Pirates
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Kovacevic: A handful of reasons for hope
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 5:57 PM October 2, 2014There was precious little moping after the Pirates' 2014 season finally ran out of comebacks late Wednesday. Certainly not in PNC Park's home clubhouse.
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Kovacevic: The sickening sound of silence
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 11:54 PM October 1, 2014The most sickening sound in PNC Park history, by my highly unofficial reckoning, came on the afternoon of April 22, 2010.
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Kovacevic: Hey, baseball, can you hear us again?
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 7:58 PM September 30, 2014Hey, baseball, welcome back! Been a while, but not too long, right? We'll trust you're having an easier time navigating our tunnels and bridges and roads.
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Friday Insider: Real story on Russ, Part XXVII
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:05 PM September 26, 2014DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS ATLANTA — A weekly feature aimed at rounding up a whole lot of odds and ends from a whole lot of time spent around...
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Kovacevic: Why not the Pirates?
in AtlantaPOSTED: 11:19 PM September 25, 2014"It's a more talented team. Honestly, I think it's just a better team all around." That was Clint Hurdle, offering a rare comparison of his 2014 Pirates and the 2013...
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Kovacevic: Time to feed Filthy Frankie
in AtlantaPOSTED: 11:15 PM September 24, 2014By midday Wednesday, the champagne had yet to dissipate from the visiting clubhouse's carpet at Turner Field, the result of the Pirates' pouring out 20 cases.
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Kovacevic: A franchise officially reborn
in AtlantaPOSTED: 11:50 PM September 23, 2014It's 6:32 p.m., about a half-hour to first pitch Tuesday at Turner Field, and the Pirates' bench coach is down at the far end of the visitors' dugout.
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Kovacevic: Russell Martin, civic treasure
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 11:55 PM September 19, 2014Everybody knew it. And don't lie: You did, too. So did Justin Wilson, even though he was seated way out in the Pirates' bullpen, more than 420 feet away.
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Friday Insider: Marte didn’t appreciate back seat
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:05 AM September 19, 2014DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly feature aimed at rounding up a whole lot of odds and ends from a whole lot of time spent around our local...
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Kovacevic: The pen is mightier than before
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 11:39 PM September 16, 2014Tony Watson held the game in his left hand, essentially, and only he and Russell Martin knew what was coming next. Except that they really didn't.
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Exclusive: Teke has successful heart transplant
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 9:39 PM September 15, 2014DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS Kent Tekulve, the closer for the Pirates’ World Series champions in 1979 and popular analyst on their current games for Root Sports, had a...
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Kovacevic: When a magic moment becomes more
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 6:34 PM September 14, 2014The instant the ball made impact with Matt Szczur's bat and seared toward third base, with fellow Cubs at first and second, the Pirates' infield experienced individual flashes.
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Kovacevic: A new norm for Pittsburgh baseball
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 12:00 AM September 13, 2014It was 57 degrees all through the Pirates' 7-3 cutdown of the Cubs, and all around PNC Park the patrons had broken out their hoodies, sweatshirts and windbreakers.
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Friday Insider: Pirates’ truth odder than fiction
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:05 AM September 5, 2014DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly feature aimed at rounding up a whole lot of odds and ends from a whole lot of time spent around our local...
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3.8KKovacevic: Huntington says ‘it’s all on me’
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 5:23 PM August 31, 2014Neal Huntington sees it. He does. And I'd have to believe he feels it, too, when his Pirates have a day like Sunday at PNC Park.
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Kovacevic: Martin wants to stay … and must
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 5:35 PM August 27, 2014Russell Martin wants to stay. Not going to lie here: I was not sure about that. Not all the way. Not until an hour after the Pirates' 3-1 throttling of...
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Kovacevic: So, this is how it’s going to be, then?
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 11:19 PM August 26, 2014The 2014 edition of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club isn’t going to back into anything because it, unlike its predecessor, won’t have that choice.