Entries from August 2007

Monday, August 20th, 2007

A Few Notes

Just looked at today’s Post-Gazette (between readings of Pride and Prejudice) and learned that Pedro Powell is on pace to become the second player to lead the Carolina league in stolen bases in back-to-back years (he has 61 so far this year and had 63 last year).  This is not a good thing, as a [...]

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

We Could Use More All Stars

Sorry to post this so late, but I just got back from the Pirate beating/fireworks display/Smash Mouth concert, and I’m trying to find my copy of Astro Lounge as I type this. The show was phenomenal, but the game was not. You knew the fans were waiting for something extra when the score [...]

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Some Pirates Notes

Sorry for the trickle of posts . . . it will be slow and sporadic for the next week or so, as I have to read five books (Crime and Punishment, Pride and Prejudice, Secret Life of Bees, Silent Spring, and A River Runs Through It) in preparation for school, which starts August 27.  Check [...]

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Michael Vick Could Need a Second Mortgage

As if Michael Vick didn’t have enough crap to deal with, he has been slapped with another lawsuit.  However, this suit is more than just a gambling or animal cruelty claim.  An inmate in a South Carolina penitentiary is accusing Vick of stealing two pitbulls and selling them on eBay.
It gets crazier.  The alleged victim [...]

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Some Technical Difficulties

Sorry for the intermittent outages today.  Imagine my surprise when I went to update the site and found that it wouldn’t load.  Apparently, our hosting provider (and the half million sites they control) had a major glitch that shut down their entire system.  Fortunately, our site seems to be back up, although it is a [...]

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

How Did We Miss This?

(Ed. Sorry about the multitude of small posts today, but this was just too good to pass up)
It has happened, folks.  The event that everyone in Pirate Nation has been waiting for.  The defining moment of the Cam Bonifay Era.  A moment where all of the potential glory of the late 1990s Pirates’ prospects can [...]