Pittsburgh Sports Fan in Non-Football Season
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| Thursday, May 11, 2006 |
Its hard being a Pittsburgh sports fan when football is done – the only thing we had going for us was college hoops, and that was a while back. If you wondered why I haven’t posted in a while, that’s the main reason: nothing of note happening in Pittsburgh – an offseason of few surprises for the Steelers, and nothing happening at all on other fronts.
The Bucs are, as usual, stinking up the joint. Here’s a sampling of the headlines in the Pirates section of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s website:
Execution absent in Pirates hitters
First things first for Bucs
With Pirates, it’s hit or miss
Slumping Bay may slide in lineup
Bullpen lets down Pirates
Perez gets another shot to turn season around
Not the types of headlines you get from a successful team – at least, you don’t get THAT MANY negative headlines with a good team (unless you are the Yankees or the Mets).
This year we were told that the pitching would be good, we had Jason Bay who was decent, and this could be the year that we break .500. Yes, I know, lofty goals, but you have to start somewhere.
The last time the Pirates were good, the Braves beat them in 7, back in 1992. With apologies to James (I hate both the Braves and Cowboys, go figure), I’ll never forgive them for that, and for not having a LOSING season since. Its just not fair. At least the Steelers won the Super Bowl. And I will still root for the Bucs, through thick and thin. I’m just getting tired of the thin part of that equation.
- Mark Cuban: Pittsburgh Penguins Owner?
- Our Long National Nightmare is Over
- Pirates Reach Historic Lows
- Cowher to Decide Future Monday?
- 17 in a row- Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2
- Pittsburgh Pirates trade 1B Adam LaRoche to Boston for two prospects
- Clemens returns with a win
- Nobody cares? Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh 4-1 in front of sparse crowd
- Pirates get LaRoche from Braves
- Eight men on- Chicago Cubs tie ML consecutive hit record
- Eight is Enough- Edmonton beats Chicago 8-4
- Lydia Ko wins New South Wales Open
- The Comeback I- Pittsburgh Penguins beat NY Islanders 5-0
- Seattle Mariners Outfielder Greg Halman stabbed to death at age 24
- Hee Young Park wins CME Titleholders Championship
- Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball Coach Kurt Budke dead at 50
- Costly mistake- Blackhawks waive Rostislav Olesz
- Manager Tony La Russa announces retirement
- Puck Drop- Florida Panthers start the 2011-12 NHL season
- 13-time PGA Tour winner Dave Hill dead at 74
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