Facing the powerful San Jose Sharks, riding a six game winning streak and owners of the second best record in the Western Conference should have been tough task for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Instead, the challenge may have revealed a heart and character that has often been dormant. Maybe it was the return of pesky Chuck Kobasew after missing 17 games. Maybe it was a line-up, which was forced to rely on unheralded Jason Megna as a second line center and Andrew Ebbets and Chris Conner, two aging ... Read More
Archives for December 2013
It’s Tabata’s time
The Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves in an unfamiliar position this offseason, not only because of the fact that they are coming off the first winning season and postseason appearance in 20 years, but also because the team’s needs are few and far between heading into 2014. However, one of the most glaring needs all year for the 2013 Bucs was a productive right fielder, as the players employed in the spot last year combined to put up some of the worst offensive numbers from the position of any ... Read More
Goodell vs. Pittsburgh: Vendetta?
If you let the vocal Steeler Nation tell the story, it would read that Roger Goodell and the NFL have a personal vendetta out against the Steelers, a storied program that has held prestige for so many years. But when you look at the facts, is it a vendetta? Or is it the fact that the NFL commissioner is simply holding the Steelers to a higher standard? Yes, there’s a difference between the two and I believe it’s the latter. To squash the misconception that the NFL holds a grudge against ... Read More
Pens score four in the second period to down Sharks
No Malkin? No problem. With the hottest scorer in the league out of the lineup with a lower body injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins destroyed the San Jose Sharks 5-1, Thursday night. The Sharks, boasting a 19-3-5 record and six consecutive victories, were shut down by Marc-Andre Fleury and allowed four goals in the opening seven and a half minutes of the second period. San Jose was strong early on, dominating zone time in the first half of the first period. But Fleury was up the task, ... Read More
Maintaining focus is key for Steelers
When the average NFL team is suffering through a pedestrian, occasionally embarrassing 5-7 season, they often have no business making league headlines week after week. The Pittsburgh Steelers are, apparently, hardly average. For a franchise that has experienced so much success in the Super Bowl era and, more recently, in the past decade, the Steelers are certainly going through a strange and difficult time. It began with four losses to start the season. Then, after appearing to right the ... Read More
Pirates Looking at Help at 1B
Jayson Stark has reported that the Pirates are searching the market for a left handed bat at first base and a few names have surfaced. Clubs that have talked to #Pirates believe James Loney emerging as their top choice at 1B. Heard they've also asked on Adam Lind & Moreland — Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) December 4, 2013 Loney had a solid year with the Tampa Bay Rays last season as he posted his best numbers since his rookie year with the Dodgers in 2007. In 158 games, he batted ... Read More
Is winning a bad thing?
The Penguins have won four straight, are 19-9-1 and have the game’s best two players. It's no mystery why the Pittsburgh Penguins are currently the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup, paying 7-1. They’re an astounding 3-1 favorite to win the Eastern Conference. These Penguins are winners, right? I wouldn’t touch that bet. Not a single dollar. For these Pittsburgh Penguins, winning is not curing all ills; it is masking them. The Penguins are not winning because they’re a ... Read More
Tomlin receives $100,000 fine from NFL
The NFL has announced that it has fined Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin $100,00 for his actions against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. While watching the jumbotron, Tomlin stepped on to the field of play, interfering with Jacoby Jones return. During his weekly press conference, Tomlin apologized for his actions and called it an 'inexcusable blunder.' Tomlin went on to say that his actions were not intentional, and that if the Rooney's though they were, he wouldn't have ... Read More
Ten realistic targets for the Steelers in the NFL Draft
Roughly 20 seconds after the whistle sounded on any realistic Pittsburgh Steelers playoff hopes on Thanksgiving night, the scramble began. Grown men and women throughout Steeler Nation called on the last little bit of their energy that had not been affected by mass amounts of Tryptophan and pumpkin pie, hopped up from their favorite chair and began their online search for the next great Pittsburgh Steelers first round draft pick. With just four more weeks left in the regular season – and ... Read More
Top five best & worst Steelers draft picks of all time
The Pittsburgh Steelers live and die by the NFL draft. An organization that rarely plunges into the free agent market prides itself on developing and molding players into greatness. In this article, we look back at the five best and five worst draft selections in in Steelers' History. Furthermore, I want to be clear about my list for the five best as you won't see the five best players in Steelers' history, but the five best draft selections. You also won't see players like Terry Bradshaw, ... Read More