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. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (5-7) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (9-4) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park Radio: 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. Rob Biertempfel handles the first game back after a road trip. And here is the Pirates’ lineup … Alex Presley, LF Jose Tabata, RF [...]

. Brief and to the Point … >> My Friday mini-column for the Trib’s playoff Insider feature is about the Flyers’ goaltending. Such as it is. I’ll repeat that Joe Starkey and I flipped regular column days because of travel plans. Joe takes a look this morning at the Wizard of Oz factor. >> The [...]

. PHILADELPHIA — Brief and to the Point … >> My special-edition Thursday column looks at the Penguins’ most important performance in the 10-3 annihilation in Game 4. It might surprise you a bit. This is usually Joe Starkey’s day to column-ize, but we flipped days this week because of the Penguins being on the [...]

. PHILADELPHIA — Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers, Game 4, Stanley Cup playoffs first round Series: Flyers, 3-0. Time: 7:38 p.m. Site: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia TV, radio: Root Sports, NBC Sports (nationally), 105.9 The X Here is the official live summary. Updates are on our Penguins page. I’ll be column-izing [...]

. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (4-7) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (7-4) Time: 3:40 p.m. Site: Chase Field, Phoenix TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. Rob Biertempfel loves these afternoon getaway games. And here is the Pirates’ lineup … Alex Presley, LF Clint Barnes, SS Andrew [...]

. VOORHEES, N.J. – Brief and to the Point … >> My Wednesday column is an open mea culpa to Jaromir Jagr after our lengthy talk yesterday. One thing I hope you’ll never see me do on this job is refuse to say I’m wrong when I’m wrong, even it isn’t evident until well after [...]

. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (3-7) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (7-3) Time: 9:40 p.m. Site: Chase Field, Phoenix TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. Rob Biertempfel is ready to cover a PERFECT GAME. And here is the Pirates’ lineup … Alex Presley, LF Nate McLouth, [...]

. VOORHEES, N.J. — Brief and to the Point … >> My Tuesday mini-column, part of the Trib’s playoff Insider feature, looks at the Penguins’ fatal flaw. And who exactly might have figured it out. >> Scott Hartnell, the self-confessed most unpopular man in Pittsburgh these days, is pretty funny for a Flyer, as our [...]

. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (3-6) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (6-3) Time: 9:40 p.m. Site: Chase Field, Phoenix TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. Rob Biertempfel brought proper identification to the desert. And here is the Pirates’ lineup … Alex Presley, LF Jose Tabata, RF [...]

. PHILADELPHIA — Brief and to the Point … >> My Monday column invites the Penguins to stay exactly where they are — Pittsburgh — and spare the franchise further embarrassment in Game 4. Those are my thoughts in there, and I want to hear yours: What’s the biggest problem? What would you to do [...]