Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 17

May 18, 2024 

Tim leads off with the Scottie Scheffler saga and how the last two days of the PGA Championship may play out. The Time Machine goes way back to March 30 of this year for the last time a Pirates rookie pitcher struck out 10 or more batters in a game.…

Wall2WallFootball: Schedules Edition

May 17, 2024 

Tim and Eric talk college football news including Dabo being Dabo plus look at the Big Ten quarterbacks. It isn’t a great group, and PSU fans may be surprised where Drew Allar falls. Then it’s on to the NFL and schedules. The Steelers were done no…

Baseball at the quarter pole

May 12, 2024 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

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…

Wall2WallFootball: Helmet Wars

May 11, 2024 

Tim and Eric, much like Batman and Robin, go the partner route this week. They tidy up some news and notes from college football and the NFL, discuss realistic expectations for Penn State and the three new arrivals(USC, Oregon, Washington), needs the…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 9

May 10, 2024 

It’s time for Tim’s monthly rants only podcast. Like the 7 deadly sins, Tim has 7 rants in his all #WhatsYourProblem podcast, ranging from NBA to golf, NHL to college hoops, and of course another rant about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

The more things change, the more the Pirates stay the same

May 6, 2024 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

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…

Wall2WallFootball: Draft Recap Edition

May 4, 2024 

Tim, Eric, and Dave take a look back at this year’s NFL draft. They have winners, losers, and players who will make a big difference with their new teams. What did the guys think of the Steelers and Eagles drafts? Which picks were head scratchers?…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 2

May 3, 2024 

Tim muses about the craziness of the Sixers/Knicks series. On Tim’s docket is NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs and a Penguins observation, a cool Tiger Woods interview, and some MLB. Tim’s Time Machine stops in 1990 and 2012 to see two of the worst 60 games…

You just got Khaned

April 29, 2024 Column Tim's Two Cents

Last week I took a swing at predicting the Steelers draft.

It isn’t easy to predict anything with the draft. For instance, nobody predicted six quarterbacks going in the top 12 picks. Certainly nobody this side of Arthur Blank’s bookie thought…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: April 25

April 25, 2024 

Tim muses about the NBA Playoffs and specifically Joel Embiid and the choking Sixers. And why does the NBA not require a better effort from their officials? Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1989 and 1983 for the last time the Sixers and Knicks faced…