Hey kids, another Thermals record!!

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Returning To the Fold...



A relative oldie but goodie....



RAWK.

Friday the 13th

Bigger than the Superbowl. More important than a Pens playoff push or Liverpool catching Man Utd. Jason is back...



Forget the punchline that all of the sequels became. While the first 3 are essential viewing, everything after III in 3-D sucked, imho. This one is going back to the roots of the originals, or at least I hope so. This night is EVERYTHING.

Bob, Steeler Fan

thanks Johny!!!

Fuckers!

Saved...


Painful BMX Faceplant - Watch more Funny Videos

Big Ben Wins Superbowl with Broken Ribs

In related news, he also had to face the Arizona Cardinals without his cape, as it was still at the dry cleaners.


What a tool. But hey...keep winning us Superbowls ,Ben, and all your turdiness is forgiven.

(editor's note: the picture above was on page 1 after Googling images for "Ben Roethlisberger Ribs", and I simply thought it was better than any picture of #7 that was shown.)

BUSINESS ETHICS

Really...

Best Film of 2008

Hands down...

This isn't Russian, Danny, is it?

I know that some of the other writers here on EC has grown tired of both professional baseball and ESPN, but I haven't. While ESPN is only around in my life because there isn't a viable alternative, I'll never give up on baseball.

ESPN, might already be regretting this last one, though. The WWL had suspended Scott Van Pelt, a.k.a. the only tv/radio personality worth listening to, because of his harsh criticism of MLB commish Bud Selig.



While Selig has become the unfortunate poster boy for everything wrong with the league, I believe he's done more good than harm to the league, and takes on more criticism than he rightly deserves. However, my view is that of a minority.

Van Pelt, who got an increased presence on radio because of his every-man perspective and sense, took Bud to task for his astronomical $18.5 million salary. Apparently, when your bosses are locked in a 8-year, $2.4 billion deal with the man you call overpaid, it's time to stop having an opinion.

I'm not even upset that he got suspended, I'm just disgusted that had Van Pelt replaced Selig's name with that of NHL commish Gary Bettman's, we wouldn't be having this chat.

When a media outlet stops reporting the news fairly, or allowing their commentors to comment freely, you are no longer allowed to consider yourself part of "the media."

Snow Ramp

Rushing home to post on EC at five minutes to midnight, feels something like this...

Gary Roberts wins Pens another game...

playing for Tampa Bay. Seriously. Chasing the Lightning 3-2 with @ 5 minutes to play, Matt Cooke goaded Gary Roberts by chirping in his ear as they were both at the end of their shifts. What would Gary Roberts do? Slug Cooke and take a stupid roughing penalty, giving the Pens and Petr Sykora the game tying goal on the Power Play. hehe.

Roberts after the game:

"You've got to realize who it is but so should the referee realize who it is," Roberts said. "He's obviously famous for diving, and he never really played with any honor. … He's out there with a visor, chirping it up without any intention of dropping the gloves. I've got no respect for a guy like that."

I do agree about the visor part, but VERY dumb on Scary Gary's part. I'll take it :)

Ned Braden, a college graduate, was seen after the game:

"It was a garbage goal. It was a garbage win."

hehe.

In other Pens / Lightning news....

Geno Machino has taken over as the team's leader. Sid has passed, again.

And Mark Recchi still blows.

Pittsburgh Holds Parade to Celebrate...

the return of Gary Roberts


Yep. An estimated 350,000 people lined the streets of Pittsburgh to welcome back Gary Roberts, who will be in town tonight with his new team, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Superbowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers made a brief guest appearance.

Roberts was not on hand to hoist the Lombardi trophy, which he helped the Steelers win on Sunday. While he was not seen on the field, or the box score, Roberts presence in Florida on Sunday was enough to get the job done.

It's an old Sicilian message.

It means Luca Caputi sleeps with the fishes.



The Pens season turns around, TONIGHT!



My name is Luca...

Hey Holmes

brings tears...

God I love that dude.

Iron City Sunrise

(thanks Rando Mango)

#6

There are copious amounts of "Steeler Bars" around the nation, where fellow Steeler brethren can gather for pops and watch the greatest dynasty the NFL has ever realized. During our stay on Hawai'i's Big Island a couple weeks ago, there were two that we could choose from. By my count, the great state of Arizona has 14 "Steeler Bars."

Are there even any "Cardinal Bars" in Phoenix?

STEELER NATION IN FULL EFFECT......BUUUUUOOOOOOOOOYYYYY!!!



(thanks to fellow Steeler fan Davis for the above image.)