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. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (35-31) vs. Minnesota Twins (26-40) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Minnesota LHP Francisco Liriano … Jose Tabata, LF Josh Harrison, RF Andrew McCutchen, CF Casey McGehee, [...]

. LAS VEGAS — Brief and to the Point … >> The Wednesday column addresses the laughable suggestions some have been making about trading Evgeni Malkin. I’d love it if you guys took a crack at that challenge I issue in that final sentence. >> You’ll also find on the column file a video of [...]

. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (34-31) vs. Minnesota Twins (26-39) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Minnesota LHP Scott Diamond … Jose Tabata, LF Josh Harrison, RF Andrew McCutchen, CF Casey McGehee, [...]

. Brief and to the Point … >> I’m off to Vegas today for the NHL Awards Show, which airs tomorrow night. So you’ll have to mind the store yourselves, which you do anyway, so never mind. It’s not everyday a Pittsburgh athlete is MVP, so this could be — no, should be — a [...]

. CLEVELAND — Brief and to the Point … >> The Monday column focuses  on the Pirates’ biggest disappointment: Jose Tabata. If you disagree with that assessment — and bear in mind the operating term here is disappointment, which isn’t necessarily the worst player — let’s hear it. >> Sorry, I just can’t get on [...]

. CLEVELAND — Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (33-31) vs. Cleveland Indians (33-31) Time: 1:05 p.m. Site: Progressive Field, Cleveland TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Cleveland RHP Jeanmar Gomez … Alex Presley, LF Neil Walker, 2B Andrew McCutchen, [...]

. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (32-31) vs. Cleveland Indians (33-30) Time: 4:05 p.m. Site: Progressive Field, Cleveland TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Cleveland RHP Ubaldo Jimenez … Alex Presley, LF Neil Walker, 2B Andrew McCutchen, CF Garrett [...]

. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (32-30) vs. Cleveland Indians (32-30) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Progressive Field, Cleveland TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Cleveland RHP Justin Masterson … Alex Presley, LF Neil Walker, 2B Andrew McCutchen, CF Garrett [...]

. Brief and to the Point … >> The Friday column collects thoughts on the Steelers’ now-complete OTAs and minicamp, headlined by Ben Roethlisberger’s apparent reverse on the playbook. Really would love to have a good Steelers discussion down in comments today. This will probably be the last time for a while there’s this much [...]

. Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (32-29) vs. Baltimore Orioles (36-26) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Baltimore RHP Tommy Hunter … Alex Presley, LF Neil Walker, 2B Andrew McCutchen, [...]