Joe Landolina

Pirates beat reporter for Last Word On Sports. Proud fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers (now that Big Ben has retired), New York Knicks, Duquesne University Dukes and St. Vincent College Bearcats. Consumer of pop culture. Ponderer of the human condition. Other hobbies include eating.

Baseball History

Joe LandolinaMay 8, 2022

Williams, Kiner, Musial and . . . shooting pigeons?

Ted Williams hitting three home runs in one game. Stan Musial‘s farewell tour. Ralph Kiner blasting a long home run.…
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaApril 23, 2022

Handicapping the 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates

Please, no jokes about how they’re already handicapped. The various odds makers, prognosticators and seers have the 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates…
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Baseball History

Joe LandolinaFebruary 26, 2022

MLB Four G.O.A.Ts; Merkle, 1908, Lombardi, Abrams

The recent retirement of Tom Brady from football spawned discussions of his status as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).…
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Baseball History

Joe LandolinaJanuary 17, 2022

The Pirates got Roberto Clemente thanks to . . .

It seems to be a popularly held notion that when Branch Rickey parted ways with the Brooklyn Dodgers and joined…
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Book Reviews

Joe LandolinaDecember 23, 2021

Book review: Our Team by Luke Epplin

The Cleveland Indians last won a World Series in 1948, defeating the Boston Braves in six games. In fact, the…
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaDecember 2, 2021

For 2022 Pirates, who’s on second?

After dealing 2021 all-star Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres last year at the trade deadline, it seems odd…
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