Chris Adamski stories, Page 105
Pirates’ offense again stymied as Rockies finish off sweep
Less than a minute after Wednesday’s early-afternoon first pitch in Denver, the Pittsburgh Pirates had as many hits as they managed the entire game an evening earlier. Three pitches later, they had more runs than they had scored over the prior two games of the series at Coors Field. By...
Pirates injury updates: Steven Brault set to rejoin team soon
Pitcher Steven Brault is expected to rejoin the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend, team director or sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday. The veteran left-hander has been on the 60-day injured list since before the season began because of a left lat strain. In a video conference call with media, Tomczyk...
Pirates prospects Roansy Contreras, Quinn Priester picked for MLB Futures Game
Two young right-handers who someday perhaps could anchor the top of the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation will get to share a national stage next month. Roansy Contreras and Quinn Priester were selected to participate in the MLB All-Star Futures Game. Contreras, 21, and Priester, 20, each rank among the Pirates’ top...
Pirates nearly no-hit, shut out for 2nd consecutive day at Coors Field
Teams typically find their offense when they visit Coors Field. Not the Pittsburgh Pirates, at least not this week. The Pirates were shut out for a second consecutive day in Denver, nearly getting no-hit by German Marquez in a 8-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Marquez’s bid...
Pirates notes: Colin Moran ‘doing better,’ LHP Sam Howard reinstated from IL
A day after leaving a game when he got hit by a pitch in his left wrist, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Colin Moran remained out of the lineup but was “doing better.” “He’s moving around,” manager Derek Shelton said via video conference call before Tuesday night’s game against the Colorado...
Pirates’ Adam Frazier relishes thought of starting All-Star Game
When the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the MLB All-Star game 15 years ago, Freddy Sanchez was en route to the National League batting title. Eager to have a representative on the field at PNC Park, the Pirates pulled out all the stops to get out the fan vote. Ushers at the...
CBS ranks Steelers’ Mike Tomlin as NFL’s 10th-best coach
Among his NFL coaching peers, according to one national ranking, Mike Tomlin is among the top 10. But barely. CBS Sports rated all 32 of the league’s coaches, and it pegged Tomlin at No. 10. Here is the outlet’s rationale: “Fourteen years and not a single losing season means Tomlin...
Wil Crowe gets 1st MLB win, Pirates beat Cardinals 5-4
The pitcher’s win has gradually lost its luster in recent decades. New-age baseball statheads tend to scoff at it. Don’t tell that to Wil Crowe. Not after he earned his first MLB win in what was his 13th career start, a 5-4 Pittsburgh Pirates victory at the St. Louis Cardinals....
Pirates notes: Reliever Chris Stratton as versatile as he has been effective lately
In his 19 appearances since the start of May, reliever Chris Stratton has a 0.99 ERA. But that level of effectiveness might not even be how he’s shown his greatest value to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stratton has pitched for the Pirates this season in every inning but the first and...
Poor performance, retirements play role in Steelers overhauling offensive line
Less than three years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers had an offensive line that was the envy of much of the NFL. In 2018, coming off a year in which the team went 13-3 and was No. 3 in the NFL in total offense, the offensive line was coached by a...
Lefty Austin Davis happy to compete as part of Pirates bullpen
Sure, there were some tiring rehabilitation workouts and uneasiness associated with his first arm injury as a professional. But the most difficult part of the 60-day stint on the injured list for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Austin Davis was the lack of two extra roommates to live with he and his...
Steelers to save $5.75 million in cap space by swapping out David DeCastro for Trai Turner
Swapping out David DeCastro for Trai Turner will save the Pittsburgh Steelers $5.75 million in salary-cap space in 2021. The veteran guard’s signing was made official Friday, and it is a one-year, $3 million deal. DeCastro’s release Thursday saved the Steelers $8.75 million on the salary cap. DeCastro still will...
