Playoff Push: A look at the Bucs’ schedule
By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor
July 18, 2017
Filed under Sports
Just five years ago, this season would have been considered a success for the Pirates. But now, after making the playoffs in three of the past four years, many see it as a disappointment. With just under 70 games left in the regular season, the team sits two games under .500 at 46-48 and five games bac...
COLUMN: It’s not too early to start thinking about baseball
By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor
January 18, 2017
Filed under Sports Columns
As a football fan, I tuned in to watch all four of this weekend’s NFL playoff games. Despite the NFL’s assurances of excitement that bombarded me, courtesy of their enormous advertising machine, I could not help but walk away from the latest slate of games dissatisfied. This weekend featured a game with the larges...
Bell helps propel Bucs into position for run at a division crown
By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor
July 12, 2016
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
By surging into the All-Star break as one of the hottest teams in baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates positioned themselves to make a run at an elusive National League Central Division title during the second half of the season. After a nightmarish slump saw the Pirates lose 13 of 15 games and fall a ...
Gallery: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
By Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer
July 12, 2016
[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id="1" effect="fade" showinfo="true" showthumbs="true" layout="responsive" autoheight="true" thumbsspeed="20" autospeed="15" navhoveropacity="100" fadespeed="0"]
Pirates need to focus on winning, not retaliating, against Cubs
By David Leftwich / Staff Writer
May 18, 2016
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
To put it bluntly, the Pittsburgh Pirates tend to be sore losers when it comes to taking on the Chicago Cubs. In both series the Pirates have played against the Cubs this season, the Cubs have had the upper hand. And both times, the teams appeared to be on the verge of a bench-clearing brawl. After ...