After seeing the Troy Polamalu “Fat Head” commercial, my daughter has been slightly obsessed with him. I’m not sure it if it’s the hair, or if it’s just fun to say his name, but whatever it is, she’s shown a new found “interest” in the Steelers. During today’s game against the Bengals, she heard the… [Continue Reading]
The Steelers have an Oh Mama phone on the field?
November 12, 2009 by · 2 Comments
If you’ve attended just about any Pittsburgh Steelers games this decade, you’ve heard their “anthem”, Renegade, by Styx. Similar to Sweet Caroline at Boston Red Sox games, it’s something that nobody could remember when it started, or why it was effective. Wonder no more. The good people at NFL films have put together a 30… [Continue Reading]
Who Ride? Apparently, nobody knows…
October 14, 2009 by · 2 Comments
For as long as I can remember, I have been a Steelers fan. As a child, I would spend Sunday afternoons with my Dad and brother watching the likes of Mark Malone, Bubby Brister, and eventually Greg Lloyd. In hindsight, it probably would have been easier to like another team while growing up in the… [Continue Reading]
Braving the G20 for the Pittsburgh Pirates game
September 26, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
About a month ago, about 15 of us from my office decided to head up to Pittsburgh for a Pirates game. It’s rare that we find time to get together socially outside of work, and somehow we missed the fact that the game was on day 2 of the G20 summit…as you might expect, a… [Continue Reading]
Steelers begin title defense
September 11, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
I had tickets last night to see the Steelers open their title defense against the Tennessee Titans. It feels like there wasn’t even an offseason, thanks to them winning their second Lombardi trophy in four years, and the Penguins winning the Stanley Cup after making it to the finals two years in a row. I… [Continue Reading]
