Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Hey Pittsburgh Pirates

The last Pirate’s song we posted was a bit better known, but not nearly as funny as the one released recently by local radio station WDVE. This ditty, sung to the tune of “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s, was released towards the end of the season but I’ve only recently discovered it. [...]

Friday, October 26th, 2007

News Break: Darnell Dodson is a Moron

Whats with Pitt teams losing players just before the season starts?
Freshman guard Darnell Dodson has been ruled ineligible and plans to transfer to Miami Dade College.  Though this loss is not as harmful to the basketball squad as Derek Kinder’s was for the football team, Dodson had a very high ceiling and was supposed to [...]

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Fire [Insert Any Pitt Coach]!

Today is one of those days that I really wish I was 21, if only so that I could drink enough to forget that the Pitt’s two overtime loss to Navy ever happened.  I walked into the stadium looking for any excuse to call for defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads’ head, and I left with an [...]

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Pirates End of Season Notes

Although its not technically the end of the season, the Pirates have been playing meaningless games for at least a month now.  Does anyone really care what happens in the last game tomorrow?  However, there are some leftover minutiae to deal with:

Jack Wilson got jacked up tonight.  Diving after a ball hit by So Taguchi, [...]

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Starting Your Career on the Wrong Foot

Philadelphia Flyers rookie Steve Downie has been suspended for 20 games following a blatantly cheap shot on the Ottawa Senators’ Dean McAmmond. Now, I know he doesn’t have much experience in the NHL, but he broke three of hockey’s biggest rules.

Don’t hit someone that can’t see you coming.
Don’t hit a player who doesn’t have [...]

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Always Trust Peyton Manning

In a very interesting cross-promotion, Deal or No Deal had a football themed episode that featured several current hall of famers (Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen), a few future members (Terrell Davis, Jerry Rice, and Marshall Faulk), and a few has beens (Wayne Chrebet and a very emotional Kordell Stewart) holding the cases.  For those [...]