John Wehner Career. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500(VA). Pirates Block used to call games for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Ive heard some fans suggest he still has somewhat of an allegiance to the Brew Crew. Yeah! Its kind of an amazing, long, hard road, he said. I get tweets and texts and pictures from people in every part of the world, showing them raising the Jolly Roger. He had only hit three home runs in his career before hitting the final one. Cincinnati Reds infielder Derek Dietrich is on an incredible hot streak, and Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster John Wehner doesnt appreciate the way hes handling it. 6 San Francisco still in the playoffs. WebJohn Joseph Block (born March 1, 1978) is a radio and TV play-by-play announcer who calls games for the Pittsburgh Pirates on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh and KDKA-FM, joining the team in 2016 after 4 years with the Milwaukee Brewers . Going back to 2012 Bleacher Report ranked the Bucs broadcast team at 28th. After retiring from playing, Wehner took a job as hitting coach for the Altoona Curve, a Pirates minor league affiliate, and held that position from 2002 through 2004. They sell them now. Joe Block Front-page story, big black skull and crossbones, Jolly Rogers waiving everywhere. WASHINGTON Bryan Reynolds first four seasons in Pittsburgh were not so much the launch of an All-Star career as they were a feedback loop, continuous reminders of what it meant to be a Pirate. He continued, "I remember catching Tim Wakefield. Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelpline.ma.org (MA), Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Brown has great memories of his time working with the Bisons and broadcasting games alongside Pete Weber. I think I made it a point at like at 5:30 in the morning to be there to shake his hand." His Pirates are off to a 20-9 start, the best record in the National League, and while Reynolds, wife Blair and their two children are rooted in Tennessee, they can certainly shop around in preparation for Steel City summers: Reynolds last week signed an eight-year, $100 million contract extension, the first nine-figure commitment in club history. Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! "Brown recalls calling former Bisons manager Terry Collins and suggested a player should be called up to the major leagues when Collins was with the Pirates: "I remember talking to Terry Collins when he was up in the big leagues as the bullpen coach and telling him, like I was a scout, I was telling him 'You've got to tell the Pirates you need to bring up Mike York, this guy's too good.'