Hello, FOX Bloggers and FOXY Bloggers alike, this is Mike Greenspire, and I am here to award the first annual Pittsburgh Sportsman of the Year Award!
The award goes to the best player or coach in Pittsburgh Pro sports of the past year, starting in August 2007, and going to July 2008. Any Pittsburgh sportsman in that time period is eligible for votes!
I have limited the field down to 3 contestants, based on the sportsman with the most votes for each professional team in the 'Burgh! Vote on only ONE of these three!
Hello, FOX Bloggers and FOXY Bloggers alike, this is Mike Greenspire, and I am here to award the first annual Pittsburgh Sportsman of the Year Award!
The award goes to the best player or coach in Pittsburgh Pro sports of the past year, starting in August 2007, and going to July 2008. Any Pittsburgh sportsman in that time period is eligible for votes!
I have limited the field down to 8 contestants!
Ben Roethlisberger
Evgeni Malkin
Sidney Crosby
Nate McLouth
Marc-Andre Fleury
Jason Bay
Mike Tomlin
Michel Therrien
Voting will go until Monday, so get voting! Here are the current voting results:
Hello, FOX Bloggers and FOXY Bloggers alike, this is Mike Greenspire, and I am here to award the first annual Pittsburgh Sportsman of the Year Award!
The award goes to the best player or coach in Pittsburgh Pro sports of the past year, starting in August 2007, and going to July 2008. Any Pittsburgh sportsman in that time period is eligible for votes!
Billionaire Chairman of Duquesne Management, Stanley Druckenmiller, is a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and apparently thinks he can run the team.
Druckenmiller is asking Chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dan Rooney for majority ownership of the team.
Druckenmiller has also said that if the bidding is opened to the public, then he will withdraw his offer.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer, Gerry Dulac, says that those close to Druckenmiller know the man’s intent:
“His intent is to buy the shares,” Dulac said in an interview with KDKA TV 2-Pittsburgh reporter, John Shumway. “whether all or a portion, but enough to have majority control of the Steelers and to buy the shares of the other four Rooney brothers.”
Art Rooney, Jr. had only one comment on the story, and shared it with John Shumway:
“Never count Dan out; he knows how to negotiate. Dan’s a great Pittsburgher, a good guy, and he’s Mr. Steeler. He is a phenomenal operator, and don’t be surprised if things work out his way.”
I wouldn’t mind seeing Druckenmiller with 49% of the stakes. I never want to have one guy out of the Rooney family with more than 49% of the team. Druckenmiller a Pittsburgh boy, from what I know, and paints his face Black & Gold when attending Steelers games. I think Dan Rooney will be bale to work out something so that Druckenmiller is not majority owner, but the largest shareholder.
Let me hear your thoughts on this story. Take care!
I read a post by jaguarjoe72 that gave me the idea to throw out my picks for the 2008 NFL season. We are all bored, and most of us have to put up with our teams losing all summer in baseball (unless you're a D-Backs or Rays fan. Lucky dogs!), so here they are as of right now!
AFC East New England---------13-3 Buffalo------------------6-10 New York Jets--------5-11 Miami-------------------4-12
AFC North Pittsburgh--------------11-5 Cleveland---------------7-9 Baltimore---------------5-11 Cincinnati--------------4-12
AFC South Jacksonville-----------12-4 Indianapolis-----------11-5 Tennessee------------10-6 Houston----------------6-10
AFC West San Diego-------------13-3 Oakland----------------10-6 Denver------------------7-9 Kansas City-----------3-13
NFC East Dallas------------------12-4 New York Giants----11-5 Philadelphia----------10-6 Washington-----------7-9
NFC North Minnesota------------11-5 Green Bay------------9-7 Chicago---------------7-9 Detroit-----------------6-10
NFC South New Orleans--------10-6 Atlanta-----------------9-7 Tampa Bay-----------9-7 Carolina---------------8-8
NFC West Seattle-----------------12-4 San Francisco--------10-6 Arizona------------------9-7 St. Louis---------------2-14
So here are the standings after the regular season in playoff contention:
AFC 1. San Diego 2. New England 3. Jacksonville 4. Pittsburgh 5. Indianapolis 6. Oakland
NFC 1. Dallas 2. Seattle 3. Minnesota 4. New Orleans 5. New York Giants 6. San Francisco
Super Bowl XLIII Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers
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I am Mike Greenspire and I am a sports blogger for FOX Sports and I love the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, and NASCAR! I was born and raised in the city of Pittsburgh, PA, so naturally I am a die-hard fan of the Pens, Buccos, and Steelers. Since Pittsburgh basketball is long gone, my favorite team in the NBA is the Orlando Magic. Please leave a comment on my blog, I love feedback. My blog is fun, and I enjoy writing it, and I hope that you will enjoy reading it! Thanks!
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