(almost) Live Steeler Updates #2

Yinzers,

Late this afternoon a report came from North Texas , Mike Tomlin reported that M. Pouncy and Aron Smith would not be ruled out for Super Bowl 45. A few hours later the report came out from ESPN that both players were ruled ineligible. ( Pictured above Casey Hampton Is eligible and Hungry)

From the Steelers point of view , they will go to work with as many able bodies that it is necessary to get the job done. Back ups will do their job because that is what they do. It's the Steeler way. The Blue collar way. The winning way.

Troy Polamalu has just been named the AP defensive player of the year. Please let me know whom else was on this list? Oh that's right no-one that matters.

Here we go!
Wade

(almost) live Steelers Updates #1

Yinzers,

Dahn-Town Pittsburgh is Going nuts.Apparently the Steelers are in the Super Bowl. This picture was sent to me From Colleen Brognano live in the Strip district just about 35 hours ago. Apparently Transformers are real, as you can see in the picture above this 1993 thunder bird was getting ready to Transform into a 10 foot tall Steeler Robot. Amazing what the kids at Carnegie Mellon can do these days.

Live (almost) on the Scene ( 5 states away) .

Here we go!

wade

MSM Live( almost live ) Super Bowl week Coverage!

YINzers,

Sorry for yelling, The steelers are leaving for North Texas in about an hour. I am sure that local news in the burgh' is just going nuts with every bit of useless knowledge available. To be completely honest it is a little much, but I love it. I mean whom doesn't want to read about Keisel brushing his beard twice daily. Or that Ben has never called that girl back from Milledgeville. I mean this is coverage I can't live with.

So there is no real bad blood between the Steelers and the Packers. These two franchises mirror each other right down to not having cheerleaders present at games. Packer Backers are probably the second toughest fans in the NFL. Cold weather, little to do in town , Football is number one sounds kind of familiar. The MSM Will be giving you the most up to date coverage this whole week.

Buckle up , just like Texas this coverage is going to be BIG!

Here we GO!

Wade

Underdogs,Super Steelers and the Death Star.....

Yinzers,

The Steelers are heading to the Super Bowl. After the last few weeks I have had, this brings me great joy. There is allot more going on in my life because of the Super Bowl and the Steelers, for instance the Ability to pick up the phone and talk to people I have not heard from in weeks or months or years for that matter. The Steelers have done allot for me off the Field than you could ever know.

When I first started watching the Steelers with a Legitimate group of Die hards, it happened when I was in St. Louis Missouri. A few of us started watching the Games at a local bar, and we were thrown out. ( because of me loosing it during Big Ben's Rookie start).So then the Magic happened we found a bigger bar that 4 of us could go to and watch the Steelers consistently. The Bar manager and I became great friends and so did the wait staff. By the end of our 4.5 year run at St Louis all Star cafe we all had become Life Long friends.The four of us that started going there became more like 30 in the end. Out of the original group I still talk to about 15 people on a monthly basis. Without the Steelers bringing us together, I would have missed out on allot of life long friends.

This Steeler Nation is really about the fans, watching the steelers gives us a reason to watch and get together for almost 1/3rd of the year. The Steelers also give you a sence of community, I can't tell you how many times at work I can talk to a fellow yinzer by spotting his tshirt or hat. The Steelers as a whole give you a sence of pride and history that you are a part of. In this very fast moving world I can see a group of people that are honest, hard working and very proud of the town that they grew up in.

UNDERDOGS:
Once again going into this super Bowl we are underdogs, how I really don't know. We were 12-4 , won our division title and our Conference title. #1 defense in the league etc. etc. etc. The Green Bay Packers came in as a 6th seed in a depleted NFC. Someone whom is not a Steelers fan explain this to me. Maybe I am missing the point? Maybe I am not.
The media outside of Pittsburgh really has something against the Sports in our city. They think that we have some sense of entitlement or arrogance for producing winning teams over and over again. The bottom line to the media, it doesn't matter what you think or what you say, Pittsburgh does things the right way.( Pirates excluded)

Death Star:
I have heard the Death Star reference a dozen times in the last 3 days comparing the new Texas stadium to the once non blown up Death Star. That would make Jerry Jones, the emperor ha. I think that it is quite rewarding in some sick sense that The Hated Cowboys are hosting our Super Bowl. Once again they are flashy, all about image and themselves and once again the Steelers are just showing up for work, not saying anything etc. So I ask another question after all these years of watching these two franchises whom is Americas team.
It's a pretty good day when your Hair dresser( Chrissy) can tell you I told you so when she predicted from the begining of the season that the Steelers would be stomping on that big star in Dallas. Touche' Chris,Touche'

I know there is alot to come this week with speculation and predictions etc. I do know one thing when this super Bowl is over I will still love the Pittsburgh Steelers just as much as the next yinzer but as I get older the people that I have met, become freinds with and love to the end mean the most to me. Thank you Pittsburgh Steelers.

