Season on the line, again, right here.
HOKA HEY
Byron breaks some ribs as the Steelers successfully pull off Operation Instill False Sense of Confidence. Advantage bumblebees.
Ben separates his shoulder, Wallace catches a TD with his knees, and the Steelers move one game closer to yet another Super Bowl Championship.
The refs are beating the Steelers 14-10 at halftime.
As the Bucs rest during their bye and watch the Cards-Giants game 6, the Steelers warm up for their playoffs by thrashing the Bengals.
While the Pirates enjoy their first-round bye, other teams play on.
In the lower league, it's hard not to root for McLouth and the Prison Baller.
Hansen and Correia at seven.
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Maholm and Locke at seven.
Like most Pirates sites, we've been crushed with all the season-ending celebratory traffic.
Haloscan's down. Forever I guess. A moment of silence for all the lost comments.
We have them archived (I think). Perhaps there is some way to migrate them into some new commenting system.
For now it looks like we are running with these Blogger comments. Maybe.
Looking around the league, I see Jeff Keppinger homering in a meaningful baseball game. About eight years ago, the Pirates traded that guy with a damn good bunter for Jose Bautista and Ty Wigginton. Other former Pirates, now playing meaningful baseball: Ryan Vogelsong, Frodo McLouth, and the Prison Baller, Brandon Moss. The last two players have been en fuego as their teams push for a Wild Card berth.
Best of luck to these gentlemen.
Huntington explains the Pirates lose because too many have gone into "Survivor" mode. I am curious which players, exactly, are guilty of not bunting runners over when ordered to do so.
Sounds like Lord of the Flies in the clubhouse. That might explain the Eagle I mean Boy Scout training regime.
I think I saw Hurdle last night, day-dreaming away in a Hippie sweat lodge. Look for new, creative defensive shifts from the brotherhood.
Doesn't matter who the pitchers are. Game on pretty soon.
HOKA HEY. It's a good day for a kick in the balls.
Correia and Keuchel at seven.
Pirates to take the field as a brotherhood, carrying a telephone pole.
Locke and Gonzalez will be the starting pitchers, at eight.