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Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (53-47) vs. Atlanta Braves (59-44) Time: 7:10 p.m. Site: Turner Field, Atlanta TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 92 degrees, chance of storms Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Xavier Paul, LF Garrett Jones, RF Neil Walker, [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (52-47) vs. Atlanta Braves (59-43) Time: 7:10 p.m. Site: Turner Field, Atlanta TV, radio: Root Sports, ESPN (outside Pittsburgh), News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 78 degrees, chance of storms Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Xavier Paul, LF Garrett Jones, [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (51-47) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (53-47) Time: 1:35 p.m. Site: PNC Park Tickets: Nope. TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 88 degrees, mostly clear Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Chase d’Arnaud, 3B Matt Diaz, LF [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (51-46) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (52-47) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park Tickets: Nope. TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 86 degrees, mostly clear Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Alex Presley, LF Ronny Cedeno, SS [...]

I’ll be taking what amounts to a three-day break right after this weekend, so all that you’ll see here over the next five days is the timed game threads for the Pirates. It’s kind of weird to be taking any kind of break only six weeks after I took the new job, but this one [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (51-45) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (51-47) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park Tickets: Nope. TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 95 degrees, and it’s 89 in Winnipeg, for the record Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My column this morning urges the Steelers to sign Troy Polamalu to a long-term extension. And I realize that’s akin to calling for smoother roads, safer cars, and extra fries in your sandwich, but there’s a bit more to the topic, as you’ll see. My thanks to Polamalu’s [...]

Here is today’s chat transcript, with record participation to match the record heat. Lots of topics, too. I like those. Thanks to all!

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Neal Huntington never has considered himself a “Moneyball” guy, as columnist Joe Starkey reminds this morning. That’s one of  many reasons why I’ve long found it peculiar that those who who worship at that particular altar have attached themselves to him as if we were one with the [...]

Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (51-44) vs. Cincinnati Reds (47-50) Time: 12:35 p.m. Site: PNC Park TV, radio: Root Sports, News Talk 104.7 FM Weather: 87 degrees, and heading north Here is the official live box score, and here are the lineups … Pirates: Alex Presley, LF Chase d’Arnaud, SS Neil Walker, [...]