On the surface, it's hard not to love the idea of adding Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester to the Pirates rotation. After all, we are talking about a pitcher with some impressive credentials. Two World Series titles, including a 3-0 record with a 0.43 ERA in those biggest of games. You can also add three All-Star selections, including a trip to Minneapolis earlier this month after another impressive first-half performance, highlighted by a paltry 2.53 ERA. There's no question Lester has ... Read More
Archives for July 2014
Pirates in on trade talks with Lester
The Pirates have emerged as a "darkhorse" in the race to acquire Red Sox starter Jon Lester. Tim Brown of Yahoo! sports has declared the Pirates a "darkhorse" contender for Lester as reported by Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports. Sources: Pirates emerging as Lester darkhorse. Deal could possibly center around Josh Bell. News with @TBrownYahoo: http://t.co/MC2CBomWpc — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 29, 2014 Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston confirms the Pirates involvement for ... Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates trade rumors: Byrd back in the Burgh?
More names have surfaced in the past 48 hours as potential trade pieces for the Pirates, who are expected to be buyers by this Thursday's 4 pm trade deadline. Jon Morosi of FOX Sports has reported the Pirates are continuing to look at Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo, but they may also have their eye on another position player from Philadelphia. Marlon Byrd: Morosi has reported the Pirates are also interested in Byrd, who was acquired by the Pirates after last year's deadline. Pirates ... Read More
Ryan Shazier, other Steelers rookies off to good starts in camp
For the past couple of seasons, there has been the call for the Pittsburgh Steelers to get younger and more athletic on both sides of the ball. Even though the team only reported to camp on Friday and were in pads and hitting for the first time on Monday, some of the Steelers youth has already begun to open up some eyes. Granted it has only been a couple of days, but some of the players general manager Kevin Colbert drafted in May could make a strong case for a lot of playing time by turning ... Read More
Worley goes the distance in Pirates 5-0 victory
Vance Worley pitched like a man trying to keep his job as he went the distance shutting the Giants out in a Pirates 5-0 victory on Monday night. Worley had a perfect game through four innings until Pablo Sandoval broke it up with a leadoff single to start the fifth. He would be erased by a highlight-reel double play where Jordy Mercer ranged to his left and flipped the ball to Neil Walker with his glove. Walker barehanded the ball while leaning away from the base and immediately spun around ... Read More
Sanders Speaks, Steelers Nation (Over)Reacts
Stop! Before we all go crazy about a few unnecessary and probably ill-advised comments that a professional athlete has made publically and, likely, after provocation from a member of the media, let us first consider whether or not anyone really cares what Emmanuel Sanders has to say. Seriously! The number two wide receiver on last year's 8-8 Steelers squad, by default I might add, was probably the fourth most talented target quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had to throw to behind the ... Read More
Polanco is still adjusting to the big leagues
Gregory Polanco has been in the big leagues for more than a month and while he had one of the more successful starts a prospect could have after making the jump -- .288/.374/.749 with two home runs, 10 RBI and 11 walks in June --, he has cooled down as pitchers have learned how to throw to him and Polanco has tried to adjust. What most overlook though, is a rookie not only has to adjust to the pace and play on the field, but the everyday occurrences that go on before and after the game. ... Read More
Cortez Allen likely next Steeler due for an extension
The Pittsburgh Steelers made it clear before training camp began that they would not be extending the contract of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. That doesn’t mean they aren’t done taking care of their own though. It looks like cornerback Cortez Allen may be the next in line for an extension as it looks like Allen has become priority No. 1 for the Steelers front office. Allen is in the final year of his rookie contract, and with next to no up and coming talent on the corners, it makes ... Read More
AFC North Training Camp Notes
While the Steelers work hard in Latrobe at the training camp that opened Friday at St. Vincent College, all three AFC North rivals are, of course, together as well. In what should be a very competitive division in 2014, the defending division champion Cincinnati Bengals began work on Wednesday, July 23 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. Baltimore trains in Owings Mills, MD and also began last Wednesday. In Cleveland, there is an extra buzz around the Browns camp despite continued ... Read More
Steelers training camp podcast
Football is back! The Steelers hit the fields at Latrobe this week, and we will breakdown everything you need to know as Michael Waterloo, Jon Pennline and SteelerDepot's Alex Kozora talk about the camp battles, story lines and more. ... Read More