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Breaking Your Heart
Despite the acquisition of A.J. Burnett, the Pirates again open the season without a clear top-of-the-rotation starting pitcher.

Short of Burnett’s return to his 2009 form, free agent signee Erik Bedard making a full year's worth of starts for

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04/04/2012 - 22:54
David Golebiewski
Power of The Beard
At Diesel Club Lounge, black-and-gold clad clubbers scarf Pierogies, sip Bacardi’s and stand on tippy-toes to get a clear view of the dimly lit stage. TVs in the sky boxes above show The Beatles swaying to "All My Loving," 48 years after the Fab Four captured America's consciousness on The Ed Sullivan Show.

These South Side revelers were sending all their loving not toward The Beatles, but rather toward “Da Beard.” With the Steelers vanquished f

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03/13/2012 - 00:38
David Golebiewski
Survivable Wound
Playing in a small market and lacking cash to compete for top free agents, the Pirates must develop home-grown stars through the amateur draft to climb the National League Central standings.

Those youngsters, paid peanuts their first three seasons in the majors and earning a fraction of their free agent worth the next three through arbitration, are baseball gold.

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01/23/2012 - 14:16
David Golebiewski
In The Dugout with Frank Coonelly
PSR's David Golebiewski caught up with Pirates president Frank Coonelly to discuss Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement.

David Golebiewski: How will the restrictions and taxes on draft spending in the new

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01/16/2012 - 17:32
David Golebiewski
Fixing Pedro
Pedro Alvarez was supposed to anchor the Pirates’ power-starved lineup, belting homers and drawing walks by the bushel. Instead, the $6 million bonus baby, selected second overall out of Vanderbilt in the 2008 draft, hopes to avoid Triple-A Indianapolis next spring after a 2011 season in which he slugged .289 and suffered a quadriceps injury.

PSR’s David Golebiewski picked the brains of baseball experts for a solution to

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12/24/2011 - 16:25
David Golebiewski
On The Clock: Duquesne's T.J. McConnell
T.J. McConnell made a seamless transition from Chartiers Valley High School to the Bluff, stuffing the stat sheet as the up-tempo Duquesne Dukes finished 19-13.

McConnell earned Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year honors and was the only Division I freshman in the country with over 300 points, 125 assists and 75 steals.

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11/08/2011 - 20:54
David Golebiewski
Clemente exhibit opens on North Shore
At the North Shore Saloon, a mere one-hop throw from Roberto Clemente's legendary right arm to The Great One's statue at PNC Park, Les Banos gazes at a photo he took of his best friend and smiles.

"When I look at this picture," said the Pirates team photographer from 1969-1977, pointing to the snapshot of Clemente crouching on Three Rivers Stadium's turf next to his three boys with wife Vera

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10/24/2011 - 23:38
David Golebiewski
Plan, Interrupted
Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement expires in December, and a new labor contract could lead to major changes in the amateur draft, affecting everything from how much cash teams can offer players, when those players sign, and whether clubs can swap picks.

If implemented,  those changes could have a major impact on the Pirates and how they approach the draft.

Hard Slotting

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09/19/2011 - 23:53
David Golebiewski
Pirates fall to Cards to clinch 19th straight losing season
Derrek Lee went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Charlie Morton allowed 3 runs over 7 innings, but the Pirates still clinched their 19th straight losing season with a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park.

Less than two months after sitting atop the NL Central standings and adding players at the trade deadline instead of scouring other clubs' farm systems and selling, the Pirates reached an all-too-f

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09/14/2011 - 16:33
David Golebiewski
Steel Wheels
When Don McLaughlin had a leg amputated due to poor circulation two years ago, he knew he didn’t want to become a spectator. “I was very active,” said the Michigan native who served with the Marines during the Vietnam War.

“I didn’t want to sit around on my butt and do nothing, so I got involved in wheelchair sports. And that led to here.”

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09/14/2011 - 08:08
David Golebiewski
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Locke's outing wasted as Pirates fall to Cincinnati in 13
Just Sayin'
Is this the year it’s going to be different for the Pirates? Fans aren’t counting on it, having adopting a hard-earned “won’t get fooled again” attitude. The team, to their credit, is admitting they need to prove their legitimacy.
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Bad to Worse
When NCAA President Mark Emmert announced sanctions against Penn State last July for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case, his stated goal was to “ensure that Penn State will rebuild an athletic culture that went horribly awry.”
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Baseball's Role in the Special Olympics
The game of baseball has shaped the youth of America for over a century and its influence is reflected in childhood moments such as a game of catch between a father and son, stepping up to bat in the neighborhood Cul-de-sac and sitting with friends on the bus heading to the big game.
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Offseason Decisions
In addition to tough decisions regarding the head coach, goaltending situation and extensions for Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, the Penguins have some tough choices to make with several pending free agents.
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Live Without a Net
“Everything is going pretty well for Pittsburgh right now, but I want to keep an eye on their goaltending.” NHL Network analyst Mike Milbury echoed the thoughts of a lot of hockey fans and media when he made that innocent comment last month.
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1st & 10 with Steelers rookie Le'Veon Bell
The Steelers drafted Michigan State running back Le’Veon Bell in the second round and plan on giving the rookie every chance to earn a starting job. The 6-2, 230-pounder has drawn comparisons to another big back out of the Big Ten, former Oilers and Titans star Eddie George.
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Gerrit Cole: As Advertised (so far)
The verdict from Gerrit Cole’s first major league start for the Pittsburgh Pirates last night: as advertised. Cole threw just 81 pitches in six and one-third innings, and allowed two runs on seven hits with no walks and two strikeouts.
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Analyzing Cinderella
Every March, American sports fans stare at a 64-team bracket (68, actually) and try to figure out whose foot will fit into the glass slipper. Who will be this year's Cinderella?
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