So, unless you’ve spent the last couple weeks under a rock or in a coma, you’ve heard that Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice allegedly knocked out his then girlfriend in an elevator and was caught on video dragging her unconscious body out of said elevator. I use the term allegedly because we live in a world so obsessed with political correctness that we have to allow the possibility that she, I don’t know, went into a psychotic fit and smashed her own head off of the elevator wall, ... Read More
Archives for August 2014
Controversial Play Ends Road Trip in Pirates Loss
To cap off a wild ten-game road trip on the west coast, the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-52) lost in rather incredible and frustrating fashion on Sunday, 3-2 in ten innings to the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-63). Furthermore, All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen was injured after he hit a sacrifice fly to left field in the eighth inning, which tied the game at the time. He immediately showed discomfort and left the dugout with trainers. That was the beginning of a difficult last few innings for ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power Season Ends Abruptly In Orlando With 56-48 loss In Playoffs
So this is what losing feels like? The Pittsburgh Power (15-4) lost for the first time since April 26th in Cleveland but unfortunately this one came in the playoffs and ends a magical turnaround season for the team. After notching 15 wins, tied for third highest in league history, Pittsburgh was hoping to earn their first playoff win over the Orlando Predators (12-7) but they didn’t make enough key plays to secure a win and will head home for the season following a 56-48 loss to Orlando Sunday ... Read More
Is Alvarez done at third?
Pedro Alvarez has been struggling at the hot corner all season, producing a league-leading 24 errors, most coming from overthrows to first base. The frustrations have seemed to carry over to the offensive side where Alvarez is struggling with a .235/.402/.724 slash with 15 home runs, 45 RBI and 95 strikeouts. This has led to him being taken out of games or benched all together. With Josh Harrison playing out of his mind at the moment -- .303/.498/.840 slash line with a 7-game XBH streak -- ... Read More
Washington Wild Things name Bob Bozzuto manager
It's not very common when a baseball team that is having a successful season such as the Washington Wild Things goes a portion of their season without a manager in place. But that is what the first place Wild Things have been dealing with for the past couple of weeks. Washington filled that void on Saturday by naming Bob Bozzuto as the teams’ manager. If Bozzuto's name sounds familiar, it should. The Greensburg native has been with the Wild Things organization since 2006, serving the ... Read More
Redemption for McCutchen, no deadline deals, DFA Alvarez? (podcast)
Join our LIVE show, as we discuss the McCutchen hit-by-pitch, the Pirates whiffing at the trade deadline and what to do with Pedro Alvarez. ... Read More
Pirates sign infielder Jayson Nix
According to sources, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed veteran utility man Jayson Nix, who was released by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. The 31-year-old Nix has appeared in 18 games this season for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he has a slash line of .154/.214/.231 with two RBI on the season. Nix appeared in eight games at third base this season for the Phillies. The Pirates have optioned Brent Morel to Triple A and DFA'd Dean Anna for assignment. ... Read More
Questions at backup QB for the Steelers
In 2013, Ben Roethlisberger was able to do something he had only done once over his 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers — start the entire 16-game schedule. In fact, the Steelers 2008 championship team was one of those two seasons where Roethlisberger was healthy for an entire season, so clearly having Big Ben on the field is critical to the team's success in 2014. Obviously, the value of having a franchise quarterback can't be understated. Ask fans in places like Oakland, Tampa Bay or ... Read More
Pirates use late-inning outburst to beat DBacks 9-4
The Pirates scored eight runs over the final two innings to comeback and defeat the Diamondbacks 9-4 on Friday night. Down 4-1 with one out in the eighth, the Pirates (58-51) started the comeback. Josh Harrison tripled and scored on an Andrew McCutchen RBI double. Pedro Alvarez then hit a pinch-hit 2 RBI double to tie things at four. They would be far from done as they put five more runs up in the top of the ninth. Jordy Mercer gave the Pirates the lead with a RBI double. Michael Martinez, ... Read More
Steelers extend Suisham through 2018
On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they have extended Shaun Suisham's contract through the 2018 season. At the time of print, details of the contract were not disclosed. Suisham set an all-time Steelers record last year with his 93.8 conversion rate, as he hit 30-of-32 field goals on the year, while scoring 129 points. For his career, which includes stops in Dallas and Washington, as well as his second stop in Pittsburgh after being drafted by the Steelers in 2005, Suisham ... Read More