Relax, review, reset

July 14, 2024 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents

The Major League Baseball all star break allows teams and fans alike to relax, review the first half of the season, and hit the reset button to charge into the final 10 weeks of the season. Or in the case of White Sox fans, to sober up, try and figure…

Back When There Was Baseball: Lou Klimchock

July 10, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

Lou Klimchock is our guest on the podcast this week. Lou played in the Majors from 1958-1970 with the Kansas City A's, Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He was a good utility infielder during…

Sports Authors Showcase: Bring In the Right-Hander! by Jerry Reuss

July 8, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

We are privileged to have Jerry Reuss as our guest this week to discuss his book Bring In the Right-Hander!: My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues. You will hear Jerry recount several stories of his…

The Slumber Company

July 7, 2024 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents

I have seen enough.

The big debate of what the Pirates will do at the trade deadline should quietly be put back in the box. Maybe next year Pirates fans can bring that discussion back out. Not this year. It’s over.

The Pirates won…

Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Rooker

July 3, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

We are going back into the mid-1960s through the 1970s this week with our guest. You should remember Jim Rooker as a Pittsburgh Pirate, but he actually started in the Detroit Tigers organization as an outfielder, then converted to a…

Time for midterm grades in MLB

July 1, 2024 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

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…

Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Singleton

June 26, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

Our guest this week is one of the best switch-hitting power hitters of his time period. Ken Singleton joins us this week to talk about his illustrious career. Ken's MLB career spans from 1967-1984 with 3 teams: New York Mets, Montreal…

More is not better

June 24, 2024 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

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,…

Back When There Was Baseball: Glenn Abbott

June 19, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

We are joined this week by former Major League right-handed pitcher Glenn Abbott. Glenn pitched in the Big Leagues from 1973-1984. He came up in the Oakland A's organization when they won 5 straight AL West titles (1971-1975) and 3…

Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Wiley

June 12, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

Our guest this week was in the game of baseball for five decades. Mark Wiley talks with us, not only about his playing career, but also his coaching and administrative career. Mark was not highly touted out of high school but had a…