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RYAN DOUMIT SENT TO TIME OUT
August 29, 2009 by
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In the midst of the Pirates' mind-blowing 19th consecutive loss at Milwaukee last night, manager John Russell benched catcher Ryan Doumit after 4 1/2 innings. Details on the incident are somewhat vague, but at the very least there appears to be a bit of legs to this rift, hence...
GILBERT BROWN SUSPENDED
August 29, 2009 by
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Bad news for the Pitt Panthers basketball team this morning, as it was announced that redshirt junior Gilbert Brown, projected as the starting small forward, will miss the first half of the season on academic suspension. Ironically, this would be the same Gilbert Brown that won the...
NEWS AND NOTES
August 28, 2009 by
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--Pirate haters, cover your eyes: they just took two (and nearly three) of three from the defending champs. They refuse to be ignored. [PG]--Surreal sight last night, seeing Michael Vick's first completion in his NFL comeback go to...LeSean McCoy. The Shadester finished with 48...
FRANK WALKER STILL HATES THE STEELERS
August 27, 2009 by
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Baltimore Raven CB Frank Walker is a seven-year NFL veteran, yet his entire professional career has been boiled down to "the guy who spit in Mitch Berger's mouth" during one of last year's Steelers-Ravens game. With one act, he joined the hallowed pro sports spitting...
BREAKING: UPDATE ON FAMOUS STEELER FAN
August 27, 2009 by
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If you've been on the internet at any point in the past several years, you've probably seen this photo. To say it's made the rounds is a massive understatement. But through all the years of this picture's existence, there's never been any definitive story as to...
A DRAMATIC PIRATES WIN...ON TUESDAY NIGHT
August 26, 2009 by
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Tuesday night's Pirates-Phillies game ended with Andrew McCutchen hitting a walk-off home run and following that with his best imitation of Michael Jordan at the 1988 NBA Dunk Contest as he crossed home plate:Wednesday night's game? It had some Pirate heroics, including a game...
TREATS FROM THE INBOX
August 25, 2009 by
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READER PICS OF THE WEEK"You might want to post some pictures I have from Sid's day with the Cup. I was lucky enough to get some good photos of him when he went by in the parade and also of Max Talbot (who also signed my Max Talbot SSSSHHHHH! shirt I was wearing that day, incidentally...
DICK LEBEAU, HALL OF FAMER?
August 25, 2009 by
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The wish of many Steeler fans may soon come true, as legendary coordinator Dick LeBeau was named today as one of two nominees for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame through the senior committee. He joins Broncos RB Floyd Little, and they will compete with 15 traditional...
NEWS AND NOTES
August 24, 2009 by
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--There's a Pittsburgh women's roller derby team? How have we not discussed this yet? [Steel City Derby Demons]--Hines Ward called the Kiss Morning Freak Show and filled us in on the rookie talent show...and the skit that parodied Jeff Reed. How I pray that a video of this...
AMERICAN IDOLS WAVE THE TERRIBLE TOWEL TOO
August 24, 2009 by
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Being that I really didn't get to see nearly enough of Saturday night's Steeler-Redskin game as I hoped to, my options for a Monday morning opening topic were rather limited. There's Dennis Dixon's separated shoulder, Jack Wilson's letter to Pittsburgh fans, and...
NEWS AND NOTES
August 22, 2009 by
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The Pirates do few things right, but those uniforms they wore on Friday night? A+.--It's Steelers-Redskins tonight, and we can get an up close view of Laron Landry, who apparently is better than Troy Polamalu. [Washington Times]--This article should keep you occupied for a while...
MAYOR STEELERSTAHL PICKS FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM
August 21, 2009 by
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Yahoo! Fantasy Football is having a league consisting only of America's Mayors, and I'll give you one guess as to which Mayor has taken time out of his busy schedule to get involved and pick this squad:That's right, the one and only Luke Steelerstahl, a.k.a. "Pittsburgh...
BIG BEN LIMPS OFF...BUT HE'S OK!
