Batting Practice with the Z-Man

March 30, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

There are so few players who can lift the average fan from his seat during batting practice. It most commonly takes one of those leviathan sluggers like a Frank Howard or Mark McGwire to send ball after ball rocketing into the stands. So I was taken aback when in Kissimmee, Florida for a game between […]

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“We Had to Pay the Price:” How the Pirates Traded for Chuck Tanner

February 15, 2011 by James Forr · Leave a Comment

Chuck Tannerâ€™s death last Friday struck particularly close to the hearts of longtime Pirate fans.Â He was the down-to-earth local kid who went away, made good, and then returned to lead his hometown club to a World Series title in 1979.Â But as the Pittsburgh media reminisced about Tannerâ€™s life and career last week, they […]

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