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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
THE BULLPEN
Happy Roberto Clemente Day! Our Pittsburgh Pirates celebrate #21 tonight in Miami with their matchup versus the Marlins. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)After scoring just 4 runs in their last 2 games, the Pirates came back with a vengeance in last night's 10-0 victory in the opener. They registered 14 hits including 2 home runs on their way to the Fish fry. Always room for more Hit, Run & Score! 2)Tonight's game could be a pitcher's duel. The Buccos have RH Gerrit Cole, 5-3, 2.53 ERA on the mound. He'll face Marlins RH Jose Fernandez, 7-2, 2.82 ERA. Hop aboard the Cole Train for a win! 3)The Bucs are 7-3 in their last 10. Win #8 would be great! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
Monday, May 30, 2016
SLAP SHOTS
Lord Stanley, Lord Stanley, Mrs. Black-N-Gold has a preview of the Stanley Cup finals. They begin tonight when the San Jose Sharks faceoff against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mrs. Black-N-Gold will carefully and thoughtfully process all of the necessary information to give you her pick to raise the Cup.
CELEBRITIES
Pittsburgh has many celebrities from all forms of entertainment that hail from the Steel City. There are rap artists Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, Olympic Gold Medalist and professional wrestler, Kurt Angle, Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Keaton, and comedian Billy Gardell to name a few. Seriously, Mrs. Black-N-Gold could write an entire article of all the famous people that are from the 'Burgh.
Mrs. Black-N-Gold searched high and low to find the celebrities from San Jose. She found "actor" Dustin Diamond. "Who is Dustin Diamond" you ask? He's the has-been that played Screech on "Saved by the Bell". Way to represent, San Jose.
Advantage-Pittsburgh
MUSIC
For Pittsburgh, you can see the above Wiz and Mac. There is also The Clarks and Donnie Iris.
Musically, San Jose has brought the world The Count 5, The Doobie Brothers and Smash Mouth. Now Mrs. Black-N-Gold is a fan of The Count 5's "Psychotic Reaction" and has been known to sing along to a Doobie's tune or two. However, that song "All-Star" by Smash Mouth has always gotten on her nerves.
Advantage-Pittsburgh
FOOD
Mrs. Black-N-Gold was unable to unearth any delicacies from San Jose, CA. She did stumble across one mention of Tofu. Ew! With San Jose being in Northern California, one would think wine would be a big thing there. Maybe seafood, too.
When it comes to Pittsburgh, if you're not eating a Primanti's sandwich and washing it down with a cold Iron City, there is something wrong with you.
Advantage-Pittsburgh
What do all these scientific facts tell us? That our Pittsburgh Penguins will raise the Cup! Many local pundits have expressed an interest in the Pens winning it in 5 or 7 games so our Pens can win the Cup in front of the home crowd for the 1st time. While that would be cool, Mrs. Black-N-Gold just wants to see the Pens win it all. The Cup travels well and can have its own seat on the team plane. Pens in 6. Let's Go Pens!!!
CELEBRITIES
Pittsburgh has many celebrities from all forms of entertainment that hail from the Steel City. There are rap artists Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, Olympic Gold Medalist and professional wrestler, Kurt Angle, Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Keaton, and comedian Billy Gardell to name a few. Seriously, Mrs. Black-N-Gold could write an entire article of all the famous people that are from the 'Burgh.
Mrs. Black-N-Gold searched high and low to find the celebrities from San Jose. She found "actor" Dustin Diamond. "Who is Dustin Diamond" you ask? He's the has-been that played Screech on "Saved by the Bell". Way to represent, San Jose.
Advantage-Pittsburgh
MUSIC
For Pittsburgh, you can see the above Wiz and Mac. There is also The Clarks and Donnie Iris.
Musically, San Jose has brought the world The Count 5, The Doobie Brothers and Smash Mouth. Now Mrs. Black-N-Gold is a fan of The Count 5's "Psychotic Reaction" and has been known to sing along to a Doobie's tune or two. However, that song "All-Star" by Smash Mouth has always gotten on her nerves.
Advantage-Pittsburgh
FOOD
Mrs. Black-N-Gold was unable to unearth any delicacies from San Jose, CA. She did stumble across one mention of Tofu. Ew! With San Jose being in Northern California, one would think wine would be a big thing there. Maybe seafood, too.
When it comes to Pittsburgh, if you're not eating a Primanti's sandwich and washing it down with a cold Iron City, there is something wrong with you.
Advantage-Pittsburgh
What do all these scientific facts tell us? That our Pittsburgh Penguins will raise the Cup! Many local pundits have expressed an interest in the Pens winning it in 5 or 7 games so our Pens can win the Cup in front of the home crowd for the 1st time. While that would be cool, Mrs. Black-N-Gold just wants to see the Pens win it all. The Cup travels well and can have its own seat on the team plane. Pens in 6. Let's Go Pens!!!