Have a great week ahead.
Here we go!

wade

The Stairway to Seven

Yinzers,

Before ynz read on, we will mention that there are many great parodies turned to Steelers fight songs, including Stairway to Heaven. We are not saying ours is better and we are not trying to rip any of theirs off, this is just our own version. Play the video, listen to the instrumental and read our lyrics. Enjoy

The Stairway to Seven
~lyrics by B. Brog, J. Brog and the Law; Album cover by J. Brog

There are fans who are sure

In their black and their gold

That they’re climbing the stairway to seven

When we get there we’ll know

That the Packers are those

Who are waiting to face the Steel Curtain

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

And we’re climbing the stairway to seven

There’s a man with the ball

Marching straight for the goal

And we know it will end in six points

Yellow towels wave around

As Jets fall to the ground

Meanwhile all of our thoughts turn to Myron

Ooh, Roethlisberger

Ooh, Polamalu

There’s a feeling I get

When I look to west

And the Terrible Towels are all waving

On our hands we can see

Rings of six already

And a space for one more still waiting

Ooh, Michael Wallace

Ooh, fear James Harrison

They will fall, all did say

When the Jets came to Heinz

But Coach Tomlin did lead us to vict’ry

In month 2 of the year

The Steel will stand strong

And the nation will echo “Go Steelers!”

Oh, here we go, here we go, here we go

From the three rivers to the west coast

And even farther

Steeler nation’s borders are endless

With all the antics in the spotlight

The Steelers have none

The Chief still lives in the hearts of kin

And keep reflecting

The spirits of past Super Bowl Champs

An inspiration

And Franco’s calling you to join him

Jack Lambert with L.C. and mean Joe

And the others

A dynasty resurrected new

And as we march to Dallas

Green Bay Packers we’ll face

In the house that Jones built

Both fight for one goal: Lombardi

Rogers fears Diezel’s beard and Big Snack

And will suffer more than ever

And Clay Matthews won’t serve much help

When all is said and all is done

The Steelers will hoist their seventh

And we're climbing the stairway to seven

Where'n the Hell Have you been?

Yinzers,

First off Happy Birthday to the Voice of the Steelers and Father of the Terrible Towel Myron Cope. Myron Passed a few years ago but his Legacy still remains every Sunday when Heinz field is filled with that Terrible wave.

Today the Pittsburgh Steelers Enter their 15Th AFC championship since 1970. The Jets are visiting Pittsburgh for the second time this year, as you know from reading the MSM It was a devistating loss for Truck and I in late December. Tickets for the Rematch and a one way ticket to the Super Bowl are on the line.( not to mention that they are the Golden ticket to get)

The Jets were relativly silent until today when BIG mouth Bart Scott took an open Jab at #86 Hines Ward. Give me a break. With all the Foot Fetish jokes, Getting High with Tone' and Gang Green the only thing they have to talk about it how Hines hits other Players. Amazing.

Wow what a super Mind game they are pulling, talk trash for the past two weeks and then sweet talk the Steelers for the past one. Give me a break. I personally like Coach Mike Tomlin's Stance on the upcoming Game- let all the talking get done . We are in the Game come 6pm Sunday.

Thanks for all your Patience with the MSM lately, life got in the way(along with Computer issues).

For the greatest fan base in all of sports, May the Memory of Myron and Grit and toughness of the Pittsburgh Steelers get us through.

Here we GO!

Wade

For Your Viewing Pleasure....

Dead Bird Epidemic Continues

Hola Yinzers!

I have had a jam packed few weeks. I know this isn't my usual day; I've just been jonesing to write I made my way to the Right Coast to visit friends and family, but most importantly I got to watch sports with my favorite Yinzers!

I even got to see a dusting of snow!

It was a great time with great people!

HERE WE GO STEELERS!

Labuda on the Left Coast

Fuse Box Monday

Yinzers,

It has been quite a while, but we are back to the daily grind here at the MSM. Just to keep you updated, I have tried making a Facebook fan page for all you loyal readers, but was unsuccessful in getting what I needed accomplished. So, we will stick to our good old blog posts. Happy 2011 and here we go!

