Steel City Succos....

I find it amazing that the city I live in and whose teams I root for can provide such a rollercoaster of emotions.

First of all there is the Steelers who just won their 6th Super Bowl title, which is an NFL historical best if you don't count Pre-merger titles. They are run by the classy Rooney family who reward loyalty and patience and do things the right way.

Then we also have the Pittsburgh Penguins who have a young superstar core and are coming off a Stanley Cup Title they won at the hands of the team that denied them the year before. Just a few short years ago they were the worst team in the league, but smart drafting and shrewd moves got this team to the promised land.

Now we come to the focal point of this little rant. The Pittsburgh Pirates today entered the infamous realm of 17 straight losing seasons. In none of the major sports has a franchise been THIS pathetic for THIS long.

I'm still trying to be patient with the current regime because they didn't create this mess. I guess its harder to stomach especially seeing how bad the Penguins were just a short time ago and how fast they turned it around. Of course having an owner that WANTS to win never hurts.

I guess I'm lucky because I actually remember when the Pirates made the playoffs. My nephew is 11 years old and he has never seen what passes as good baseball in his life. Well unless eh watches another team play.

I hope and pray that Pedro Alvarez turns out to be the powerhouse we all hope he is. This team needs a savior and Andrew McCutchen is doing his best impression right now, and lets not discount the huge power Garrett Jones brings to the table.

Please god...Don't let the Pirates suck anymore!

Steelers Roster

Been on vacation and had a shift change at work, so I apologize for the length between blog posts.

Well it only took one play during the Steelers/Panthers Game tonight to tell us who will be returning kicks for the Steelers this year. Welcome aboard Mr. Logan!

It will be interesting to see how the roster shakes down. We have a lot of good RB's this year, and not enough room for all of them. We're also pretty talented at WR as well.

This is what happens when you win a Super Bowl, there's a lot of talent coming back the year afterwards.

Going to be a fun season and I think with Sepulveda back, just about all of our starters returning and now with a dangerous return game. Barring injuries the Steelers have a REALLY good chance of repeating as champions.

HERE WE GO STEELERS HERE WE GO!!

Question about Michael Vick

Given the rumors floating around about the Steelers signing Michael Vick, I just have to ask this question.

Considering how the Steelers annually and quite easily abuse the Browns, wouldn't that be a violation of his probation? In fact...At this point it's hard to understand how the Steelers haven't gone to jail for dog abuse.

Will try to post a longer blog tonight :-)

All the naysayers about Penn State's Schedule...

I keep hearing how Penn State is afraid to schedule top competition, but what people forget is that Penn State was scheduled to play Alabama last year and this year. It was the Crimson Tide that bailed on playing Penn State, forcing the Nittany Lions to schedule other more inferior teams.

Is Penn State's schedule that much different from Florida's? People kiss the SEC's ass, but are they really that strong of a conference or is it just bias? 8 of the 12 SEC teams finished 7-5 or lower. That's flat out mediocrity, but yet people bill the SEC as this tough conference top to bottom.

The bottom line is that there are only a handful or truly good teams in College Football and they are mostly spread out across the conferences. Some conferences get better reps than others.

Maybe it's time to start scheduling a few games each year based on your standings from the year before. Have the conference champions have to play other conference champions in week 3 or something. Rotate it around. Have some fun with it. At least it might put the end to this ridiculous pissing contest.

Pirates, Vick, and the Steelers

The new and improved Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 1-0 following the dismantling of the team. Please be sure to put an asterisk next to this new record as it was against the abyssmal Washington Nationals who are most likely the only team the Pirates could beat on a regular basis.

Hey Sean Burnett? How do you feel now about your laughingstock comments. Feels good to play for a winner I bet, oh wait...

Lastings Milledge went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI in his Pirates debut. Pretty impressive. Steve Pearce hit a homerun. Ross Ohlendorf had another solid outing for the Pirates and ran his record to 9-8.

Again please curb the enthusiasm as this was inferior competition.

Moving onto a lovely rumor I heard. Several sources I have been told are reliable spotted Michael Vick over near the Steeler's offices on the South Side. So unless he chose a new location for his dogfighting, this might mean the Steelers are looking into acquiring him.

I have to be honest, I really don't know that I want him playing for my team. He will be a distraction on this team and with the Roethlisberger sexual assault situation, do we REALLY need another distraction?

Not to mention where is he going to play? You already have Ben entrenched as the starter, Charlie Batch signed fairly cheap as a backup, and I like the upside of our third stringer Dennis Dixon. So unless Vick is coming here to play a "Slash" type role, then he doesn't belong in the Black and Gold.

Speaking of the Black and Gold, they reported for training camp today. It's official. We can start to forget about the Pirates completely now. After all, the trade deadline is over and god knows that's the only time the Pirates generate headlines other than signing kids from India that win a reality contest.

I am looking forward to Football season, as it is by far my favorite sport. I think the Steelers have a really good shot at defending their crown. The trick is to stay healthy like they did for the most part last year, and just let the defense do it's thing.

I probably won't be posting for a few days as my wife and I are moving into our new apartment. So until next time! Have a great day.