Gotta show love for Rick Chandler today. In Deadspin’s MLB Closer, Rick asks: Wouldn’t it be ironic — in a fun, cosmic sort of way — if the turning point for the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ franchise came on Tuesday night? It was the first time since 1960 that the New York Yankees had played in Pittsburgh, […]

Photo appropriately lifted from The Pensblog. Moment of silence, as Gary Roberts has apparently played his last game for the Penguins. … Although I knew this was bound to happen, what with the tight cap space and all, its still sad to see such a beloved player leave your hometown team. Hell, Jagr played in […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF049FyXIUs&hl=en Spooky, huh? I know its easy to make a claim that you never know when your time may be up in this world, but it sounds odd coming from a professional athlete. Nowadays, with so many players worried about contracts, injuries, playing well in contract years for bigger paydays down the road, endorsements, etc., […]

Here’s some stuff you should check out while you fritter away your Friday: My buddy Cian had a solid post about chaos in the NFL, and even name dropped Dick LeBeau and the Steelers. You should probably frequent his site. Also, head over to One For The Other Thumb, where I was a panelist again […]

Congrats to the Passion, who defeated the D.C. Divas 17-12 this past weekend to finish the regular season undefeated. This marks back-to-back undefeated seasons in two separate leagues for the Passion. The win streak has hit 21 games. The team was only one of two teams in the Eastern Conference to finish the season at […]

That is an image of the best outfielder in MLB history, according to Rawlings. Recently, Rawlings announced the Gold Glove All-Time Team. The mashup at the top of this post takes the 3 outfielders and makes one super baseball player. The three honorees are Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Pittsburgh’s own Roberto Clemente. And […]

I’ve told you before that I call my writing style at PSaMP “stream of consciousness sportsblogging.” When I give you the MPotD (or CMPotD), I have no idea what I’m going to write about later that day regarding sports. Ill flip through the blogosphere, check some newspaper websites, Google News, Youtube, emailed tips from readers, […]

(picture blatantly stolen from Kiss 96.1) From Foul Balls via Deadspin comes news that Steelers first round pick Rashard Mendenhall is not a fan of former coach Ron Zook. The story comes full circle for Pittsburgh fans, as their newest player is upset with a former Steelers special teams coach. Foul Balls links to this […]

This is not a knock against Tiger Woods. I find it impossible to root against the guy, as he is a rare superstar that consistently gets good press and love from the fans. Not even an MJ, A-Rod or Tom Brady could remain as socially bulletproof as Tiger. Brady has three Super Bowls, but the […]

File this in the “Badass Department.” Okay, so I made that department up, but if it was real, this would be the first entry. The International Astronomical Union has officially named an asteroid after late Steelers announcer Myron Cope. Far out (sorry)! The asteroid orbits the sun in between Mars and Jupiter, so you or […]

20 games. 20 wins. Your Pittsburgh Passion beat the Holyoke Hurricanes this past weekend to up their record to 7-0 on the season. It was the team’s 20th consecutive win. 54-6 was the final. If you’ve never heard of Holyoke, you’re not alone. The Passion website mistakenly has Columbus on the schedule, a mistake that […]

(originally published on 6-12-07) This MPotD is more about the kid in the picture rather than the horse (although the tiny horse is still a badass).In honor of today being the 1-year anniversary of Big Ben crashing his Suzuki into a Chrysler, today’s MPotD is telling everyone to be like this kid. ALWAYS WEAR A […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T30eRyvzoLA&hl=en Sure, last night’s game was memorable for the game-winning homer by Lastings Milledge, or the dugout words between Elijah Dukes and Manny Acta, but lost in the loss was a stark realization…Matt Capps blew his first save of the year. Considering where the Pirates stand in the NL (near the bottom), its amazing to […]

Yes, I said it. And this is coming from a guy who loves Randy Johnson. The Mariners-era flying mullet? Awesome. The exploding bird? Priceless. However, the comment he made after the Pirates’ 5-3 win last night was a little egotistical, if I dare say so. To set the stage, the bottom of the 3rd inning […]

Congrats to Ken Griffey Jr. Griffey hit his 600th career home run earlier tonight. I’ve told you before that Junior was one of my favorite players growing up, so I just wanted show my appreciation for all that Griffey has accomplished in his years in the MLB. The past few years have not been kind […]