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By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Monday column covers 82 and all its terrible weight. History, indeed, is made. Every year, they say it doesn’t matter. Every year, it’s the only thing that matters. This is Rob Biertempfel’s game coverage of 82, and this is my [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (77-81) vs. Cincinnati Reds (95-63) Time: 1:35 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. Cincinnati RHP Johnny Cueto … Alex Presley, LF Josh Harrison, [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Happy 82 Day … the above is courtesy of the talented folks at Benstonium.com Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (76-81) vs. Cincinnati Reds (95-62) 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 [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Penn State (2-2, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. Illinois (2-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Time: 12:01 p.m. Site: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. TV, radio: ESPN, KQV (1410 AM) Here is Penn State’s official football page. Here is the Trib’s Penn State football page. Scott [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media I’ve got nothing for you tonight. Stopped being a fan long ago. It takes one hell of a win or loss to move me in the slightest. But this goes back to childhood for so many Pittsburghers, including those born and bred like myself. You could brag to [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (76-80) vs. Cincinnati Reds (94-62) 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. Cincinnati RHP Homer Bailey … Alex Presley, LF Jordy Mercer, [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> The Friday column tells the real story of the Pirates’ front office status, not the one those individual have tried to paint themselves. And it’s not me telling it. It’s Bob Nutting, in an exclusive interview. >> The most common defense [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Here’s today’s chat transcript, an hourlong ode to Dave Littlefield.

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (76-79) vs. New York Mets (71-84) Time: 1:10 p.m. Site: Citi Field, New York TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan Here is the live box score. And here is the Pirates’ lineup vs. New York RHP R.A. Dickey … Starling [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Brief and to the Point … >> You have got to be kidding. Today is Joe Starkey’s day to columnize, and he does it quite well on this topic. I’ll keep my own thoughts to a minimum as a result. In fact, here, I’ll just remind you of [...]