THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
PIRATES
It was, sort of, a quiet week for our Pirates. Oh, they did have a game in the middle of the week to break up the monotony. Maybe you heard about it? The Wild Card game with the Cubs? Well, 40,000 strong came out to cheer on the Buccos (with some Cubs faithful mixed in, how in the world did that happen?). Mrs. Black-N-Gold is sorry to report that the Bucs bats were silenced by the Jagoff Jake Arrieta again for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. Our Pirates closed out the season with a whimper, falling to the Cubs 4-0. That's 2 straight shutout Wild Card losses the Bucs have suffered on their home turf. They gave a valiant effort, but, hey, Arrieta IS the Cy Young favorite, ya know. Mrs. Black-N-Gold is proud of the Buccos and would like to thank Clint Hurdle and the guys for another wonderful, fun-filled season. The Bucs will hold the #29 pick in June's amateur draft. They will be back, better and stronger than ever. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
STEELERS
Not much has been heard from our Steelers this week. They are busy preparing for Monday Night Football in San Diego versus the Chargers. In that game, they'll welcome WR Martavis Bryant back to the fold. He returned this week from his 4-game suspension. Mrs. Black-N-Gold hopes Bryant can help boast the offense and get the Steelers back in the win column. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
PENGUINS
It was our Pens that made the most noise this week, readying for the season-opener in Dallas. Unfortunately, F Pascal Dupuis did not join his teammates for the game in Big D. It was announced at the beginning of the week that Duper would miss at least a week with an undisclosed injury not related to the blood clots that ended his season last year. The next day, the Pens issued a statement that Duper is now expected to miss 4-5 weeks with a lower body injury. Get well soon, Duper! The Pens also made some roster moves to get ready. On Tuesday, they sent D Olli Maatta to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and called up F Oskar Sundqvist. They assured the fans that this was a salary-cap/paper move and Olli would re-join the team soon. Sure enough, just before the opener yesterday, the Pens called Olli back up, along with F Kevin Porter and sent Sundqvist back to WB/S. Unfortunately, the moves didn't help the Pens find the win column. They dropped the opener in Dallas 3-0. They'll have a chance to light the lamp and get the W tomorrow night in the desert when they faceoff against the Coyotes. Let's Go Pens!!!
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