Clint Hurdle took no time in announcing his opening day starters he has given Francisco Liriano the honor on the first full day of spring training workouts. Liriano, last years NL Comeback Player of the Year, had a stellar 2013 posting a 16 - 8 record in 26 games with a 3.02 ERA and 163 strikeouts in 161 innings of work. His ERA would have been in the mid-two's had he not have given up 10 runs in Colorado and 7 runs in Milwaukee which dropped him out of Cy Young consideration. He finished ninth ... Read More
Archives for February 2014
Ovie Soko: From 3000 Miles to 1000 Points
Ovie Soko began his basketball career 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in London, England. Growing up in the UK, his first love was soccer, but he realized before long that basketball may be in his future after hitting a growth spurt. So Soko decided to enter high school in the states as a junior to develop his basketball game. He will now go down in history as a 1,000-point scorer, reaching the mark last Saturday afternoon in a game at Rhode Island. Soko mounted a 19-point, 12-rebound ... Read More
Making the case for Kendrys Morales
Yes, I know. Just yesterday I wrote about Andrew Lambo (FOUND HERE) and why the fans shouldn't give up on him quite yet. While I meant that, let's also point out that in said article, I listed myself as a Kendrys Morales guy. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports said yesterday that the Mariners, Orioles and the Pirates are all possibilities to land Morales during Spring Training. I'm not going to give you the Wikipedia page on Morales and tell you about his freak injury that happened with the Angels, ... Read More
From Rochester To Sochi, The Historic Journey Of Lauryn Williams
It's been a remarkable journey from Rochester High School to the Sochi Winter Olympics for Lauryn Williams. She's gone from being one of the most gifted sprinters in the history of Pennsylvania high school track and field, to a decorated career at the University of Miami, and then became a multiple World and Olympic medalist representing the USA in Track. Now, in one of the more remarkable transformations you will ever see from an athlete, Williams is now setting her sights on Olympic gold in ... Read More
The Mount Rushmore Of Pittsburgh Sports
Mount Rushmore is one of the most iconic pieces of Americana that we have in this country. Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore honors four of the most iconic Presidents to ever lead the United States of America. As I was sitting in class on this fine President’s Day I began to ponder, who would be the four faces that would represent the Pittsburgh Sporting world if it was decided to carve out a Yinzer style of Mount Rushmore up on Mt. Washington? Now picking four faces ... Read More
Is Andrew Lambo getting a fair shot from fans?
It wasn't long ago that you couldn't go on Twitter without seeing #FreeLambo plastered all over your timeline. You know, it's kind of like how making Jose Altuve the #FaceOfMLB is everywhere now. It's annoying, but regardless, it's what the people wanted. You see, the 25-year-old Lambo was shredding the opposition in Triple-A Indianapolis, so much so that he was named the Pirates Minor League Player of the Year for his efforts. Lambo posted a .272/.344/.589 slash line, with 18 home runs and 53 ... Read More
Golden Knight of the Week: Rogerio Livramento
Gannon's men's basketball team has been on a mission the second half of the season. Now, after two wins this week, they are in sole possession of the top spot in the PSAC West. That success came in large part to Rogerio Livramento. In Gannon's first win, a 71-54 decision over Edinboro, Livramento played his role off the ben, snapping a three-game winning streak by the Fighting Scots at the Hammermill Center. Livramento scored six points on 3-of-7 shooting. He also picked up a rebound, a steal ... Read More
PSN Videocast Episode 5: Rewind
In case you missed it, our Michael Waterloo, Jon Pennline, Travis Berardi, Gar Bercury and the Trib's Daniel Dudley discussed Team USA's hot start, whether or not we know who Pitt basketball is, A.J. Burnett's signing in Philly, concerns over the starting rotation and if Andrew Lambo is getting an unfair shake. Remember, we have our live show each Sunday at 11 a.m.! ... Read More
L.G. Gill Scores Career High 19 as Duquesne Defeats Rhode Island
Duquesne snapped a tough four game losing streak Saturday afternoon on the road, beating Rhode Island by a score of 83-71. The game saw two Duquesne players achieve landmark points in their basketball careers. Freshman L.G. Gill came off the bench for the Dukes and scored a career high 19 points, that included 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Ovie Soko had a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, but more importantly scored his 1000th career point as a college basketball player. He reached ... Read More
Pittsburgh Sporting News Videocast: Episode 5
This week, Michael Waterloo, Gar Bercury, Travis Berardi, Jon Pennline and Daniel Dudley discuss the Olympics, tons of Pirates talk, Pitt basketball, A.J. Burnett, Jason Worilds/LaMarr Woodley and much more. ... Read More