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Kela stretched deadline to the max

PITTSBURGH — MLB players have 72 hours to report to their new team after being traded.ItĢƵ right there in the labor agreement.Reliever Keone Kela almost stretched that clock to the max when he reported to PNC Park on Friday afternoon. The deal to acquire him from the Texas Rangers was ...

Pirates can’t rally past Cardinals in 2-1 setback

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Carpenter homered in two straight games entering Sunday. By contrast, Jack Flaherty had allowed at least one home run in each of his previous three starts.Carpenter kept his streak going while Flaherty brought his to an end to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 ...

Falling back in love with baseball

Major League Baseball has been hit or miss for me these last couple of years.I will always be a fan of the sport and of the game of baseball, but it seems like over the past seasons I have by no means been an avid or active fan.I’m not sure if that has anything to do with the lack of success ...

Pirates down Reds, 9-2, for series sweep

CINCINNATI (AP) — Corey Dickerson and the Pittsburgh Pirates are so hot even Ivan Nova is contributing at the plate.Dickerson homered for the fourth time in three days, and the Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 on Sunday for their ninth straight victory.Dickerson and Starling Marte hit ...

Haven’t jump ship just yet

A well-known syndicated columnist doubted my sanity a couple weeks back because I still choose to be a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Now, not to my face mind you. It was more of a generic attack for those who still care to pay attention to the Pirates' fortunes.The "second half" of the season ...

B-C’s Swinchock played for Bucs, had memorable duel with Maples’ Clites

In the late 1960s and early 70s, Beth-Center High School was blessed with an outstanding group of athletes, one of them was Dick Swinchock, who excelled on the gridiron and the baseball diamond.“I started getting playing time as a sophomore in football,” said Swinchock, who now lives in ...