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By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (52-40) vs. Miami Marlins (44-49) 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. Miami RHP Carlos Zambrano … Alex Presley, LF Neil Walker, [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (51-40) vs. Miami Marlins (44-48) 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. Miami RHP Ricky Nolasco … Alex Presley, LF Neil Walker, [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media I’m not working. But if I were, I’d wonder about the timing of the Penguins’ firing a couple of key employees so soon after Sidney Crosby’s big contract extension. I’ll stress again here, as I do in the entry: I’m not blaming Crosby for anything. I see him [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media I’m not working. But if I were, I’d absolutely marvel at the Pirates’ power this summer. There’s always someone in every crowd who can claim to predict things. Not this. No one saw this coming. Not even the athletes themselves, most of whom would openly say through the [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (50-40) vs. Colorado Rockies (35-55) Time: 3:10 p.m. Site: Coors Field, Denver TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Colorado RHP Jeremy Guthrie … Alex Presley, LF Neil [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media I’m not working. But if I were, I’d point out in a brief piece like this that I don’t expect to hear from any more readers why the NCAA can’t or wouldn’t issue the death penalty to Penn State football. Those were very strong quotes from the NCAA [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (49-40) vs. Colorado Rockies (35-54) Time: 8:40 p.m. Site: Coors Field, Denver TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Colorado LHP Christian Friedrich … Alex Presley, LF Drew [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media I’m not working. But if I were, I’d have written this little screed about the silliness in how the Pirates are now handling — or toying with — Starling Marte. Good job by our Rob Biertempfel in Denver to get Kyle Stark on record about this. Served it [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (49-39) vs. Colorado Rockies (34-54) Time: 8:40 p.m. Site: Coors Field, Denver TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. Colorado LHP Jeff Francis … Alex Presley, LF Josh [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media I’m not working. But if I were, I’d share with you that, contrary to an ESPN report yesterday, the Pirates and Scott Boras did not discuss having Mark Appel in the majors this year, based on a discussion I had with one of the principles late Sunday night. [...]