Time for midterm grades in MLB
July 1, 2024
Fireworks.
Cookouts.
Red.
White.
Blue.
Baseball’s halfway point.
Oh, and my Two Cent midseason analysis.
All tremendous traditions for summer.
My focus is the tragedy that is the…
More is not better
June 24, 2024
Every professional sports league has increased the number of playoff spots in recent years.
I would argue that is not a good thing.
The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs often find a David sitting in the seventh or eighth seed. Admittedly,…
Who issued the gag order?
June 17, 2024
Throughout the years many great players have come up empty come playoff time.
The word choke comes to mind when thinking about this lot of players.
James Harden and Joel Embiid have been two of the best NBA players in the past decade.…
The Phillies and Pirates aren’t just on opposite ends of the state
June 10, 2024
Living in Central Pennsylvania allows me to see a fairly even split of Phillies and Pirates paraphernalia. Phillies fans are gloating right now, while Pirates fans are worried it is more of the same in Pittsburgh.
I noticed a great debate…
Another plea to Cooperstown for The Cobra
May 26, 2024
I haven’t done this for quite some time.
Watching the pregame ceremony on Saturday in Pittsburgh honoring the 45th anniversary of the Pirates last World Series championship team stirred some emotions.
It is hard to see your heroes…
Baseball at the quarter pole
May 12, 2024
Major League Baseball is one fourth of the way home. It is the longest regular season in all of sports, so a lot will still play out over the summer months before the playoffs. Since baseball expanded the playoffs, the 162 game regular season doesn’t…
The more things change, the more the Pirates stay the same
May 6, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates stink.
Oh sure, they claimed two hard fought victories over the weekend from the powerhouse 7-win Rockies and one from the minor league Angels last night, but make no mistake, the Pirates stink.
Think about what…
Author Interview: Classic 'Burgh by David Finoli
April 11, 2019
Jed Donahue talks with David Finoli, author of the book Classic 'Burgh. This book reveals the fifty greatest moments in collegiate Pittsburgh sports history.
