Edinson Volquez threw eight innings of one-run ball as the Pirates got back to the .500 mark with a 8-1 win over the Rays on Monday night. Volquez (5-6) experienced a little trouble in the first and second before settling down. Desmond Jennings led off the bottom of the first, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a James Loney RBI single. The Rays (31-47) threatened again in the second, but Volquez was able to get Ryan Hanigan to ground into an inning-ending double play. Volquez ... Read More
Archives for June 2014
Power of the Week: Tommy Grady
What a long, strange trip it's been for the Pittsburgh Power. After a season that began with the firing of their head coach, the challenge of dealing with a roster chocked full of new players, and many questions as to whether would be able to reach the playoffs in their third season of existence, the Power are now proving to be one of the top teams in the AFL. On the heels of an impressive 57-27 win over the Iowa Barnstormers, the Power not only improved to 11-3 on the season, they locked up ... Read More
Does Penguins Coaching Job Come With the Most Pressure in All Sports?
You have to look at the Pittsburgh Penguins coaching search and simply scratch your head at what has been going on. At the end of the day, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has to find the right man to right the ship and ultimately that won't be an easy task. When you look at the Penguins vacancy, you would think there would be a long list of quality coaching candidates who would be jumping at the opportunity to coach Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in their primes, but that hasn't ... Read More
Pens 2014-15 Schedule Announced
The Pittsburgh Penguins may still not have a head coach, but at least they know who they will be playing next season. The Pens will open up the 2014-15 campaign on October 9, the day after the season officially begins, at home against the Anaheim Ducks. They will conclude the season April 11 with a trip to Buffalo. The Penguins will play seven of their first 10 games at home, including the first meeting of the year against the Philadelphia Flyers and a visit from the defending Stanley Cup ... Read More
Pirates defeat Cubs 2-1 in series finale
For the second game in a row, the Pirates got great pitching from a starter who was not on the opening day roster. Brandon Cumpton followed up Vance Worley's quality start Saturday night with a gem of his own, going seven scoreless innings and giving up only two hits in the Pirates 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Cumpton (3-2) was able to control the Cubs lineup all afternoon, including retiring 12 straight batters at one point through the first five ... Read More
June 22 edition of video cast
We have a packed show for you today! Our Michael Waterloo, Matt Shetler and Gar Bercury will be discussing Gregory Polanco's hot start, Jason Grilli's demotion from closer, the Pens' search for a coach, Dri Archer's breakout ability and much more! Join us for the fun and ask us anything you want answered live during the show! ... Read More
Worley, Harrison Push Pirates Past Cubs
Vance Worley provided another strong outing and Josh Harrison came through with two big hits as the Pirates defeated the Cubs 5-3 on Saturday night at Wrigley. A rain delay of two hours delayed the start of the game, but Worley wasn't phased as he threw 6 2/3 innings of five-hit, three-run ball with most of the damage coming in the fourth inning. With the Pirates (36-38) leading 1-0 on a Jordy Mercer solo home run, the Cubs (31-41) struck back as Anthony Rizzo followed a Chris Coghlan ... Read More
Marte leaves Pirates to attend personal matter
The Pirates will be without outfielder Starling Marte for the final two games in Chicago, as he has left the team to deal with a personal matter in the Dominican Republic. Manager Clint Hurdle suspects that Marte will return for Monday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. After a slow start and time off, Marte has been red hot since the call-up of Gregory Polanco. On the season, Marte is hitting .258, with five home runs, 17 steals and 26 RBI. ... Read More
Desjardins turns down Pens, search continues for coach
Its back to the drawing board when it comes to the Penguins coaching search. After multiple reports identified AHL coach Willie Desjardins as GM Jim Rutherford's pick to take over head coaching duties for the Pens, it now looks as if Rutherford will have to look at different options. Desjardins, most recently the coach of the Calder Cup winning Texas Stars, has a track record of winning at every stop during his coaching career. Certainly not a household name, the 57-year-old Desjardins ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Clinch First Playoff Berth In Franchise History
1198 days. It took 1198 days but the Pittsburgh Power have finally clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history. Three years, three months and 10 days after playing their inaugural game against the Philadelphia Soul, the Pittsburgh Power (11-3) punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 57-27 win over the Iowa Barnstormers. The Power seem to like having Iowa (6-8) as the opponent for key moments in franchise history as they also beat the Barnstormers by 30 points for the first win ... Read More