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By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (41-35) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (40-37) Time: 2:15 p.m. Site: Busch Stadium, St. Louis TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. St. Louis RHP Lance Lynn … Ales [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (40-35) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (40-36) Time: 8:15 p.m. Site: Busch Stadium, St. Louis TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. St. Louis RHP Adam Wainwright … Drew [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Friday column offers friendly advice for how the Penguins can pay Sidney Crosby back. The only thing I’ll add today — and it’s not really an addition — is to emphasize that line in the column that no one should [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media THERE ARE GREAT ATHLETES, and there are great athletes uniquely associated with one setting. That matters to some. We’ve been blessed in Pittsburgh to have had Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Mean Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw and, yes, our greatest, Mario Lemieux, spend their entire careers here. There’s something [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media . Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (39-35) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (36-41) Time: 1:05 p.m. Site: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Philadelphia RHP Kyle Kendrick … Drew Sutton, [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> Brad Lincoln vs. Jim Thome, followed by the staredown. Seminal moment for the 2012 Pirates? I’m not there yet, but maybe you are. Let’s hear from you. (Oh, and thanks to blogging madman Rum Bunter for coming through with the shot.) [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (38-35) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (36-40) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Philadelphia LHP Raul Valdes … Josh Harrison, SS [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Wednesday column is highlighted by an exclusive interview with Scott Boras, whose cooperation and candor I’ve valued for many years. >> There’s a college football playoff? No, really, someone finally came to their senses. It will be just four teams, [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (38-34) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (35-40) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Philadelphia RHP Vance Worley … Jose Tabata, LF [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> Chuck Tanner used to repeat it often: In every baseball season, you’re going to win 54, and you’re going to lose 54. It’s what you do with the other 54 that makes the difference. Well, the ugliness in Philly last night [...]