On the Road in Pittsburgh
Sorry for missing a few posts this past week. Last Friday I traveled to Pittsburgh to take my two daughters back to college. I am here through Thursday. Here is a brief recap of sports related adventures and thoughts I’ve had since then…
1 – I picked up Pete Carroll’s new book, Win Forever, at Sea-Tac before heading out. I almost finished it on the flight over. I am pleasantly surprised and find the book fascinating. I have a couple short chapters left and when I’m done will give a book review. Stay tuned…
2 – I am excited to meet an old rival this week. I’ve been part of a Fantasy Football league for about the past dozen years. The league includes a friend whose family has played and they are all over the country, BUT are all originally from Pittsburgh. One of the combatants, the Steel City Irons is my pal’s sister, Susan. She is a past champion and a solid competitor. In fact, she has inspired my girls to play Fantasy Football. Regardless, I’m going to finally meet the Steel City Irons (who once beat me in the Super Bowl) on this trip tomorrow. I think I probably owe her at least a mocha for the thrashing…
3 – I can’t tell you how many welcome signs I’ve seen here in the Pittsburgh area all reminding me that I’m in “Steeler Country.” Ugh! There are too many constant reminders of their 2005 championship over the Hawks. One day….one day…
4 – I think we are going to catch a Pirates game on Tuesday. They are playing the Cardinals and Albert Pujols. I love going to other stadiums in any sport, and getting the chance to watch a potential Hall-of-Famer. The Pittsburgh stadiums are gorgeous from the outside and I’m looking forward to the game.
5 – Missed the Seahawks on Saturday but I heard they played well. After reading Coach Carroll’s book, I must admit I am excited for the season and to watch them compete.
6 – M’s lose 10-0 yesterday. I guess the Daren Brown honeymoon period is over after leaving the Big Apple…
7 – Lou Piniella officially retired this week to take care of his ailing mother. Lou is first-class all the way. Thanks for everything you did for the Mariners and baseball, Lou. You will be missed!
More this week from Pittsburgh as I do my Charles Kuralt impersonation!
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” 5 – Missed the Seahawks on Saturday but I heard they played well. After reading Cach Carroll’s book, I must admit I am excited for the season and to watch them compete.”
Okay, I’m not sure who your source is, but I sure didn’t think the Hawks played well at all! Our first team defense got scorched, and both our offensive and defensive lines (1st team) got manhandled. The score was not indicative of the way our got outplayed, in my opinion. Maybe I just have a bad outlook, but I was pretty discouraged after being somewhat optimistic after the first game…
I just read My Northwest.com after the game. Didn’t seem to be as bad as you indicate, but that may be their take. After all, Aaron Rodgers is significantly better than anyone Tennessee has and the Packers are strong favorites to win the NFC. I guess we will see how they fair on the road…