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Here’s one memory that will not die

In my long life, I remember this day more or less precisely: Sept. 7, 1958. Exactly 67 years ago, I sat in the stands at Forbes Field on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon with my dad and brother, an uncle and a cousin, and two companionable acquaintances. We witnessed a baseball doubleheader ...

Brewers extend winning streak to 11 with win over Skenes, Pirates

MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes is one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball this season. Not even he could slow down the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pittsburgh Pirates' ace right hander became Milwaukee's latest victim after allowing the first two of five home runs Tuesday night in a ...

Recalling Pirates’ arms in the All-Star Game

ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ no secret that all-star games of the four major American team sports have lost almost all their luster over the years. The Pro Bowl is long gone in the NFL, replaced by different attempts at silliness every year, and the NBA All-Star Game in its seemingly annual revamped form, is a ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: Cheers to ONeil Cruz and Paul Skenes, two Pirates who had positive performances in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Cruz hit the longest (513 feet) and hardest (118 mph) homer in the Home Run Derby, and even though he didn't win he became the first Pirate to advance to the ...

Recalling Pirates’ arms in the All-Star Game

ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ no secret that all-star games of the four major American team sports have lost almost all their luster over the years. The Pro Bowl is long gone in the NFL, replaced by different attempts at silliness every year, and the NBA All-Star Game in its seemingly annual revamped form, is a far ...

Loftin hits 2-run homer in 7th, walk-off single in 9th as Royals beat Pirates

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a 421-foot drive leading off the ...