As the clock at Mercedes-Benz Stadium hit triple-zeroes to signify the conclusion of the Steelers’ 18-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, a collective wave of relief washed over Steeler Nation—they had gone on the road and won a game with their backup quarterback, a rookie center, and a second-year guard who was drafted in the… Read more

After Wednesday, I am officially done with the Pirates until next year. Blowing a seven-run lead in the last two innings of a ballgame is absolutely inexcusable, but is unfortunately representative of how the team has performed since the trade deadline. With that said, the NFL season begins on Thursday, so we will avert our… Read more

We are approaching that time of the year where the collapse of the Pirates’ season seamlessly transitions into the beginning of the Steelers’ quest for their seventh Super Bowl, an accomplishment which they have failed to achieve in each of the last fifteen years. There were times that they were close—Super Bowl XLV (2010-11), where… Read more

“You build me up You break me down Until I’m falling to pieces I crash and burn I never learn…” So are the words to progressive metal giants Dream Theater’s song “Build Me Up, Break Me Down”, the second track from their eleventh studio album, “A Dramatic Turn of Events”. No, this is not even… Read more

POV: you’re Derek Shelton and the Pirates, and Zach somehow got past security and into the Pirates’ dugout *Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh* That about sums up the mood of Pirates fans from the past week—an interminable sigh. On paper, going 3-3 against the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks is not the end of the world. It is not… Read more

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is tomorrow (July 30th) at 6:00PM Eastern. Normally, at this time of year, the Pittsburgh Pirates are expected to look to the future, to trade current assets for prospects that are a couple years away from hopefully contributing positively to the product on the field. I say hopefully, of… Read more

Another week has elapsed in the MLB season. The all-star game has come and gone, with Paul Skenes pitching a scoreless bottom of the first and Bryan Reynolds accruing a pinch-hit single in his only plate appearance.  One would have thought that the break came at the worst possible time for the Pirates. They had… Read more

After playing 96 of their 162 regular season games (59.26% of the season), the Pirates are essentially where they began the season–at .500. At this juncture, the team has 48 wins and 48 losses heading into tonight’s home-run derby in Arlington, Texas, where eight sluggers will aim to hit baseballs 500 feet for three hours… Read more

There are many problems with this country—let us just get that out of the way first. Anyone who has any semblance of sanity or self-awareness can see that. This, however, is a sports blog. We will not discuss politics unless it directly relates to sports… With that being said, there is something inherently wrong with… Read more

If you recall back to last summer, when the Penguins fired then-general manager Ron Hextall and replaced him with Kyle Dubas of the Toronto Maple Leafs, there was a sense of optimism within the Pittsburgh hockey community. A bright, young mind that might actually make productive moves, to perhaps do the improbable by simultaneously attempting… Read more