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 LandolinaDecember 11, 2022

Bryan Reynolds wants traded. Now what?

Now . . . nothing, apparently. Close followers of baseball know by now the Pittsburgh Pirates’ best player, center fielder…
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaNovember 29, 2022

Pirates’ 2023 lineup coming into focus after deals

It hasn’t even been a month since the end of the World Series, but a flurry of activity has the…
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Cincinnati Reds

Joe LandolinaNovember 25, 2022

Hello, Newman! What the Reds are getting in Kevin Newman

The November 18 trade of shortstop Kevin Newman from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Dauri Moreta…
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Joe LandolinaNovember 14, 2022

What the Pirates are getting in Ji-Man Choi

During every offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates seem to be bystanders, carefully waiting for the market to play out before adding…
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Baseball Reviews

Joe LandolinaNovember 10, 2022

Baseball and music from Denny McLain to Bob Dylan

Denny McLain had a season in 1968 that will surely never be duplicated by a pitcher again. The right-handed starter…
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Houston Astros

Joe LandolinaOctober 25, 2022

Will karma carry the Astros to another world title?

“Karma” is a Hindu or Buddhist expression meaning “the sum or a person’s actions in this and previous states of…
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