by pittsburghbeautiful | | Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Podcast, Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers
Geographically speaking, Pittsburgh lies somewhere between Boston and Cincinnati. What a convenient little metaphor for our Pittsburgh Steelers. Last night’s impressive domination of the Cincinnati Bengals notwithstanding, one must wonder just where the Steelers stand...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | Pitt Panthers Football, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers
At least it was the Patriots. At least it was Tom Brady. At least it was on the road and a game they were supposed to lose. In the end, the Steelers’ opening week loss to New England was wholly expected, but the level of domination by the Patriots was downright...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers
That familiar old game – the back and forth of reality and imagination – the fine line between what one wants and what one is able to have. I played that game over the last ten days, a game that began when the Pirates placed themselves on top of Major...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers
Opening Day – everything feels right with the world. Even Pittsburgh’s curmudgeonly climate is sort of cooperating with the promise of summer nights at PNC Park and the Pittsburgh Pirates playing meaningful baseball games . . . . . . And then I woke up, right? I...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers
My favorite sports clip of last week: LeBron James knocking the basketball out of bounds after letting it roll to the three-point line in the Lakers’ most important game of the season. Imagine Sidney Crosby retrieving a pass in the offensive zone and carelessly...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers
Well, not yet, but it’s coming. Warmer temperatures. Green grass. Balls, strikes, pine tar and cleats. Diving catches, tape-measure home runs and doubles stretched into triples. Baseball. It’s on its way back. And I cannot wait. Even though they cannot really contend...