Longtime Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince had a nickname for Bob Veale’s fastball: a “radio ball.” Why did it get that moniker? Well, you could hear it, but you couldn’t see it. Veale and that radio ...

A former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who had great success with the franchise recently died. Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher, who pitched for the ...

A quasi-annual tradition here in these parts during Hall of Fame discussion season is shooting down myths. When I first did this, I didn't realize I'd have to continue to try and hammer these points ...

Karl asked me if I’d write a remembrance about Morganna the Kissing Bandit. I thought I had covered this ample territory in ...

When a baseball player reaches the pinnacle of the sport, a place in Cooperstown, his Hall of Fame plaque does not discriminate. If that player spent 20 seasons with a team, it gets listed under his ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been performing and touring for nearly six decades. The three-time Grammy-winning band formed in 1966. The current iteration of the band includes Bob Carpenter, Jimmie ...