The Washington Wild Things used a late game one rally to produce a walk-off win and ignite a fire under their bats in game two to sweep the doubleheader against the Frontier Greys at CONSOLE Energy Park, 6-5 and 7-2. In game one, CJ Beatty would pick up right where he left off Saturday night and Quincy Latimore would produce a three-run walk-off blast. The two combined for all six runs that the Wild Things put up on the scoreboard, each knocking in three runs. Greys' starter Jonathan ... Read More
Archives for August 2013
Burnett Goes The Distance In 5 – 1 Victory
(Photo Credit: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) PNC Park – A.J. Burnett pitched his best game of the season (so far) as he went the distance in a Pirates 5 – 1 victory on Sunday afternoon. His battery mate, Russell Martin, provided most of the offense with a three run homer in the fifth inning to break things open. “They threw me a lot of breaking balls today and talking to Jay (Bell), the guy throws a lot of sliders so I decided to wait for one and he threw the first pitch right where I ... Read More
Training Camp Roundup: Day Nine
Troy Polamalu was one of many to miss today's practice (Photo Credit: vader29) Laundry list of players out of today's practice. #Steelers out today: 91, 43, 47, 30, 31, 28, 23, 87, 41, 57, 39 (Moody). — James C Wexell (@jimwexell) August 4, 2013 For those who don't know the roster. The players in order... Nick Williams Troy Polamalu Brian Rolle Terry Hawthorne Curtis Brown Cortez Allen DeMarcus Van Dyke Matt Spaeth Ross Ventrone Adrian Robinson Curtis McNeal - Steve ... Read More
The Journey of Tony Sanchez
(Photo Credit: Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports) Most major league catchers make their debut in low-leverage situations. Tony Sanchez made his first career catching start in a larger atmosphere. With back-up catcher, Michael McKenry shut down for the rest of the season, the team looked to Sanchez in the heart of a pennant race. To make things even more interesting, manager, Clint Hurdle set that first start against the St. Louis Cardinals in the middle of the “Biggest series in PNC Park ... Read More
Pirates Back On Track With 5-2 Victory
(Photo Credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) PNC Park – Francisco Liriano pitched another gem Saturday night as he threw 7 innings of shutout ball to halt the Pirates 2-game losing skid with a 5 - 2 win over the Rockies. The Rockies threatened early against Liriano as they had second and third in the first with one out. Francisco would then get Michael Cuddyer to strikeout and Will Rosario to groundout to end the threat. They would have two more on in the third thanks to two one ... Read More
Wild Things use long ball to take down Greys
The Washington Wild Things knocked the ball over the fence five different times en route to a 6-4 victory over the Frontier Greys. CJ Beatty and Quincy Latimore each hit two solo shots with Stewart Ijames adding one of his own, giving the Wild Things all the runs they would need to win the ballgame. Wild Things starter Shawn Sanford pitched 7.0 strong innings, scattering six hits and only allowing two runs on the night. Sanford didn't give up a single walk and struck out seven Greys ... Read More
Training Camp Roundup: Day Seven/Eight
The Steelers' lineman work on the bucket step in their new zone blocking scheme (Photo Credit: vader29) With Friday's practice being late, we decided to just condense yesterday and today into one article. Starting with easily the most exciting night of training camp for fans; the Friday Night Practice. Of course, it was a little different than usual. With the event being moved from Latrobe High School to Saint Vincent College due to field conditions, it technically was an "evening ... Read More
Pirates Gameday: Bucs Look To Snap Skid With Liriano
(Photo Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) PNC Park – The Pirates (65 - 44) look to snap a 2-game skid tonight as they take on the Rockies (52 - 59) in the second game of a 3-game set. Francisco Liriano (11 – 4, 2.16 ERA) will face Jorge De La Rosa (10 – 5, 3.21 ERA). Leading Off Francisco Liriano brings a team-leading 11 wins into tonight’s start. That figure represents the most wins by a southpaw since Zach Duke recorded 11 victories in 2009. The last Bucco to win 12 or more games in a ... Read More
Don’t expect Taillon to pitch for the Pirates this season
On Friday, it was reported by multiple outlets that Jameson Taillon was promoted to AAA Indianapolis. Immediately after the announcement, there was speculation that Taillon could join the major league club in September for the final push before the playoffs. It's not crazy to think Taillon could be in Pittsburgh before the end of this season. The Tampa Bay Rays promoted David Price to AAA Durham on August 10th of 2008. He would pitch in the majors a month later and ended up tossing 3 1/3 ... Read More
The Pittsburgh Steelers: First to Worst
James Harrison is one of the many holes Pittsburgh has to fill in 2013 (Flickr.com/daikoala) Earlier this week, our own, Michael Waterloo looked into the "current" status of the three major sports teams in the City of Pittsburgh. The Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers. As of right now, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a ton of question marks on each side of the ball as they watched two more starters leave this offseason in James Harrison and Mike Wallace. Harrison should have been retained for one ... Read More