SLAP SHOTS
Happy Pucks & Bucs Day! I'll be cow-kicked, it's a great day for playoff hockey! Our Pittsburgh Penguins faceoff tonight against the San Jose Sharks at Consol Energy Center for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Sharks are the top scoring team in the playoffs, averaging 3.50 goals per game. The Pens are #2 with 3.22. Crank up the Crue and the Goals, Goals, Goals! 2)Again, San Jose is the top ranked team on the power play at 27%. The Pens are 2nd at 26.3%. Man-up! 3)It's important to set the tone early for both this game and the series. Both teams are evenly matched. The only difference is it looks like San Jose G Martin Jones can be had. Score early, score often, score BIG. Take a bite out of the Sharks! Let's Go Pens!!!
THE BULLPEN
Happy Bucs & Pucks Day! Party in the city where the heat is on! Our Pittsburgh Pirates take their show on the road to Miami tonight to battle the Marlins. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)With yesterday's 6-2 loss in Texas, the Pirates lost their 2nd game in a row. Here's hoping they forwarded the Jolly Roger to Miami. Raise It! 2)The Bucs have scored just 4 runs in their last 2 games after scoring 40 in the previous 5. Need more Hit, Run & Score! 3)LH Jeff Locke, 3-3, 5.08 ERA starts for the Buccos. The Marlins start LH Justin Nicolino, 2-2, 4.37 ERA. Locke down a win! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
Sunday, May 29, 2016
THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
Start spreading the news. What a fabulous week it's been for Black-N-Gold Nation. Mrs. Black-N-Gold has a re-cap for you with all The Black-N-Gold News. It's the latest from our favorite Black-N-Gold teams, the Penguins, the Pirates and the Steelers. And away we go!
THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
PENGUINS
Oh what a week it's been for our Penguins! Last Sunday Coach Mike Sullivan decided to replace rookie G Matt Murray with former starter Marc-Andre Fleury for Game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was also announced that D Trevor Daley would miss the rest of the season with a broken ankle. That's a tough break for Trev. Get well soon!
Unfortunately, the Flower didn't blossom in his first start in over a month. The Pens lost Game 5 in OT 4-3. Facing elimination, the Pens went on the road to Tampa Bay for game 6. Our favorite Black-N-Gold hockey team dominated from start to finish in a 5-2 victory, tying the series at 3 games apiece. The series would return to Pittsburgh for the final game and the chance to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Pens did not disappoint. Murray returned to goal and the Pens took the series with a 2-1 win.
The Pens return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since winning the Cup in 2009. They'll hold home ice advantage when they faceoff against the Western Conference winners, the San Jose Sharks. Game 1 is tomorrow night at Consol Energy Center at 8pm. Mrs. Black-N-Gold will have her Stanley Cup preview as well as her keys to the game, tomorrow. Below is the schedule. Let's Go Pens!!!
There was more Pens news leading up to Game 1. Several Penguins were named to various World Cup teams for that competition. Congrats to C Sidney Crosby (Team Canada), G Matt Murray (Team North America), D Olli Maatta (Team Finland) Fs Carl Hagelin and Patric Hornqvist (Team Sweden) and Coach Sully (Team USA). Let's Go Pens!!!
PIRATES
Our Pirates started the week in the loss column with a 5-1 loss to Colorado last Saturday. After a rain delay of several hours, Sunday's game was postponed. It was rescheduled for the following day with a 12:35pm start. No problem for the Pirates, they took the series with a 6-3 win over the Rockies. Unfortunately they did receive some bad news. RH Ryan Vogelsong, called on for the spot start, was injured when he was hit in the face by a pitch while batting. Vogey was taken to AGH, where he had to spend a few days while the swelling went down on his left eye. He was placed on the 15 day DL and RH AJ Schugel was re-called from Triple A Indy. Get well, soon, Vogey!
The Pirates won the opener in the series with Arizona, downing the Diamondbacks 12-1. They edged Arizona the next night in a 5-4 win.
Some more roster moves were made, too. RH Arquimedes Caminero, who hit 2 Diamondbacks batters in the head in Tuesday night's game was placed on the 15 day DL. LH Tony Watson was placed on the paternity list. LH Kyle Lobstein and RH Rob Scahill were brought up from Indy to take their place. The Pirates brook out the brooms for the sweep on Thursday afternoon, winning 8-3.
The Pirates took their show on the road to Texas with a 3 game series that started on Friday night. The Pirates pounded the Rangers 9-1 to extend their winning streak to 5 games.
Prior to Saturday's game, the Pirates reinstated Watson and sent Lobstein back to Indy. Our favorite Black-N-Gold baseball team saw their winning streak come to an end. Former coach Jeff Banister's squad defeated the Bucs last night 5-2. They look to bounce back today in the rubber game. From there, they'll head to Miami for a 4-game set. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
STEELERS
Our Steelers announced that training camp will get under way at St. Vincent's College in Latrobe on July 28. Mark your calendars. Meanwhile, OTAs kicked off this week. Not everyone was present at the start of activities. WR Antonio Brown was absent, finishing off his Dancing with the Stars commitments. AB did arrive on Thursday and is expected to be with the team for the rest of the offseason workouts. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
THE BLACK-N-GOLD NEWS
PENGUINS
Oh what a week it's been for our Penguins! Last Sunday Coach Mike Sullivan decided to replace rookie G Matt Murray with former starter Marc-Andre Fleury for Game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was also announced that D Trevor Daley would miss the rest of the season with a broken ankle. That's a tough break for Trev. Get well soon!
