Rest assured, we will offer more blithering gibberish on the Steelers' win yesterday, the Ravens' loss to Tennessee, the state of the NFL in general, and maybe even Warren Sapp.
It's a Steelers Monday, yes, but we just can't let
the Pirates fly under the radar today. Their "performance" yesterday and
really since mid-July, just begs for attention, and we've
already written the Steelers-Seahawks game recap, so here goes ...
Following the Steelers' win over a woeful Seattle squad yesterday, Joey Porter's Pit Bulls turned on the radio broadcast of the Pirates game in the fifth inning yesterday, and the always-electric Bob Walk and Greg Brown sounded like they were in excruciating agony.
Following the Steelers' win over a woeful Seattle squad yesterday, Joey Porter's Pit Bulls turned on the radio broadcast of the Pirates game in the fifth inning yesterday, and the always-electric Bob Walk and Greg Brown sounded like they were in excruciating agony.
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| The late, great Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Prince, "The Gunner" |
Seriously, the Pirates' broadcast team sounded like
they were in pain. The game had already gone on for about
two-and-half-hours, the Dodgers led 12-1, and "Walky" in his typically
lugubrious manner was saying things like, "Well, what do we have
to look forward to here? ... the seventh-inning stretch? Yeah. God
Bless America."
And with that in mind, we can ponder the following: With yesterday's 15-1 shellacking in Los Angeles -- certainly the low point of the season -- the Pirates sank to a record of 68-85 (still one game ahead of the Cubs! in a "battle" for fourth place).
Sufferin' Catfish!
And with that in mind, we can ponder the following: With yesterday's 15-1 shellacking in Los Angeles -- certainly the low point of the season -- the Pirates sank to a record of 68-85 (still one game ahead of the Cubs! in a "battle" for fourth place).
Sufferin' Catfish!
After going 53-47 through the season's first 100 games, the Bucs have gone
15-38 since. As noted by beat writer John Perrotto of the Beaver County Times, since moving into first place on July 19, when they went seven games over .500, the Pirates have won
back-to-back games just twice.
They must win five of their remaining nine games to avoid 90 losses for the season. If they lose 90 games this year, it will be their seventh consecutive season of 90 or more losses.
They must win five of their remaining nine games to avoid 90 losses for the season. If they lose 90 games this year, it will be their seventh consecutive season of 90 or more losses.
