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McCutchen shakes off frustration in Pirates’ win over Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andrew McCutchen was angry that plate umpire Jeff Kellogg wouldn’t let him call time to get ready to hit in the fourth inning.McCutchen didn’t need KelloggĢƵ help in the fifth.The Pittsburgh center fielder snapped a 0-for-15 slump with a run-scoring single, helping the ...

‘Cobra’ special not an accurate portrayal of Parker

PITTSBURGH — AT&T Sports Net has a relatively new one-hour special (“Cobra”) on former Pirates outfielder Dave Parker.Parker is 66 now, and his life has taken a sad turn. He has ParkinsonĢƵ Disease, and the program shows what a fight it is. The player who was once the most ...

Bucs by Numbers: 1-0 counts have helped Bell

Rookie Josh Bell — yes, technically he is still a rookie — has been a bright spot in what has otherwise been a middling season for the Pittsburgh Pirates.After tantalizing fans with his potential in a 46-game, 152 plate appearance 2016 cameo, Bell has turned in a fine “first” season, ...

Steelers set to unveil Hall of Honor

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are an organization with an abundance of history they’ve largely ignored.That is changing with the creation of a team Hall of Honor. The first inductees will be revealed on August 29.These kinds of things are great for debate and can kill hours on sports talk ...

Difficult finding a competent NFL QB

PITTSBURGH — According the most recent numbers available from the census bureau, there are 101,612,000 males between the ages of 15 and 64 living in the United States.Yet there aren’t 32 who can competently quarterback an NFL team.Maybe itĢƵ time to borrow from the other sports are start ...

Rodriguez’s walk-off HR leads Bucs past Padres

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Rodriguez homered in the 12th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.Rodriguez, acquired from Atlanta a day earlier, lifted a 1-1 pitch off Padres reliever Buddy Baumann (0-1) over the left-field wall. Rodriguez spent the ...