Michael Lorenzen made his second ever major league start, however Pittsburgh Pirates fans may be unable to tell after allowing one run on three hits in Tuesday night's 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. “We’ve still got to keep working on having manageable at-bats, that’s the one thing we continue to talk about, making sure that we’re getting the pitch we want early in the count," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We missed some pitches we probably could have hit tonight, we’ve just got to do what ... Read More
Archives for May 2015
Duquesne lands sophomore transfer Tarin Smith
Rising sophomore guard Tarin Smith committed to Duquesne yesterday for the 2015-2016 season. The Nebraska University transfer will have three years of eligibility remaining. The Dukes recruited Smith after his high school career at St. Anthony High School in New Jersey, where he was an Associated Press All-State honoree in his senior year. While at Nebraska, Smith averaged 4.5 points per game, playing in all 31 of his team’s contests. He averaged 17.6 minutes per game. As a freshman, Smith ... Read More
Pirates pregame 5/5: Harrison out of lineup, Cole’s honor discussed
The Pittsburgh Pirates have returned to PNC Park after a nine game road trip and will begin a three game series tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. This is the second time these teams have met as the Reds swept the first series with happened to be the opening series to the season. Both teams enter this game with a 12-13 record. Tonight’s starters: Tonight's pitching match-up will feature Pirates left-handed starter Jeff Locke [2-1 4.76 ERA] and Reds right-handed starter Michael Lorenzen ... Read More
NFL Draft: Steelers add serious playmakers in secondary
One of the dominant themes this off-season for the Pittsburgh Steelers was the need to upgrade a secondary that had it's fair share of struggles and shouldered much of the blame for what was a lackluster year for the defense. Strike that. It WAS the dominant theme, and understandably so. As big as any issue for the Steelers secondary last season was that it was completely devoid of playmakers. In fact, the Steelers finished the season with 11 interceptions for the season, ranking 25th in the ... Read More
Ray Shero to take over in New Jersey
Ray Shero has a new gig. After taking a season off, the former Penguins general manager will return to the NHL in the same capacity with the New Jersey Devils. Shero was announced as the fourth GM in franchise history in a press conference Monday afternoon. The man making the announcement, Lou Lamoriello, will step down as general manager after 28 years in that position with New Jersey. Lamoriello will remain the team’s president and oversee Shero in a supervisory role, but Shero will ... Read More
Cole named NL pitcher of the month
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole has been referred to as a gamer, a hard thrower and recently an ace, however now he can add another title to the list. Major League Baseball has named Cole as the National League Pitcher of the Month and in receiving this honor, Cole is the first Pirate to be named pitcher of the month since Randy Tomlin [June 1992]. Cole has started his 2015 season with a 4-0 record in five starts and has posted a 1.76 ERA. Cole allowed six earned runs in April and has ... Read More
Fomer Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens retires
Former Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Karstens has retired at age 32, according to a post on his social media pages. #HanginEmUp Just would like to give a huge thank you to all my family, friends, teammates, and… https://t.co/ta07uWiJOa— Jeff Karstens (@karstens27) May 4, 2015 "Just would like to give a huge thank you to all my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for all the support you've giving me on and off the field over the years," he said in his post. "I will ... Read More
Antonio Brown one of four finalists for Madden 16 cover
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been named one of the four finalists to be on the cover of the popular EA Sports Madden 16 video game. In 2014, Brown was named a first-team all pro and AFC co-offensive player of the year. His 129 receptions and 1698 receiving yards led all NFL receivers. Brown was nominated along with New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson. Two ... Read More
Brown F Rafeal Maia transfers to Pitt
Jamie Dixon landed his second graduate transfer in a week’s time on Sunday when it was reported that Brown power forward Rafael Maia would be transferring to Pitt. Maia, like Coppin State guard Sterling Smith, who transferred to Pitt last week, will be eligible to play right away. He stands 6-foot-9 and last season averaged 9.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, shooting 53.8 percent from the field. He should be able to help the Panthers on the glass, which was a weak spot of the team last ... Read More
Pirates lose again in extra innings 3-2, swept by Cardinals
Someone should have sent a memo to the Pirates that the marathon was supposed to take place in Pittsburgh, not St. Louis. For the third straight game of the series, the Pirates (12-13) took the Cardinals (18-6) to extra innings before falling, this time a 3-2 loss in the 14th inning off a Kolten Wong walk-off home run. This was the fourth straight game against the Cardinals the Pirates lost in walk-off fashion. Pirates starter Vance Worley was strong in defeat as he went six strong ... Read More