Just saw the Pittsburgh Pirates' "It Gets Better" video. I'm really proud of them for lending their voices to this.

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OK, this is probably my favorite Pittsburgh picture on Shorpy yet. That was the year my Grandmother was born. Wow.

...because I want to buy them a drink!

From Bob Nutting's page on Wikipedia:
Robert Nutting refuses to sell the Pirates even though his ownership has done nothing positive for helping the team have winning seasons. Nutting has little support from the city of Pittsburgh and is not safe inside PNC Park.

Lemieux, Penguins co-owner offer to buy Pirates

Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Pirates downplay recent meeting; Nutting repeats: 'Team not for sale'

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! DANGGUMMITSOMUCH!

To quote Mr. Nutting from the article:
"I like Ron [Burkle]. He's an extremely competent businessman and deal-maker"
Then WHY THE HECK DID YOU SAY NO??? Mario and Ron ( Read more... )

I was reading this article in today's Post Gazette:
Greenfield baseball boosters to protest lawsuit by neighbor who wants to stop games at Hammer Field

and the thought occurred to me, "You know who should really get behind these guys? The Pirates!". WTF do the Buckling Buccos have to do with little league baseball and their irritating neighbor?  ( Read more... )

Since the new semester (quarter?) is fast approaching, I figured this would be as good of time as any to promote my need for a solid graphic design intern ( Read more... )

Dock Ellis, who famously claimed to have pitched a no-hitter on acid, has died. There goes a living legend, if not exactly one we're proud of.

What time does PNC Park usually open for a 7:05 p.m. game? I didn't see anything on the website about opening times...

Can someone please tell me what the song is that is played at the Pirates' games as you leave the stadium after the game? There are a bunch of us going to Opening Day and I have been given the job of creating a playlist for tailgating. If could give me the song and artist, that would be great. If you have the actual mp3 file, even better!

so the moose got traded away,
giles got traded away,
and all in 24 hours...

sad damn day in pittsburgh, pa.

:(

(oh geez, that kind of rhymed...)