Kovacevic: Go ahead and throw whatever you've got! (I'll just take)

The Pirates have one more against the Mets here today, then take off for Milwaukee shortly thereafter.

I'll be doing likewise, minus the trademark 10-plus strikeouts, the abysmal bunts, the caught-stealings, the dropped relays 'n' at.

In the interim, I'm happy to take any and all questions on any and all topics, not just Major League Baseball, not just the Steelers approaching Saint Vincent College, not just the Penguins' many recent moves, but whatever happens to be "on your cranium," as my late friend Myron Cope used to say.

To remind regarding the format: 

• I'll answer the first 20 questions that don't repeat and that don't seek #$%^@ predictions. If I were Nostradamus, I'd already be making a killing in another line of work.

• Enter only one question.

• Above all, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease don't use this like an ordinary commenting thread. Meaning don't answer or respond to questions that you don't ask. It'll only add to an already lengthy process on this end. If you've asked the original question, by all means, feel free to follow up. 

Thanks for reading and for participating!

And, of course, for listening: