I spent my summer in Pittsburgh writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. And in my time writing for them, I spent some time at the beautiful PNC Park covering a less-than-stellar Pittsburgh Pirates team.

The Pirates currently hold a 51-71 record, worst in the National League Central, and they weren’t playing stellar baseball while I was in the press box. However, just like there are with any below-average teams, there were some members of the group that performed at an above-average level, and one of those was now-Yankees reliever David Bednar.

I watched the 30-year-old right-hander pitch a few times from high above the diamond at PNC, and I was consistently impressed with his ability to work outs, even in the tightest of jams. It didn’t matter if there were runners on base or the pond w

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