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By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Monday column looks at why in the world anyone would think the Pirates are done. >> The Pirates haven’t yet approached Jason Grilli, one of the National League’s top relievers, about an extension. He can be a free agent this [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (68-58) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (58-67) Time: 1:35 p.m. Site: PNC Park TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the Trib’s Bucco Blog for updates from the beat writers. Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Steelers (2-0) vs. Buffalo Bills (0-2), preseason Time: 7 p.m. Site: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. TV, radio: KDKA, 102.5 WDVE Here is the live box summary. Here is the Trib’s Steelers page.

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (67-58) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (58-66) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the Trib’s Bucco Blog for updates from the beat writers. Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media The Saturday column uncovers why some of the Pirates’ players were ticked off at the front office this week, amid sharing a couple related views. I’ll actually be back at work Sunday, but this one wasn’t going to wait.

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (67-57) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (57-66) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: PNC Park TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the Trib’s Bucco Blog for updates from the beat writers. Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media I’ll be back at the usual baseball/football/whatever gig this weekend, and the column and blogs and all that resume in full Monday.

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media My eagle-eyed analysis on this lazy day consists of this: The Pirates have no more games against the Padres. You’re welcome. It’s all yours …

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (67-56) vs. San Diego Padres (55-70) Time: 6:35 p.m. Site: Petco Park, San Diego TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the Trib’s Bucco Blog for updates from Rob Biertempfel on the scene. Here is the live box score. [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media For my years on the Pirates’ beat, the blog post headline you see above was my motto for anyone who would ask. Covered so many indecipherable decisions, and yet was answerable to a readership hungry for me to decipher them. Good luck with whatever happened early this morning [...]