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.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaAugust 19, 2023

An early Pirates postmortem

After a 20-8 start to the 2023 season, sparked in part by the return of Andrew McCutchen, Pirates fans had…
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaAugust 9, 2023

An unusual Pirates all-star team

Although nobody under 40 would recall much of it, the Pittsburgh Pirates have had a rich history. Many all-time greats…
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Book Reviews

Joe LandolinaAugust 1, 2023

Baseball Book Review: Swing and a Hit by Paul O’Neill

It’s official. I’m old. I’m used to the baseball players I admired as a youngster grousing about how the game…
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaJuly 30, 2023

Pirates’ youth movement is officially underway

After a startling 20-8 start, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ record after 102 games stands at 45-57. A season that began with…
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaJuly 17, 2023

Pirates got it right with Paul Skenes

By now every self-respecting baseball fan knows the results of this year’s Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft, which was…
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Baseball History

Joe LandolinaJuly 10, 2023

The MLB All-Star Game ain’t what it was

My all-time favorite All-Star Game was the 1971 game in Detroit at old Tiger Stadium. That was the game where…
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