NHL First Round Playoff Preview: Eastern Conference

NHL First Round Playoff Preview: Eastern Conference

(1) Washington Capitals 

Last Stanley Cup win: NA 

Last Stanley Cup Final: 1998 

Last Post-season Appearance: 2010

Players With Bling: Mike Knuble, Jason Arnott 

(8) New York Rangers  

Last Stanley Cup Win: 1994

Last Stanley Cup Final: 1994

Last Post-season Appearance: 2009

Pirtates Report Card after 10 games

After the first 10 games, the Pirates stand at 5-5 which is good enough for a second place tie with the Brewers in the NL Central. The Buccos took the first two series 2 games to 1, on the road against Chicago and St. Louis respectively, before going 1-3 in a 4 game home set against the Rockies.

The first 10 games have included a grand slam from Neil Walker on Opening Day, a victory against an elite pitcher (Chris Carpenter), a disastrous home opener, a 14 inning thriller, the new manager outsmarting the old manager, a few blown saves, the tasering of a fan and a 10 game hit streak from the "new" leadoff man. Through these first 10 games, here's how the Pirates grade out:

Fan wearing USA colors gets tasered at PNC Park! Epic!

So thanks to my buddy and former blogging partner at Pittsburghsportsontap.com, I came across one of the most epic videos I've ever seen. Saturday night during the Pittsburgh Pirates/Colorado Rockies game, a man was thrown out of the game and was then tasered and beaten down by Pittsburgh police officers. 



The video itself is extemely entertaining. The guy fits the bill as a action hero. He gets tased and looks at the cops like "it don't phase me bro". Then on top of that he takes one of the best ass-kicking s I've ever seen, while most of the fans in the section chant "USA! USA! USA!". Unbelievable.

I'm also pretty sure there's a lawsuit here. The taser didn't work, so you decide to smack this huge dude square in the face with a stick? Yeah, that's gonna calm the guy down. These cops are lucky the guy wasn't more liquored up.

Fact is this kind of stuff is a way bigger reason to go to PNC Park then the actual baseball team.

By the way does anyone else think that the guy looks like Stone Cold Steve Austin?

Pens vs Islanders preview

We all remember the last match up between the Pens and Islanders two months ago when all "H. E. Double hockey sticks" broke loose.  It was one for the record books as the Islanders made it their mission to obliterate the Penguins for the Johnson/DiPietro incident.  Trevor Gillies's hit to Eric Tangradi, as you know, left Tangradi with a concussion that has prevented him from playing since. 

 

Pirates Bats Silenced in Home Opener

After returning from a successful road trip in which the Pirates posted back-to-back road series wins for the first time since August 2007, they played host to the Colorado Rockies this afternoon at PNC Park. Today, however, was an opening day that most Pirate hitters would like to forget about.