And then there were eight. The field quickly went from 64 of the best sports figures in Pittsburgh history, down to just eight. From the North Side Region, #1 Mario Lemieux and #3 Jack Lambert moved on. From the South Side Region, #5 Myron Cope, who is fresh off an upset of #1 "Mean Joe" Greene, will join #2 Chuck Noll in the regional finals. On the right side of the bracket, #1 Roberto Clemente was able to hold off #4 Sidney Crosby as he advances to take on #3 Franco Harris in the Mt. ... Read More
Archives for April 2013
Penguins’ trades put Eastern Conference in a tough spot
Unless a team trades for Wayne Gretzky and the DeLorean, the Pittsburgh Penguins will emerge as the winners of the trade deadline and all moves leading up to it. And unless an Eastern Conference team makes a move within the next two days, fourteen teams not named the Penguins, will be in big trouble down the final stretch. Ray Shero did not make the same mistake as last year, standing pat despite the fact that his team was racing for a long playoff run. He acquired a bruising defenseman ... Read More
Pirates Notebok: New Look Lineup; Backend of the Pen Set
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- When Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle put together his Opening Day lineup for Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs, there were several interesting placements regarding the order. Garrett Jones was hitting in the two spot, where he spent the final two Grapefruit League games, as well as in the exhibition game on Saturday against the Double-A Altoona Curve. Also, Pedro Alvarez batting cleanup, a spot Pittsburgh has envisioned him hitting in since they drafted him in the first ... Read More
Pirates lose second straight Opening Day contest
Despite the snowfall two hours before the game, the sun came out and Opening Day went as planned. On this day, April 5, 2012, the Pirates hosted the Philadelphia Phillies. Wait, that's not right. While it is 361 days later than their opener last year, the Pirates looked the same as they did against Roy Halladay and the Phillies. The Pirates lost its last year's Opening Day contest to the Phillies by a score of 1-0. They were able to muster just two hits in the game and wasted a seven ... Read More
Pirates embrace Opening Day, give fans a reason to believe this year
Despite the snowfall, it is Opening Day for the 2013 Major League Baseball season. While the last two seasons are well documented -- they'll forever be known as the Collapse Part 1 and the Collapse Part 2 -- the Pirates are focused on this year only. After a longer than usual Spring Training in Bradenton, Fl., the Pirates are back to Pittsburgh and are set to take on the Cubs for a three-game set. While the season is a marathon, not a sprint, Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle didn't want to take ... Read More
2013 Pirates predictions
Can you smell it? No, it's not the leftover ham from Easter, it's baseball season. Despite the shady forecast for Opening Day, baseball is actually here. Fans in Pittsburgh know baseball. Don't let them fool you. Despite 20 straight losing seasons, the fans are passionate. They wouldn't rip the team, call into talk shows or say 'they are done' if they didn't care about the game or the team. They've also seen what success can look like. Now I'm not going to go into it, but you know about the ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness – Mt. Washington/Station Square Sweet 16
Yesterday, we advanced four from the North Side and South Side Regions to Elite 8. For the first time in the entire tournament, a No. 1 seed was knocked off! In the South Side Region, #5 Myron Cope upset #1 "Mean Joe" Greene as Myron continues to make a run in the tournament. Also in the South Side Region, #11 Ben Roethlisberger's run came to an end as legendary Steelers coach #2 Chuck Noll advanced to the Elite 8. In the North Side Region, #1 Mario Lemieux took care of #4 Hines Ward easily. ... Read More