Pittsburgh Sports Article of the Week

People, people, people! It's time for our Pittsburgh Sports Article of the Week. This week, i'm going with the Pittsburgh Tribune Review for the very first time. I don't read the trib much, as I have found their sports section not really up to par with the PG in the past; but with the topics that Ron Cook and Gene Collier are choosing for their columns, I found much better writing/subject matter in the Trib.

This week it was Joe Starkey's "Morgan's Lasting Gift; Passion" that stood out for me. Starkey takes an interesting side on the Pirates' Nyjer Morgan trade. He loved Morgan's passion for the game, as did I, but he looked more at the fan reaction to show that the team is headed in the right direction...sort of. He also recognizes that the trade was a good move for the Buccos. He writes:

"So, what's the good news in the wake of dealing Morgan and Sean Burnett to Washington for outfielder Lastings Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan?

Two things:

1. It was precisely the type of potentially high-yield trade the Pirates need to make.

2. The outrage proved that people in these parts still have a Morgan-like passion for baseball.

I really like his take-->not because I agree, necessarily, but because its not skewed to one side. It is, perhaps, a farewell to Nyger Morgan, without being negative towards the organization's move.

"Pittsburgh desperately wants to enjoy baseball again. Morgan jostled the zombies."

Good stuff from Joe Starkey. Maybe I'll check up on the Trib a little more nowadays.