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Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 12:30 AM by
Nobody asked me, but . . . * Baseball apparently is so boring to the Root Sports production team that it must resort to all sorts of gimmicks to support its product. The latest 'innovation' is Twitter comments from fans. When these comments become even mildly critical, they might…
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 12:00 AM by
The TV Q&A column is on an early summer vacation this week but it will return next week. Please submit your questions for TV Q&A today. In the meantime, watch the trailer from the fourth season of "Arrested Development" that debuts Sunday on Netflix. See it after the jump. ...
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Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 04:00 PM by
The power production of failed-pitcher-turned-first baseman Stetson Allie has generated a lot of talk and a lot of excitement among Pirates fans. Allie, a second-round draft choice in 2010 who received a $2.25 million signing bonus, has 12 homers in 169 at bats and a 1.037 OPS with low…
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 02:15 PM by
Although the score sheet didn’t show it, James Neal was playing well in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Last night the score sheet showed it. By Adam Gretz, CBSSports.com If you watched every Penguins game this postseason and didn't look at any goal or point totals,…
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 12:00 PM by
Jeanmar Gomez has been one of the pleasant surprises of the 2013 season. It’s not that his production has been so much but that he was acquired for basically nothing -- borderline prospect Quincy Latimore -- from Cleveland. Thrust into the rotation when Jonathan Sanchez failed -- now there’s…
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:30 AM by
Everything seems to be breaking well for the Pirates on almost every front these days and that’s also true on the minor-league level. Touted prospects in the lower-levels of the system continue to put up impressive numbers. And for once, there’s good news on the upper levels involving a…
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 07:41 AM by
More new summer programming and the first show debuting tonight, NBC's "Save Me" (8 and 8:30 tonight), offers a reminder that everything that's golden during upfronts week sometimes loses its luster in the eyes of network executives before it ever airs. NBC announced "Save Me" as a midseason series in…
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Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 06:18 AM by
Ray Manzarek was a pretty formidable jazz player before he ever met Jim Morrison. This trio performance came from his UCLA period. The following two numbers were recorded at the legendary West Coast jazz club The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California on March 29, 1961 with bassist John Halliberton and…
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 02:00 AM by
Ten Pirates thoughts following a 1-0 win over the Cubs: * What a season it has been for general manager Neal Huntington. After so many free-agent flops in the past, Huntington is looking brilliant. Not only has catcher Russell Martin become the Pirates indispensable player, but the signing…
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 02:00 AM by
Ten Pirates thoughts following a 1-0 win over the Cubs: * What a season it has been for general manager Neal Huntington. After so many free-agent flops in the past, Huntington is looking brilliant. Not only has catcher Russell Martin become the Pirates indispensable player, but the signing…