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Cervelli wants to stay with the Pirates

Three thoughts on the Pirates:1. Cervelli wants paidFrancisco Cervelli is eligible for free agency for the first time in his career at the end of the upcoming season, but would like to stay with the Pirates.That sounds like good news.Cervelli played well in 2015 after being acquired from the ...

Will Noll repeat before Super Bowl 100?

Who will be called the greatest Super Bowl coach during Super Bowl 100 week in 2066?Will Chuck Noll hold on to the title he earned from the Pro Football Hall of Fame voters this week as the coach of the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team?NollĢƵ Steelers won four in six years.What will it take to knock ...

Sports give reasons to be optimistic

Even though 2016 is almost a month old and its biggest story is Winter Storm Jonas, I am unusually optimistic about the potential for the next 11-plus months when it comes to the sports world.Here are a few reasons why …n With pitchers and catchers reporting to sunny Bradenton, Fla., on ...

McCutchen unlikely to finish career with Pirates

Three thoughts on the Pirates:1. McCutchenĢƵ long-term futureThis can be placed in the clip-and-save file or, to be more modern, the take-a-screenshot file.In a USA TODAY story this past week, Pirates owner Bob Nutting said this to Bob Nightengale, the newspaperĢƵ baseball columnist, about ...

Pirates’ payroll lower than expected

The Pirates have cost certainty with spring training on the horizon, which is important to a low-budget franchise that counts every penny.Barring a significant addition to the roster through either free agency or a trade, the Pirates’ projected opening day payroll will be approximately $98 ...

Bold predictions for 2016

One of my guiltiest pleasures is the “bold prediction” made by columnists both in print and online about upcoming seasons or calendar years. I am going to give into temptation and make my own bold predictions for 2016. Feel free to call me out on the majority of these, upon which I am sure ...