Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor As fans clad in Pittsburgh Pirates jerseys and baseball caps made their way off packed T cars and up the steep staircases of North Side Station, they were greeted by a familiar face — Jim Anderson, who has been selling merchandise, peanuts and water bottles outside the T station for 20 years. He said the fans keep him coming back … Continue reading Buccos get back to business on opening day
Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor In four months America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. This week Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is starting the birthday festivities a little early. “America 250,” a mixed repertoire program, will include four classical and contemporary works of all the things that define the USA — baseball, World War II, stars and stripes. The performance begins with an ode to the country’s … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “America 250”
Rowan DuBois | staff writer Ronald Dick’s office in Rockwell Hall looks like a private collection. It is packed with sports memorabilia — Pittsburgh Pirates bobbleheads, Duquesne A-10 championship banners, a signed photograph of Charles Barkley, carefully arranged baseball cards, sports novels and a giant painting of Philadelphia 76er George McGinnis. “It looks like a bomb hit this place,” Dick said. “Sorry.” Dick is now … Continue reading Duquesne professor schools students on sports
Ben Deihl | sports editor Thousands of Pittsburgh Pirates fans funneled into David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday afternoon, eager to find their way into this year’s Pirates Fest, an annual kickoff to baseball season filled with events, food, carnival games, memorabilia and chances to meet and greet with some of the most important people in Pirates baseball. The main attraction to Pirates Fest … Continue reading Pirates front office opens up at annual Pirates Fest
Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief Baseball can’t afford to spit in the face of its history “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” We ask that question all the time. It’s a sport that is loved for so much more than what happens on the playing field. Its aesthetic and history are unmatched by any other sport. But idiotic decisions like the one made by … Continue reading Baseball can’t afford to spit in the face of its history
Michael O’Grady | sports editor | The end of October is here, and the fight card is set for the 120th edition of the World Series. For the right to raise the Commissioner’s Trophy, it will be the New York Yankees versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. At this point in time, the Yankees and Dodgers are thought to be the most wealthy and successful teams … Continue reading O’Grady: Yankees-Dodgers WS not end of world
Rebecca Jozwiak | staff writer| The power of friendship goes far: thanks to a first pitch thrown out by McDonald’s mascot Grimace, the New York Mets have danced their way to MLB’s National League Championship Series. The Mets’ past few seasons haven’t gone great: After a 101-win season in 2022 that ended in infamous fashion, the Mets found themselves lost throughout the 2023 season. Despite … Continue reading Grimace and the Mets:The weirdest team in baseball
Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief College athletes are getting paid now, and it feels like a landslide. Phrases like “unprecedented times” get thrown around, but that’s not the case. Americans have grappled with the death of amateurism in athletics since the Civil War. The inevitable tumble of the dominoes started in 1868, when the National Association of Base Ball Players voted to allow its teams to … Continue reading Thomas: Baseball history spells doom for NCAA
by Andrew Cummings | multimedia editor April 28, 2022 When Miami Marlins team photographer Joe Guzy discusses his work, he doesn’t talk about aperture, shutter speed or focal length – he talks about relationships. To Guzy, a crucial aspect of his job is building trust between himself and the players. Guzy, a 31-year-old Duquesne journalism graduate, said achieving a level of comfortability with the team … Continue reading Duquesne alum photographer Joe Guzy captures the quiet moments
Luke Henne | Staff Writer Oct. 15, 2020 John Wehner, a current broadcaster and long-tenured member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, has seen just about everything, but even he couldn’t prepare for a season like 2020. Throughout the course of the truncated 60-game regular season, all 30 Major League Baseball teams played games without spectators as a precaution against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The impact … Continue reading Bucco broadcaster Wehner talks baseball, life
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