BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack-Cash 4 Gold Edition

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Mar 10, 2009 7:45 AM EDT

IX- I have heard many on the BTSC boards question how many years Hines Ward has left in his tank, but according to the man himself he says he won't stop playing "any time soon." Hines Ward also brought up a great point about the Steelers receiving corps by saying ‘I don't know of too many teams in the league that can say they have two Super Bowl MVPs as starting wideouts on their team."

X- Franco Harris' son announced he's running for Mayor of Pittsburgh in the upcoming election this year. Franco "Dok" Harris, Jr., will be running as an independent against Mayor Luke Ravenstahl or whoever wins the Democratic primary in May. Not living in Pittsburgh currently I don't know what changes are needed and if Harris Jr. would be the answer, so feel free to weigh in BTSC.

XIII- Have you ever seen one of those cheesy "Cash 4 Gold" commercials that promise to give you cash if you mail in your old jewelry? Former Steeler Brenden Stai was given a call by the company after they found his AFC Championship Game ring that had been lost for over eight years.

XIV- A recent study by Bizjournals analyzed the performances of 122 professional sports teams to determine who the best and worst pro sports franchises were last year. The study factors in winning and making money, can you guess what Pittsburgh pro sports team finished in the top ten and which team finished in the bottom ten?

XL- Former Steelers assistant coach and Pittsburgh native, Jim Haslett will be announced as one of the four head coaches of the upstart United Football League (UFL). They other coaches will be Dennis Green, Jim Fassel, and Ted Cottrell who will coach franchises in San Francisco, Orlando, Las Vegas, and New York. The games will be televised on the TV network Versus and rumors are floating around that the league is pursuing Michael Vick.

XLIII- Two more responses to the possibility of Joey Galloway joining the Steelers, from Scott Brown and Dale Lolley. There seems to be lots of positive reaction to Galloway joining the team for the right price.

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That Bizjournal thing is whacked. The Steelers are 39th? Right between the 8-8 Saints and the 8-8 Chargers? Non sequitur…

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by BadMaafala on Mar 10, 2009 9:08 AM EDT reply actions

Ya, I still don’t understand that.

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Mar 10, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like

they factored in improvement from 2007 to 2008, with the playoffs that were played in calendar years of 2007 and 2008 being counted. The Penguins improvement on the ice was greater from 2007 to 2008 than the Steelers, since this year’s playoffs were not counted for the Steelers.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Mar 10, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

ahh

thats kind of ridiculous. most sports span two different calendar years

by tkired on Mar 11, 2009 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

I didn’t say I agreed with their approach . . .

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Mar 11, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

i realize

but thanks for the clarification

by tkired on Mar 11, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Sign Galloway

If he’s healthy, then sign him. He should come on the cheap, since he was hurt last season. He isn’t looking for big money and we could sign him for a year or two for a minimum deal with little cap ramifications. Yes, he’s got a history of injuries, but he can still burn when healthy. He’s a year removed from 3 back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons. He could fill in for Nate’s 3rd WR slot and it could help Sweed develop for another year before throwing him into the mix.

by twault on Mar 10, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

agreed, if he's anywhere near healthy, he's still very good

If price is right of course.

I guess the danger then might be to not work Limas in enough and him be in year 3 or 4 before he really gets utilized.

by Michael Bean on Mar 11, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Ward

I was really glad to read Ward’s statements that he’s not planning on stopping anytime soon. :) Sounds great to me.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Mar 10, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions

also

glad to hear cash for gold did good for somebody, other than, well, giving burglars an easy way to get rid of stolen gold, hah!

by tkired on Mar 11, 2009 2:19 AM EDT reply actions

Last week I gathered up my old gold jewelry that me and my wife have gathered over the years. We wanted to sell it because we needed some cash to pay the mortgage. Anyway at first I was a little skeptical about selling my gold to one of those online companies, where you have to send your gold in the mail then you receive your payment. Then I Came across FreeGoldScale.com. When you Register they send you a free digital scale,(yours to keep whether you use them or not)so you can weigh your gold. Then you can check they’re website to use there calculator to see how much your gold is worth. This made me (and the wife) feel much more comfortable about what we were doing. We both recommend it for all!!! http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090224005522&newsLang=en

by BillD18 on Mar 24, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions