We are approaching one of the most exciting times of year right now for serious baseball followers, the upcoming trade deadline. During the last two seasons with the Pirates on the edge of legitimacy there were a lot of calls to buy in on the moment and sell the farm for a big name deal. We have heard big names such as Hunter Pence, Justin Upton and Shin-Soo Choo mentioned as potential trade targets. I will admit that I have been on board with just about any big name trade mentioned, if for ... Read More
Archives for June 2013
Did Pitt make the right call with Rushel Shell?
Pitt head coach Paul Chryst was faced with a difficult decision on Monday when he elected to not allow former Panthers running back Rushel Shell to return to school, after Shell elected to not to transfer to UCLA. While the Shell saga is apparently now closed as it relates to the Panthers, only one question is left unanswered- did Chryst make the right decision? Naturally there are two schools of thought on this situation. The first is in regards to allowing Shell to ... Read More
What’s next for Rushel Shell?
A year ago at this time, the future looked so bright for then Pitt freshman running back Rushel Shell. In the last calendar year though, very few would have predicted Shell's fall from grace from can't miss prospect to a player that's currently simply looking for a place to play next season. In the past two days, we have found out that UCLA is no longer an option for Shell and the door he hoped would be open for a return to Pitt was slammed shut in his face. That begs the question of what's ... Read More
Rushel Shell not allowed to return to Pitt
Apparently the crazy saga that is Rushel Shell's collegiate football career has finally come to a conclusion, at least as it regards the Pitt Panthers. Just one day after expressing his desire to return to Pitt, Shell won't get the chance as he found out today that the University has no intentions of allowing him to return. As I reported on Sunday, Shell had a change of heart and elected not to transfer to UCLA after all and expressed an interest in returning to Pitt, where he would have ... Read More
All 22: Dick LeBeau’s Zone Blitz
The majority of our All 22 articles have been devoted to breaking down offenses. But when it comes to Pittsburgh, one of the first things to come to mind is Dick LeBeau’s famous zone blitz. He isn’t the father of the concept but can be credited with perfecting the scheme. Today, we’ll travel back to Week Four versus the Eagles on a play where the zone blitz worked as well as LeBeau could have drawn up in his 40 years of coaching. To start off, an aerial and end zone look at the Eagles’ ... Read More
Lady Panthers head into a new era with a new coach and conference
In 2007, the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, making it to the second round before losing to eventual champion Tennessee. In 2008 and 2009, the Panthers reached the Sweet 16 under Head Coach Agnus Berenato who took over the Lady Panthers in 2003. The future of the program looked bright and many media members and opposing coaches began talking about the Panthers program as being a sleeping giant in women's college ... Read More
Is Head Coach Mike Tomlin on the Hot Seat?
When Chuck Noll retired following the 1991 season the Pittsburgh Steelers replaced him with a little-known coach who was only 34 years old. Bill Cowher was only the second Steelers head coach since the merger in 1970 and he held the head coaching job in Pittsburgh for the next 15 years. In 2005, Cowher led the Steelers to their second Super Bowl under his tenure and their first Super Bowl win since the 1970′s. A year later the Steelers struggled and Cowher retired from coaching. Once again the ... Read More
Rally falls short verse River City
** The following is an official recap from WashingtonWildThings.com ** The River City Rascals rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, 5-4 at CONSOL Energy Park Sunday evening. The Wild Things (17-15) led 2-0 after two, and had the bases loaded with one out in the third, but they could not take advantage of that opportunity. River City (13-19) would make Washington pay by plating three in the top of the fourth. Gary Lee ... Read More
The Battling Buccos Sweep the Angels
Even on the Pirates worst defensive day in recent memory, the Pirates found a way. That's been the story of the season so far for the Pirates. I know that people said it last year and that people are treading with caution this year, but this team looks different. It was never as evident as it was in the Pirates 10-9 win over the Los Angeles Angels. In true Pedro Alvarez fashion, he kicked off the game with solo shot to right field to put the Pirates on the board. With Alvarez's hit and Tony ... Read More
Is Rushel Shell interested in returning to Pitt?
The saga that led to former Pitt running back and Hopewell native Rushel Shell transferring from his hometown Pitt Panthers to UCLA was a bit bizarre to say the least. However if the situation was bizarre before, it just got a little more crazy. According to a couple of reports, Shell is interested in returning to Pitt. That's not a typo. Apparently the WPIAL's all-time leading rusher, the guy who was supposed to be the Panthers featured back for the next two or three years has expressed ... Read More