Unfortunately, the Flower didn't blossom in his first start in over a month. The Pens lost Game 5 in OT 4-3. Facing elimination, the Pens went on the road to Tampa Bay for game 6. Our favorite Black-N-Gold hockey team dominated from start to finish in a 5-2 victory, tying the series at 3 games apiece. The series would return to Pittsburgh for the final game and the chance to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Pens did not disappoint. Murray returned to goal and the Pens took the series with a 2-1 win.
The Pens return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since winning the Cup in 2009. They'll hold home ice advantage when they faceoff against the Western Conference winners, the San Jose Sharks. Game 1 is tomorrow night at Consol Energy Center at 8pm. Mrs. Black-N-Gold will have her Stanley Cup preview as well as her keys to the game, tomorrow. Below is the schedule. Let's Go Pens!!!
There was more Pens news leading up to Game 1. Several Penguins were named to various World Cup teams for that competition. Congrats to C Sidney Crosby (Team Canada), G Matt Murray (Team North America), D Olli Maatta (Team Finland) Fs Carl Hagelin and Patric Hornqvist (Team Sweden) and Coach Sully (Team USA). Let's Go Pens!!!
PIRATES
Our Pirates started the week in the loss column with a 5-1 loss to Colorado last Saturday. After a rain delay of several hours, Sunday's game was postponed. It was rescheduled for the following day with a 12:35pm start. No problem for the Pirates, they took the series with a 6-3 win over the Rockies. Unfortunately they did receive some bad news. RH Ryan Vogelsong, called on for the spot start, was injured when he was hit in the face by a pitch while batting. Vogey was taken to AGH, where he had to spend a few days while the swelling went down on his left eye. He was placed on the 15 day DL and RH AJ Schugel was re-called from Triple A Indy. Get well, soon, Vogey!
The Pirates won the opener in the series with Arizona, downing the Diamondbacks 12-1. They edged Arizona the next night in a 5-4 win.
Some more roster moves were made, too. RH Arquimedes Caminero, who hit 2 Diamondbacks batters in the head in Tuesday night's game was placed on the 15 day DL. LH Tony Watson was placed on the paternity list. LH Kyle Lobstein and RH Rob Scahill were brought up from Indy to take their place. The Pirates brook out the brooms for the sweep on Thursday afternoon, winning 8-3.
The Pirates took their show on the road to Texas with a 3 game series that started on Friday night. The Pirates pounded the Rangers 9-1 to extend their winning streak to 5 games.
Prior to Saturday's game, the Pirates reinstated Watson and sent Lobstein back to Indy. Our favorite Black-N-Gold baseball team saw their winning streak come to an end. Former coach Jeff Banister's squad defeated the Bucs last night 5-2. They look to bounce back today in the rubber game. From there, they'll head to Miami for a 4-game set. Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
STEELERS
Our Steelers announced that training camp will get under way at St. Vincent's College in Latrobe on July 28. Mark your calendars. Meanwhile, OTAs kicked off this week. Not everyone was present at the start of activities. WR Antonio Brown was absent, finishing off his Dancing with the Stars commitments. AB did arrive on Thursday and is expected to be with the team for the rest of the offseason workouts. Let's Go Steelers!!!!!!
THE BULLPEN
Batter up! Our Pittsburgh Pirates wrap up their series with the Rangers this afternoon in Texas. These are your keys for today's game. 1)The Bucs look to bounce back in today's rubber game following last night's 5-2 loss. Today, they attempt to make some Texas Meatloaf. 2 outta 3 ain't bad! 2)The Pirates were a putrid 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position in last night's game. Bring 'em on home with more Hit, Run, & Score! 3)The Pirates will start LH Francisco Liriano, 4-3, 4.30 ERA. Texas trots out LH Martin Perez, 2-4, 3.13 ERA. Frankie looks to get on on track on the road today. He has had his issues away from home, going 1-2 with a 7.00 ERA. Be filthy, Frankie! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
Friday, May 27, 2016
THE BULLPEN
The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Our Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series against the Texas Rangers tonight. Mrs. Black-N-Gold has your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Pirates roll continued last night as they routed the Rangers for their 5th straight win. The victory was powered by 14 hits, 4 of them homers, the 3rd time this season the Pirates have hit at least 4 round trippers in a game. Chicks dig the long ball! 2)The Bucs have exploded for 40 runs during their 5 game winning streak. You gotta have more Hit, Run, & Score! 3)The Pirates will pitch RH Juan Nicasio, 4-3, 4.46 ERA. Rangers RH Yu Darvish will make his season debut as he comes back from Tommy John surgery. Win one for Juan! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
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