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Pirates chairman Bob Nutting knew management changes were needed in AugustVideo
In the next few weeks, Bob Nutting will name a new general manager and manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He already has a new president in place who will chart a plan he hopes eventually will lift a struggling team back among the National League’s contenders. A couple of coaches...
Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier named Gold Glove finalist
In his first season as a full-time starter, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier impressed with his defense. The 27-year-old was named a National League Gold Glove Award finalist by Rawlings, along with two other first-time finalists: The Atlanta Braves’ Ozzie Albies and St. Louis Cardinals’ Kolten Wong. Frazier’s .989...
Tim Benz: Travis Williams needs more than Penguins pixie dust to fix Pirates
“Welcome back, Travis! Now how long before you fix everything? It’s been 40 years since the Pirates’ last World Series. I’m starting to get a little antsy.” Of course, I’m exaggerating about how some Pittsburgh sports fans are reacting to the hire of Travis Williams as the new team president...
Kevin Gorman: Bob Nutting must own up to Pirates’ problems, which start at the top
Bob Nutting heard the calls for a housecleaning and heeded the warnings Pittsburgh Pirates fans wouldn’t stand for the status quo. The Pirates chairman started firing away, like he was skeet shooting at Seven Springs. But he got a bit backward. Before the Pirates played their season finale, they fired...
U mad, bro? No Steelers game? No less anger. Most of it about Gerrit Cole.
No Steelers game, no anger in “U mad, bro?” this week, right? Not so fast. There are plenty of other things to get upset about. And this week, most of them apparently have to do with the Pirates. Specifically, an ex-Pirate name Gerrit Cole. Oh, and an ex-Penguin named Marc-Andre...
Penguins CEO gives ringing endorsement for Pirates hiring Travis Williams as president
The Pittsburgh Pirates already received one ringing endorsement for their decision to hire Travis Williams to replace Frank Coonelly as team president. That it’s from the Penguins should come as no surprise. “We owe a lot of the success we’ve had over the last 10 years or so to Travis,”...
Pittsburgh named 11th best baseball city … yepVideo
Sometimes, a Pittsburgh ranking comes out that sounds a bit surprising. The latest finding — WalletHub’s 2019’s Best Baseball Cities — is certainly one of them. After an analysis of 361 of the most populated U.S. cities, the personal credit tech site has determined that Pittsburgh is the 11th best...
Pirates to replace Frank Coonelly as president with ex-Penguins COO Travis Williams
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday the club is parting ways with Frank Coonelly as team president, and sources confirmed to the Tribune-Review he will be replaced by former Penguins chief operating officer Travis Williams. Williams, who has a law degree from Duquesne, spent 10 years with the Penguins and rose...
Gerrit Cole the latest in long line of ex-Pirates to pitch in World Series
Perhaps Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez didn’t want to give Gerrit Cole too much credit when he said, “What I’ve seen of him, he’s really good.” Gee, Dave, you think? But we can excuse Martinez. After all, his team has a herculean task ahead of it Tuesday night in Game...
First Call: Pirates manager rumblings; Discipline coming for Dolphins starter
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” some Pirates managerial talk. The Steelers have an off-field issue with the Anthony Chickillo situation. Meanwhile, the Dolphins have a problem, too. Also, Sam Darnold’s Monday Night Football disaster impacts Le’ Veon Bell. Mutual interest One name floated as a potential candidate for the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Tim Benz: Gut reactions to following Gerrit Cole as opposed to Marc-Andre FleuryVideo
When the World Series starts Tuesday night, former Pittsburgh Pirate Gerrit Cole will take the mound for the Houston Astros against the Washington Nationals in Game 1. Cole’s dominant run through the postseason hasn’t exactly been embraced in the same way that one-time Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s was when he...
John Steigerwald: Publicly funded stadium was worst decision for real Pirates fans
The Pittsburgh Pirates do not belong to you. They do not belong to the City of Pittsburgh. They belong to G. Ogden Nutting and his son, Bob, and a few other investors, who own a small percentage of the franchise. There appears to be a movement afoot in certain parts...
Kevin Gorman: New voice of Pirates’ next manager should be bilingualVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates are searching for not just a new manager but a new voice that will resonate inside a clubhouse that had tuned out Clint Hurdle’s message. Perhaps that voice should speak in Spanish. The Pirates love to pride themselves as a progressive club, touting MLB’s first Latin superstar...
