Hi all.  I hope your Monday was at least bearable.  I just wanted to share a little something that I witnessed on my way home from work today.

I was on the D.C. Metro (Red Line to Shady Grove for all you locals), and it was pretty quiet except for two guys chatting, maybe three rows in front of me.  From what I gathered, they knew each other somehow through mutual friends, but were acquaintances at best.  (Yes, I had nothing better to do while sitting there than eavesdrop on a conversation).  They talked for a while about whatever, and then the one dude asked the other one where he was from originally.  When he said "Pittsburgh," the guy who asked the question lit up like a Christmas tree.  "Really?!  Me too!  Where did you go to school?  What brought you to D.C.?  Blah blah blah..."

In the meantime, as soon as I realized that this priceless connection between the two was now exposed, my internal clock started ticking.  Wait for it.  Wait for it.  Wait for it.  Bang.  One minute later:

"How 'bout them Stillers!!!"

For the next three stops until they parted ways, they rehashed the Super Bowl, the team, and how much they hated the Browns.  They both hopped off the train before I did, so I didn't get a chance to say anything in passing, but words were not needed.

Pretty insignificant?  Yes.  But highlight of my Monday thus far?  Yes, until 24 comes on tonight.  (There's only one person on this planet who could make Jack Bauer cry like a little girl.  It starts with a "D" and ends with an "eebo.")

Thanks to the astute insight provided by haters fans across the nation -- in particular, one Dolphins fan -- I think we can all agree now that the Steelers got lucky this season, that we have one of the worst QBs in the league, and that the refs love us and gift-wrapped us two Super Bowl titles.  This is old news. 

But there is one other juicy nugget of information that has slipped under the radar thus far.  If uncovered, this could expose our storied franchise as the classless organization that it really is.  It brings me no pleasure in admitting to this, but ladies and gentlemen, the Pittsburgh Steelers are nothing more than a team of hardened criminals.  That's right.  Step aside Pacman, Plaxico, Vick, and Cincinnati -- there is a new band of thugs in town with no respect for the law or the league.  I know it's tough to swallow -- I wouldn't have believed it either -- but this news comes from a very reputable source, with years of unbiased sports journalism under his belt:

Harrison is well "known to the police", as they say...

The guy is always just a step away from incarceration. Holmes too for that matter. Steelers owe their success in the game to the criminal element.

by robert ethan on Feb 2, 2009 1:58 PM MST up reply   0 recs

Shame on you, Steelers.  You had me completely fooled.

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After returning home from my second tour in Iraq this past summer, I went searching for a Steelers blog that would get me caught up on all things Black and Gold that I had missed while overseas.  I discovered BTSC and was instantly hooked.  I thought I knew Steelers football until I began reading this site, but I have learned so much from all the insight and analysis you regulars provide on a routine basis.  And huge props to Blitz for running this well-oiled machine.

With the playoffs only a few short weeks away and a magical "there's something about this team" feeling in the Steeler Nation air, I decided to join the festivities and introduce myself by way of my own personal Steelers-magic story.

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