkin
3. Ben Roethlisberger
4. Antonio Brown
5. Andrew McCutchen
6. Le'Veon Bell
7. James Harrison
8. Kris Letang
9. Phil Kessel
10. T.J. Watt
Devin Bush in 10 games with Seahawks this season: 3 solo tackles
Myles Jack, who practically came off his couch to rejoin the
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, had 3 solo tackles and a sack yesterday
Should DeShaun Watson be convicted of a criminal charge, there’s a possibility that Watson may never play for the Browns, which would mean 3 first round picks down the proverbial drain
The weekend attendance was tremendous for this series.
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fans are doing their part to make this a baseball town. When is the organization going to hold up their end of the damn bargain.
Again, this fanbase just wants a competitive ballclub. That’s all. Pretty simple.
I don’t think it’s outta line to say that Willie Parker is one of the 5 best RBs in the history of the Steelers.
The obvious 4 would be Franco Harris, Jerome Bettis, Le’Veon Bell, and Rocky Bleier, but you could certainly slide Willie into that 5th spot
For those willing to criticize Dwayne Haskins for being impaired, and that contributing to him getting tragically hit by a truck, just know that situation can happen, even if someone is sober.
What a society we live in where we can judge others, and find no fault with ourselves
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trade Diontae Johnson for a 2024 2nd.
Tyler Boyd signs a free agent deal.
Pittsburgh still takes a WR at some point in the draft.
WR depth chart entering ‘24:
WR1 Pickens
WR2 Boyd
WR3 Austin III
WR4 Whoever they draft
Would you be fine with this scenario?
10 years ago, the
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punched their playoff ticket -ending their long postseason drought. One of the most dramatic finishes, in franchise history.
Patric Hornqvist announces his retirement, after a 15-year career.
Horny played 6 seasons in Pittsburgh, and was a massive, net front presence, especially during the
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2 Stanley Cup runs in 2016 and 2017.
Vs. Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park
Friday: RHP Grayson Rodriguez (1-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. RHP Jared Jones (1-0, 4.76)
Saturday; RHP Tyler Wells (0-1, 4.50) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (0-0, 13.50)
Sunday: RHP Dean Kremer (0-0, 5.06) vs. LHP Marco Gonzales (0-0, 1.80)
Can we talk about the solid, job Henry Davis is doing behind the plate this series?
Not just the way Davis has handled the pitching staff, more particularly the bullpen, but how he helped guide Jared Jones to a very good outing in his debut
I’m sure Vinny Capra is a swell guy, but in year 4 of a rebuild, there’s absolutely zero reason why he should be getting big league at-bats over Jared Triolo or Nick Gonzales.
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I can get why the
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felt the need to sign Austin Hedges in the offseason.
Sabermetric darling among defensive catchers, and only be a short-term until Henry Davis or Endy Rodriguez arrived.
Guess what? - We’re in mid-July. Enough already. Make Davis or Rodriguez the guy.
2020: Worst record
2021: 101 losses
2022: 100 losses
2023: 34-38 after providing false hope, with a 20-9 start
We’re in year 4 of this team under Derek Shelton and not a single coaching change has been made.
Just because Pirates accept mediocrity doesn’t mean fans should.
If Kyle Dubas can somehow move the Jeff Carter and Mikael Granlund contracts this offseason, the man deserves free Primanti’s, free Sheetz, and free GetGo for life
You know why Bob Pompeani is the most well liked in Pittsburgh sports?
Because he doesn't have to lower himself to hot take bullshit like Madden & Poni spew constantly. Pomp's opinions are always well-informed, and someone that media folks should emulate