Kevin Gorman Columns category, Page 15
Kevin Gorman: Pirates’ Francisco Cervelli coming off season worth repeatingVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. Francisco Cervelli’s eyes lit up in response to a tongue-in-cheek question Tuesday asking the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher about being an established home-run hitter. “Wow! I love that question,” Cervelli said, breaking into a big smile. “Can you say it again, please?” Cervelli, fresh off a career-best 12-homer season...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Francisco Liriano could help fill a veteran leadership voidVideo
BRADENTON, Fla. — It was no coincidence that Francisco Liriano had a corner locker waiting for him inside the clubhouse Monday at Pirate City, in the same spot where Ivan Nova once resided. Where Pittsburgh Pirates fans bemoaned the trade that sent Liriano to Toronto – along with two top-10...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Will Pirates make more moves after signing Melky Cabrera?
Neal Huntington refused to tip his hand, but the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager last month sounded like someone who wasn’t quite finished putting together the team’s roster for this season. “We are open to adding, if it makes sense,” Huntington said at PiratesFest at PNC Park, noting that the Pirates...
Kevin Gorman: Jameson Taillon ready to be the ace, face of franchise for PiratesVideo
As Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers and catchers report to Bradenton, Fla., for spring training this week, Jameson Taillon will keep an eye on the free-agent sweepstakes for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. Taillon admitted last month at PiratesFest at PNC Park that he’s interested in how free agency plays out for...
Kevin Gorman: Pitt trying to remain positive in the face of adversity
Where Jim Boeheim was impressed with Pitt’s freshman guards for the way they aggressively attacked Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, Jeff Capel was learning to live with every mistake the young Panthers made. There were ill-advised passes that led to turnovers, open looks that resulted in missed shots and controversial calls for...
Kevin Gorman: These Steelers could learn lesson from James Harrison’s Super Bowl interception
As the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their sixth Super Bowl championship by smoking cigars while wearing white robes, James Harrison slumped onto the stool at his locker, so exhausted he needed help taking off his jersey and shoulder pads. Now known as a Steelers antagonist and a common critic of Mike...
Kevin Gorman: Antonio Brown knew score about his legacy with Steelers
“It’s all about being a champion. People remember champions who played with the Steelers. They don’t remember guys with a lot of yards and a lot of catches. They remember guys who won championships: i.e., Hines Ward, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann … ” Those are the words of a Steelers...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers need to put a stop to selfish superstars
A season of selfishness saw the Pittsburgh Steelers go from Super Bowl contenders to playoff pretenders. Or should they simply be considered playoff contenders and Super Bowl pretenders? The latest disruption came courtesy of Antonio Brown, with reports that he requested a trade after being benched against the Bengals for...
