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Chris Mueller

Mueller: Pirates-Dodgers Game Should Have Been An Afternoon Start

There’s no excuse for what transpired, or should I say, failed to transpire last night at PNC Park.

93-7 The Fan–2011/05/13

Mueller: What’s Better Than .500? A Winning Streak

Much has been made of the fact that the Pittsburgh Pirates have climbed back to “average” in the standings, with a 17-17 record.

93-7 The Fan–2011/05/09

Ray Searage, Ryan Doumit, Charlie Morton

Mueller: Best Thing So Far About the Pirates? They’re Competitive

Sitting one game under .500 about 1/5 of the way through the season is nothing to shout about for most baseball teams. Heck, given that the Pirates have flirted with .500 later than this in some of their recent seasons, it isn’t really anything for fans to crow about.

93-7 The Fan–2011/05/03

Mueller: Love The Pick of Heyward, But Taylor’s Price Just Went Up

A few quick thoughts after the Steelers took Ohio State defensive end Cameron Heyward with the 31st pick in the draft.

93-7 The Fan–2011/04/29

Mueller: Time For Engelland, Tangradi

A scenario that might have seemed inconceivable after the Pens took a 3-1 series lead last week has now become reality, and the Pens will have to try to shake the demons of last year’s Game 7 loss at home against the Montreal Canadiens and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night to keep their season alive.

93-7 The Fan–2011/04/26

How Is Ray Shero Not GM Of The Year?

The NHL announced its finalists for the league’s top GM. Three names were announced. None of those names was Ray Shero.

93-7 The Fan–2011/04/21

Pens Will Be Tested By Tampa

I can’t figure out why, but no one seems to be taking the Bolts seriously. That’s a mistake.

93-7 The Fan–2011/04/11

Pirates Winning Recipe

Losing 7-1 in the home opener is demoralizing, sure, but what really bothered me was that the Pirates didn’t lose a hard fought game like they did in St. Louis, and they couldn’t blame the loss on a meltdown by a normally reliable back of the bullpen guy like they could in Chicago.

93-7 The Fan–2011/04/08

Mueller: Hurdle’s Attitude Helps Pirates

It’s been mentioned by Gene Collier in the Post-Gazette already, but I feel the need to reiterate the idea that the Pirates’ series to open this season against the Cubs was significant beyond the fact that they took two out of three games. It showed us that Clint Hurdle cares.

93-7 The Fan–2011/04/04