Jeff SneddenJeff Snedden

Jeff Snedden is a freelance writer and sports journalist based in Pittsburgh, PA. Providing unique and original sports content while searching for that open door to the professional sports media field. A lifetime fan of Pittsburgh sports, all the way down to the high school level.

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Wandy Rodriguez is to 2012 What Zane Smith Was to 1990

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the midst of a ground-breaking season.  Twenty-two years ago, they were in the same spot – a young team that had all of a sudden become legitimate contenders in the…Read More

Building the Bucs: A Look At How 2012 Came Together

At the outset of the 2012 season, not too many of the so-called experts pegged the Pittsburgh Pirates to be the story of the summer.  Yet, here they are – ten games over .500 and right in the thick…Read More

Pirates @ Brewers Preview with Reviewing The Brew

  The All Star Game is history, and we are a day away from the most anticipated second half of Pirates baseball in years.  The Bucs will begin their push for a N.L. Central Division championship…Read More

In-House Options vs. Trade Options for the Pirates

The mid-season hot stove has officially heated up, and the Pirates seem to be right in the middle of the hottest trade talks.  Sitting in first place in the N.L. Central with a 48-37 first half record,…Read More

Pirates Smorgasbord July 5, 2012

It is July 5, do you know where your Pittsburgh Pirates are? How about sitting at the top of the N.L. Central standings, a full game up on the rival Cincinnati Reds.  The Pirates are in first place,…Read More

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The 2012 All-Snedden N.L. All Star Team

With 2012 All-Star voting coming to an end, it is time to name the next group of players to join the…Read More

Pirates Smorgasbord June 24, 2012

With the Pittsburgh Pirates continuing to win series and maintaining their second place standing in…Read More

Should Gerrit Cole Be In Pittsburgh This Summer?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have always had a reputation for bucking the trend in Major League Baseball of…Read More

Pirates Smorgasbord June 10, 2012

The Pittsburgh Pirates are the hottest team in baseball, having won 12 of their last 15 games.  They…Read More

Does Jeff Clement Have a Future in Pittsburgh?

When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded longtime SS Jack Wilson to the Seattle Mariners in July 2009, it…Read More

Chicken Soup for the 2012 Pirates Fan’s Soul

The ups and downs of the past year are starting to take their toll on Pirates fans everywhere, an emotional…Read More

Pat Meares Redux

The title of this article is “Pat Meares Redux”, which in layman’s terms means “Pat…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Five

  With one timely swing of the bat this past Tuesday night, the very slight momentum that was beginning…Read More

Stopped Short: Possible Pirates Options at SS

The second week of May is no longer the “beginning” of the baseball season, nor can 100…Read More

Remembering the 1994 All Star Game

As a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, I had the privilege of watching some fun Pirates teams during my…Read More

The Joel Hanrahan Debate – To Trade or Not To Trade?

As we pound through the salad days of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, many of the expected contenders…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Four

When we last left our hero, “The Fort” was still having trouble getting playing time behind…Read More

Grilli-ed Cheese With a Side of Hot Sauce

Great Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the past have always had unsung heroes in the bullpen.  Back in the…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Three

  When we last checked in on “The FortTracker”, our hero was well into half a month…Read More

The FortTracker: Week Two

The quest continues. Two weeks into the 2012 MLB season and it is brutally obvious that Michael McKenry…Read More