It is time for Mike Wallace to stop holding out and sign his one year tender the Steelers are offering him. He does not deserve a long-term deal yet. He is just in his fourth year in the league. Once he is a seasoned veteran, then he has room to talk and hold out. The […]

In 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Pedro Alvarez with the second pick in the MLB Entry Draft. The pick was monumental for the Pirates who were finally starting to take players based on skill instead of signability. Standing in their way was Scott Boras, Alvarez's agent, who was -and still is- notorious for getting teams […]

Is it just me, or did this year's MLB entry-level draft sneak up on everyone? Not that it should be a huge surprise considering this has been regarded as one of the weakest draft classes in baseball history. While time will only tell who panned out, the fact that there's a 5'9 pitcher from lowly […]

A lot of fans around here who root for the Pittsburgh Power may not realize that this is actually the second time Pittsburgh has played in the AFL. Our city was directly involved in the inaugural season of the Arena Football league all the way back in 1987. The Pittsburgh Gladiators were one of the […]

Baseball has been America's pastime sport for ages. The tide is slowly turning towards football. More people watch football, even if your team is terrible. But I think otherwise. Baseball is not dying at all. I was at the dentist a couple days ago and had a great conversation with the secretary there. She was […]

The Power have a new wide receiver in the mix for playing time. A.J. Jackson, from California (Pa) University has been assigned to the team and could contribute quickly to the team. Jackson set school records in 2009 with 101 receptions for 1424 yards and 18 TD's. He totaled 2130 yards and 28 TD's in […]

Despite being the eight seed in the vaunted Western Conference, the Los Angeles Kings find themselves four wins away from their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. The recipe for success has been timely scoring, solid defense, and superb goaltending. But, while Jonathan Quick, Drew Doughty, Mike Richards, and Anze Kopitar have received most […]

I have been on a mission for a few weeks now to find out if it's in any way logical to put any of the blame of the Pirates complete offensive ineptitude on the shoulders of hitting coach Gregg Ritchie. My original hypothesis was that he had very little to do with it. Big league […]