Chris Adamski stories, Page 159
Steelers 2-a-days: Do Matt Feiler, B.J. Finney earn bigger roles after proving valuable OL backups?
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
WR Johnny Holton has distinct role in mind for Steelers
At first glance, it’s almost impossible to ignore — a coincidental quirk that results in a far-too-easy punchline. So, Johnny Holton, as the guy who switched places with Antonio Brown, you’re the perennial All Pro’s replacement, right? “Oh no,” the veteran wide receiver said, a combination of laughing and recoiling...
Steelers 2-a-days: Terrell Edmunds could be a star; brother, Trey, would settle for roster spot
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
NCAA’s Division I passing leader last year, Devlin Hodges looks to impress Steelers
He’s one of the longest shots among the 91 men on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training-camp roster to still be standing with the team by the start of the regular season. But Devlin Hodges has 14,584 reasons why he believes he can make the Steelers. “As far as me feeling like...
Steelers 2-a-days: Josh Dobbs fights to hang on to No. 2 QB job, Bud Dupree in contract year
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: Jordan Dangerfield’s staying power, David DeCastro’s Hall of Fame potential
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Steelers 2-a-days: Much to prove for Winston Craig, Sean Davis
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly alphabetical order, (at least) two per day,...
Pirates win 3rd straight behind Chris Archer’s latest strong start
Chris Archer still isn’t producing like the top-of-the-rotation starter the Pittsburgh Pirates hoped for when they surrendered a bounty to acquire him late last summer. But at least the Pirates finally are consistently competitive in games the veteran starts. Archer was solid — if a little inefficient — over five...
Clint Hurdle supportive of Pirates’ Josh Bell taking part in Home Run Derby
There’s undercurrent of fans and others within baseball who believe that participation in an MLB Home Run Derby can undermine a player’s performance the remainder of that season. Do not count Clint Hurdle among that group’s school of thought. At all. “People say, ‘Oooh, the season the guys have had...
Rookie OF Jason Martin recalled, back for second stint with Pirates
Jason Martin is back for his second stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. The rookie outfielder was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday as the corresponding move when the Pirates placed Gregory Polanco on the injured list. With his speed and strong defensive reputation, Martin has a skillset that...
Pirates place Gregory Polanco on injured list with inflammation in surgically-repaired shoulder
After having only five at bats over the prior eight days, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of posterior left shoulder inflammation. Polanco had surgery on that shoulder nine months ago after he had suffered a dislocation in it during an awkward...
Steelers 2-a-days: Anthony Chickillo earns contract extension, James Conner proves he’s worthy
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Joe Musgrove leads Pirates to ‘Strange’ win over Padres
The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres entered Friday night’s game with the two worst team ERAs in the majors in June. So, of course, they engaged in a pitcher’s duel. Jose Osuna drove in pinch runner Steven Brault for the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Pirates...
Pirates’ Josh Bell advances in voting to be All-Star starter
He leads the majors in extra-base hits, ranks fourth in the National League in slugging percentage and set a Pittsburgh Pirates record for most home runs before the All-star break by a switch hitter. It’s only natural, then, Josh Bell would be a prime candidate to take part in MLB’s...
Former Pirates star Jason Bay back at PNC Park
During the unofficial Dark Ages of modern Pittsburgh Pirates, arguably the best player to never play for a winning Pirates team during their 20-season streak of losing records was Jason Bay. And Bay was back at PNC Park on Friday. A recent inductee into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame,...
Slumping Gregory Polanco again absent from Pirates lineup
Gregory Polanco is slumping. And with an abundance of options in the outfield who are performing at a high level, the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t willing to sit and wait for him to play out of it. Polanco was not in the lineup again Friday for the game against the San...
3 switch hitters — Josh Bell, Bryan Reynolds, Melky Cabrera — powering Pirates lineup
After finishing 28th and 20th in the majors in runs the previous two seasons and having the second-fewest runs in MLB prior to May 1, the Pittsburgh Pirates have had one of the better offenses in the National League over the past two months. It almost feels as if the...
Steelers 2-a-days: Great expectations for Devin Bush; Kameron Canaday aims to keep gig
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Are Pirates at ‘turning point’ for season? Here are 3 reasons to have hope
Trevor Williams was beaming in the clubhouse late Wednesday evening — and probably more than he ever had been following an outing in which he was charged with seven earned runs. Williams had just watched the Pittsburgh Pirates complete their biggest comeback in almost 11 years, erasing a six-run deficit...
Steelers 2-a-days: Isaiah Buggs adds youth to D-line; pivotal camp for Artie Burns
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
Bryan Reynolds homer caps Pirates’ 6-run, come-from-behind win over Tigers
Wednesday afternoon before his struggling team’s game, manager Clint Hurdle discussed what Trevor Williams’ return meant for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It wasn’t just Williams’ pitching ability the Pirates so desperately needed, Hurdle said. They also would benefit from a much-harder-to-define intangible. Williams’ contagious competitiveness shined through Wednesday in his outing,...
Steven Brault will start Sunday for Pirates, Jordan Lyles will make rehab start that day
Manager Clint Hurdle clarified the short-term future of the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation Wednesday, saying Steven Brault will start Sunday’s game, and Jordan Lyles will make a minor league rehab start that day. Lyles has been on the injured list since June 10 because of hamstring tightness. Hurdle said he...
Pirates injury updates: Erik Gonzalez ‘making tremendous progress,’ could play games soon
Erik Gonzalez was eligible to come off the 60-day injured list Wednesday. While that didn’t happen, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Opening Day shortstop is much closer to being activated than many people thought he would be at this point. Gonzalez has been out since suffering a clavicle fracture in a collision...
Pirates’ Francisco Cervelli (concussion) cleared for all baseball activities, has no symptoms
Francisco Cervelli is back in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. His return to the active roster might not be far behind. Out since May 26 because of a concussion, Cervelli was cleared last week by neurologist Dr. James Valeriano to “resume all baseball activities,” Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk...
Steelers 2-a-days: What is Mark Barron’s role? Is undrafted Garrett Brumfield a sleeper?
Editor’s note: From now until the first practice of training camp at Saint Vincent College, the Trib will be running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, assessing each player’s outlook for the 2019 season. The breakdown will go through the roster in mostly-alphabetical order, (at least) two per day, between...