Jeannette native Cody Elias at forefront of digital streaming with ‘A’s Cast Live’
He did not hit a home run or strike out a batter, but Cody Elias played a significant role for Oakland A’s during their run to the American League wild-card game. In his first year with the organization, the 30-year-old Jeannette native garnered significant attention for his role on “A’s...
First Call: Who would punch Myles Garrett in the face? Early goal of the year candidateVideo
It’s our final “First Call” before an extended Steelers bye weekend. We tip our cap to Dan Potash’s efforts on ‘70s night. There was one goal last night even better than Sidney Crosby’s. And someone was dumb enough to punch Myles Garrett in the face. Hit and run? If I...
Remembering the ‘We Are Family’ 1979 Pirates
Now that the Washington Nationals have clinched the pennant, the Pirates are the National League team with the longest wait since their last World Series appearance. But if Pirates fans are forced to live off a memory of the team’s last appearance, Pittsburgh’s thrilling come-from-behind-victory over the Baltimore Orioles in...
Ex-Pirates SS Jackie Hernandez, member of 1971 World Series champs, dies
Former Pirates shortstop Jackie Hernandez, who fielded the final out in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series, died Saturday in Miami. He was 79. Born in Central Tinguaro, Cuba, Hernandez was a shortstop for most of his career. He played nine seasons for four teams from 1965-73, but he...
Former Pirate Bobby Del Greco remembered as ‘hero,’ ‘bigger than life’
One of Bobby Del Greco Jr.’s best memories of his father involves a fried bologna sandwich, the Three Stooges and an overturned newspaper delivery truck in the river near the Fort Pitt Bridge. Del Greco Sr., who grew up in the Hill District and played in the major leagues for...
Somehow, Pirates TV ratings go up this season
The Pittsburgh Pirates went 25-48 after the All-Star break, had several members of the organization get into physical confrontations in the clubhouse and fired manager Clint Hurdle at season’s end. And that’s to say nothing of the real-world horror of the arrest of closer Felipe Vazquez on sex crimes charges...
Report: A’s bench coach to interview with Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ search for a manager to replace Clint Hurdle will bring Neal Huntington face-to-face with Ryan Christenson, bench coach for the Oakland A’s, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Christenson, 45, was a major league outfielder for the A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers from 1998-2003. The...
Kevin Gorman: Gerrit Cole’s dominance mesmerizing, torturous for Pirates fansVideo
No Pittsburgh professional sports team tortures its fan base quite like the Pirates, and no Pittsburgh professional sports fan base tortures itself quite like Pirates fans. Watching former Pirates players shine in the MLB playoffs long has been an annual rite of passage in Pittsburgh as fans lament what could...
First Call: National broadcast jumps on ex-Pirates ALDS battle; James Neal stays hotVideo
For our final “First Call” of the week, we recap the ex-Pirates battle in Game 5 of the ALDS. James Neal can’t be stopped in Edmonton. And a very happy anniversary for a Pitt football legend. No contest Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros blew by Tyler Glasnow and the...
First Call: Antonio Brown’s rambling plea to Patriots; Gerrit Cole vs. Tyler Glasnow in ALDS Game 5
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Antonio Brown says he wants to get back into the NFL with the Patriots. A Major League Baseball player channels his inner A.B. during a postgame celebration. John Gibson is back in Pittsburgh with the Anaheim Ducks. And Zion Williamson’s NBA career seems to be starting...
Ex-Pirates Gerrit Cole, Tyler Glasnow set to collide in Game 5 of ALDSVideo
There may be more than one Pittsburgh Pirates fan who, while watching Gerrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow pitch Game 5 of the ALDS on Thursday night, will whisper wistfully, “It could have been us.” Glasnow, the Pirates’ fifth-round draft choice in 2011, never gained traction in his eight seasons in...
Jason Kendall hopes to bring his passion back if hired as Pirates manager
If the question ever comes up, this is how Jason Kendall played the game of baseball: He once shattered an ankle trying to break up a no-hitter in the fifth inning with a bunt single for a Pittsburgh Pirates team going nowhere. On that fateful Fourth of July 20 years...
