The Pittsburgh Pirates Blog

1) All of a sudden the Pirates have starting pitching depth. A.J Burnett will be the opening day starter for the Bucs, barring another spring training bunting snafu. Burnett will headline a rotation which also includes Wandy Rodriguez, James McDonald, Jeff Karstens, Jeff Locke and Francisco Liriano. Rodriguez is entering his first spring training with […]

The controversy of athletes using Performance-Enhancing Drugs, PEDs, makes me beg the question, what's the big deal? Steroids are prescribed to people to help them gain muscle and enhance stamina. These athletes who are using steroids are most likely getting them from knowledgeable health professionals and not attaining them in some dark alleyway. In the […]

Step aside, New York Yankees. Move over, Boston Red Sox. There's a new spoiled rich kid team in town: the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing Zack Greinke to a six year, $147 million contract yesterday, the Dodgers have boosted their payroll up to roughly $225 million, well beyond anyone else in baseball. Considering $208 million […]

Since taking over for Paul Tagliabue in 2006, Roger Goodell has quickly become public enemy number one for most football fans. Whether it was his initially strict conduct policy that has faded in intensity over time, his mishandling of the New England Patriots' "Spygate" scandal, or the NFL lockout in 2011, Goodell has not been […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the 2012 season with the third lowest batting average in the National League. They also had the fourth lowest OBP in the majors and the third most strikeouts. So what did the Pirates do to remedy this problem? They went for nostalgia and hired Jay Bell. Surprise, surprise. Yes, nothing says […]

If there's anything I hate hearing more than "Pirates Navy SEAL training" it's the phrase "the Steeler way." The Steeler way is an unofficial code of discipline that fans and the organization have dubbed as being the model way for franchise behavior on and off the field. Give me a break. You know what the […]

At 1:05pm, Dejan Kovacevic will take your calls on anything in sports, call 412-320-7905. Call him to talk Steelers, Pirates, Pens, NHL Lockout, MLB Playoffs. Call 412-320-7905 at 1:05pm. Then at 1:15, Steelers RB Jonathan Dwyer joins him and at 1:35pm Chuck Finder who covers the Steelers for CBS Sports and has written a book […]

Just when you thought the Pirates had the most heartbreaking end to their season, the Washington Nationals swooped in to take the top prize. The Nats blew a two run lead in the ninth inning by surrendering four runs to the St. Louis Cardinals. The game five loss ended Washington's incredible run and first postseason […]