6-time Pro Bowl guard David DeCastro released by Steelers
In a surprising midsummer transaction, the Pittsburgh Steelers released six-time Pro Bowl guard David DeCastro on Thursday. A reliable veteran and trusted voice in the locker room, DeCastro joins longtime teammate Maurkice Pouncey as multi-time former All-Pro offensive linemen who left the Steelers this offseason. A nine-time Pro Bowl center,...
Steelers training camp will be in Pittsburgh, not at Saint Vincent
Westmoreland County will have to wait another year to welcome back its favorite annual summer guests. As concerns related to the waning coronavirus pandemic linger, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced Thursday that they will stage their upcoming training camp at sites in Pittsburgh for the second consecutive year. Saint Vincent in...
Bill Cowher honored with Ireland Funds award named after late Steelers chairman Dan Rooney
Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was bestowed with an award Monday named in honor of the team’s former president and chairman, the late Dan Rooney. Cowher was presented with the Daniel M. Rooney Ambassador’s Award at the Ireland Funds Pittsburgh Dinner on Monday evening at Heinz Field. According to...
Trio of bases-loaded walks does in Pirates in road loss to Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Chase De Jong termed his four walks in five innings Friday as “definitely more than you’d ever want.” Imagine what he thought when Clay Holmes matched that — in only a third of an inning. The normally reliable Pirates bullpen imploded during a six-walk seventh inning in...
Pirates notes: Colin Moran returns to action, expected back in lineup soon
Two days after he had to leave game after being hit by a pitch on his right hand, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Colin Moran returned to game action Friday. Though Moran was not in the lineup for the night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Pirates manager Derek Shelton called on...
Pirates unmasked in dugout, bullpen after team reaches 85% vaccination threshold
With an outgoing personality leading a team short on proven star players, Derek Shelton, in part, was hired to serve as the public face of the Pittsburgh Pirates. On Friday, more than 18 months after he was named manager, Shelton’s face was finally on display during a game. At last,...
Steelers OT Chuks Okorafor takes both contract year, move across offensive line in strideVideo
A day after teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster spent a good portion of his 13-minute media session openly discussing free agency and maximizing his value for when he hits the market next spring, Chuks Okorafor laughed when asked for his thoughts about playing out a contract year for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I...
ACL recovery wrapping up, Devin Bush assures he’ll be 100% by Steelers camp
While most of his teammates ran through football drills on the two fields behind him last week, Devin Bush was relegated to doing what could described charitably as labored sprints. Flanked by fellow rehabbing Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Zach Banner, Bush dragged a weighted plate that was tied to his waist...
‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’: Minkah Fitzpatrick anticipates same role with Steelers in 2021Video
With two starters departing via free agency and some youth injected into the position over the past 14 months, there is the potential for changes in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ secondary. Not, though, for its most decorated player. Minkah Fitzpatrick doesn’t foresee any tweaks to the role he’s filled for the...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby passes Jaromir Jagr as NHL’s estimated career earnings leader
Sidney Crosby has positioned himself to his career subjectively judged against the top 10 or so players in NHL history. According to one respected outlet, there is one measure by which the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar is already at the top of the list for any player the NHL has ever...
Steelers’ Cameron Sutton quickly goes from young depth to veteran leader of secondaryVideo
Soon after he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, defensive back Tre Norwood heard from new veteran teammate Cameron Sutton. “He kind of extended his arms as a big brother, as a guy who’s been here,” Norwood said last month. “I can’t wait to sit down and pick his brain...
Marcus Pettersson seeks ‘next step’ — will it be for Penguins?Video
An objective and educated observer could present a viable case that Marcus Pettersson acquitted himself quite well for a 24-year-old playing in his third full NHL season. One authority who could evaluate Pettersson’s game better than almost anyone disagrees. Pettersson himself. “I didn’t really take that step that I wanted...
With Maurkice Pouncey and others gone, Ben Roethlisberger adjusts to Steelers’ new O-line
It was almost three-quarters of the way through what was Ben Roethlisberger’s first media availability in almost five months before Maurkice Pouncey’s name was brought up. “You trying to make me cry?” Roethlisberger said to a reporter over video conference call. “Is that what we are doing here, talking about...
