RONNIE FLORIAN SIGHTING, AND MUCH MORE

Oodles of interesting stuff happened in the world of Pittsburgh sports this weekend. Dejuan Blair dropped 32 on poor DePaul; Duquense upset Sean Miller and #9 Xavier; some Cardinals and Steelers reuinted in the annual rite of the offseason known as the Pro Bowl; and the Pens locked horns with the Red Wings. I'll spare you the details of how that worked out.But perhaps the item that stuck out most to me was the photo above, a just-snapped shot of easily the most beloved character in Mondesi's House history, Ronnie Florian. What was really intriguing to me, though, was the story behind the photo; it wasn't shot in Pittsburgh, oh no. This was actually an encounter between two MH readers (Matt B. and "Nick Dawg") and The Ultimate Pirate Fan in a Daytona, Florida bar the week after Super Bowl 43. It seems that Mr. Florian was attending professional umpire school there and just graduated, so what better way to celebrate than to be bothered for a picture by two wise-a...