Stephen Robert "Steve" Blassis a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and a current broadcast announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates... (wikipedia)
Jim Tracey is a quality baseball man with a vast knowledge of the game. He will work on fundamentals with our ball players and get the most out of them.
The one thing I remember was hearing that he could have been a pro athlete in three different sports -- baseball, football or basketball. He was that gifted of an athlete. He was a prototypical first baseman. He was big with a big reach and gave you a big target.