After losing a heart-breaker to the Washington Capitals in the Winter Classic on New Year's Day (which yours truly was in attendance), the Pens have battled hard and come out 1-1-1. It's not all too bad, losing the Winter Classic. Thus far, only the away team has won the contest. Our Penguins beat the home Buffalo Sabres in the first ever Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium, followed by the Detroit Red Wings defeating the home Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field and the Philadelphia Flyers defeating the home Boston Bruins last year at Fenway Park. The Penguins just have to put it behind them and get back to their brand of hockey.

The Pens came out of it on January 5th looking to rebound against a surging Tampa Bay Lightning team. Tampa needed a win to tie for the most points in the NHL, something we are all not used to. However, with Jordan Staal back in the lineup in return from his broken hand, the Penguins "opened up a can" on Tampa Bay, earning the victory 8-1. The Penguins scored 7 goals in the first eight minutes of the game, starting just seven seconds in, off the opening faceoff off the stick of Evgeni Malkin. His goal was followed by goals from Chris Connor, Tyler Kennedy and two from Chris Kunitz to round out the first period. But the scoring did not stop there. The Lightning pulled goaltender Dwayne Roloson in favor of Dan Ellis early in the second, but Mark Letestu saw no difference, making it 5-0 Penguins. Chris Kunitz would add his hat-trick goal later in the period and the Penguins led 6-0 after two complete. Former Penguin Adam Hall got the lone Lightning goal early in the third, but Alex Goligoski answered shortly thereafter to give us our final score of 8-1. Marc-Andre Fleury turned away 31 of 32 on a stellar day between the pipes.



The next day, the Penguins traveled to Bell Centre in Montreal to take on the Canadiens. The Penguins have been struggling to beat Montreal as of late, going back to last year's playoffs when Jaroslav Halak shut the door on the Penguins' Stanley Cup hopes. They would have to go this one without the help of Sidney Crosby, due to a concussion suffered in the Winter Classic and exacerbated by a hit he took in the Tampa Bay game. The Pens lost to the Habs in October, but they were both different teams then. It would take a shoot-out to decide this one. Arron Asham opened up scoring just 2:14 in when he rifled a wrist shot past Carey Price and that would be the lone tally in the first period. The second period belonged to the Montreal Canadiens' Benoit Pouliot, scoring the lone tally of that period. The gritty game saw no more goals in regulation, or in overtime. The shoot-out went five rounds with the one, deciding goal being scored by Benoit Pouliot on a classic Petr Forsberg move. The Pens lose the heart-breaker 2-1 with Brent Johnson turning away 22 of 23 and Carey Price stopping 31 of 32.

The Pens would not recover on Saturday January 8 against the Wild. On that night, they ran into something that has ALWAYS given them trouble: the neutral zone trap. For those unfamiliar with the tactic, a team will send one winger to forecheck and disrupt the opponent's breakout. Meanwhile, the other four players will roam the neutral zone, taking away all lanes through which to skate. The only way to beat it is to dump the puck in and grind it out on the boards, but the Wild defense were very agile and stifled the Penguins offensive game. The Penguins would be without Sidney Crosby for a second straight night with a concussion. Crosby's puck possession abilities below the goal line would be sorely missed in this one. The Wild took it 4-0 with goals from Chuck Kobasew, Martin Havlat, Cal Clutterbuck and an empty net goal by Kyle Brodziak. Jose Theodore earns the shut out by stopping all 21 Penguin shots, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 of 36.

The Penguins now sit in 4th place in the Eastern Conference and second place in the Atlantic with 56 points, one less than first place (in both) Philadelphia with 57. Tonight, they take on the Boston Bruins. The Bruins are 5-2-3 in their last 10 and always bring their A game against the Penguins. Top story lines in this game will be the hatred of the Bruins for Matt Cooke since last year's hit on Marc Savard, ending Savard's season; Sidney Crosby out this whole week with his concussion; Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh area high school) grad Matt Bartkowski possibly making his NHL debut in his home town; Dustin Jeffrey getting called back up to the bigs.

Game time tonight is 7:30 on VERSUS. Then it's back to Montreal again on Wednesday at 7:30 pm on FSN and then to Boston on Saturday at 1:00 pm on FSN.

Let's go Pens,
B Brog

Happy New Years

Yinzers,

So first night was a success as usual. Pens and caps are on today with the winter classic at 8pm tonight. With the New year we will be bringing alot of changes to the msm, along with staff and content. We thank you for continuing to read daily or weekly.

Until B decides to write Happy New Year!

MSM