August 20, 2009 by
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It wouldn't be a Ben Roethlisberger post-Super Bowl preseason without drama, and you can add "limps off during practice" to a list that includes a motorcycle accident, emergency appendectomy, and civil lawsuit following Super Bowls XL and XLIII.The culprit of today'...
NEWS AND NOTES
August 19, 2009 by
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--Smilin' Hines Ward is your Whirl Magazine cover boy for September. Sorry ladies, but there's no centerfold. [Whirl Magazine]--Dave Dameshek pretty much goes off on a variety of topics in this glorious article from Page 2. [ESPN.com]--The Artist Formerly Known as PittGirl...
SEND EMAILS, WIN STUFF
August 19, 2009 by
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As you've probably figured out, I've been a tad buried on this end, hence the slooooow updates as of late. So if you feel the urge to pitch in with a link, photo, or thought-provoking email to urge me along, send them to mondesishouse@gmail.com or Twitter them to twitter.com...
SHAQ VS. BEN AIRS TONIGHT
August 18, 2009 by
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In case you've forgotten, the highly anticipated "Shaq Vs." premiere episode will air tonight at 9 PM on ABC. This would also happen to be the episode featuring Shaq's challenge of Ben Roethlisberger that was taped recently at Ambridge High's Moe Rubenstein Stadium...
JOHN RUSSELL WILL BE BACK
August 17, 2009 by
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If anyone out there thought Pirate manager John Russell was part of the problem and not the solution, I've got some bad news: he will be back at the helm in 2010, according to Pirate president Frank Coonelly.Personally, I don't think Casey Stengel in his prime could make much...
NEWS AND NOTES
August 16, 2009 by
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--Another Bettis in the NFL? No, just someone in the equipment department who didn't proofread their work. [Shutdown Corner]--Not a good weekend for Kurt Angle. Not good at all. But his attorney says he is innocent. [WPXI]--Six symbols of NFL dominance will be on display at the...
17-2
August 14, 2009 by
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Wednesday night: Rockies 8, Pirates 0Thursday night: Rockies 10, Pirates 1Friday afternoon: Cubs 17, Pirates 21-11 this month7-19 since the break46-69 overallA starting pitcher that gives up 10 earned runs in an inningA manager that leaves a pitcher in long enough to give up 10 earned...
WE'VE LOST SNOOP, BUT WE'VE GAINED SEAN PAUL
August 14, 2009 by
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The Steeler Nation: Celebrity Chapter is back in equilibrium after being heartlessly cheated on recently by a certain West-Coast based rapper who is somewhat fascinated with dogs. But as of last night, we have officially moved on.The man shown above clutching a Terrible Towel on the...
THAT WAS...INTERESTING
August 13, 2009 by
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STEELERS (1-0) 20CARDINALS (0-1) 10Even though the tickets said "Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals", Thursday night's preseason game looked like the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Pitt Panther Alumni All-Stars. Larry Fitzgerald...Tyler Palko...Gerald Hayes.....
NEWS AND NOTES
August 12, 2009 by
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--The Steelers addressed the three-year old photos of several players playing G.I. Joe that were for some reason re-circulated this week. All I can say is, "Welcome to the NFL in the internet era".But I kinda feel sorry for the current Steeler brass. You know, The Chief never...
TREATS FROM THE INBOX
August 10, 2009 by
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SITE HOUSEKEEPINGIt's time to introduce a new feature which I'll attempt to post whenever possible:"Treats From the Inbox", a pu-pu platter of user-submitted photos, videos, and thought-provoking emails. It's sort of like "The News", but without all...
NEW UNIFORMS FOR PITT
August 10, 2009 by
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I realize the mere mention of the Pitt Panthers football team is tempting the Penn State faction of our audience to lob some verbal grenades back and forth, but onward we march. Today was media day for the Panthers, which means the Wannstache can burn off some of his bottled-up Pitt...
STEELERS SIGN ALEX STEPANOVICH
August 10, 2009 by
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Needing some depth on the offensive line, the Steelers signed center Alex Stepanovich, a five-year NFL vet who spent last season with Atlanta. Stepanovich was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2004, where he played until 2006. When he was not tendered by the Cardinals...
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