BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- John Legend Visits Latrobe Edition
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Aug 5, 2009 4:57 PM EDT
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PrintIX-The Steelers training camp in Latrobe has been attracting some notable quests over the last week or so with Kentucky Men's NCAA Basketball head coach, John Calipari joining the Steelers today to watch training camp. Yesterday R&B signer John Legend stopped by to hang out with the defending Super Bowl Champs. Below is a picture that Legend posted through his twitter account of his nephew and himself meeting Ben Roethlisberger. Legand also posted a short and rather dull video about his visit to Latrobe. He is a much better at writing hit songs than he is at video blogging.
X-Darnell Stapleton has been held out of practice for the last few days due to some swelling in his knee. He received and MRI they other day but within the Steelers organization things have been very quiet. Dale Lolley is speculating that he may be done for the season or a long period of time at his blog. He also speculates that we should know later today after Mike Tomlin speaks following practice. I will update here with any new progress on the situation.
XIII-Some more great tips from PixburghArn today, including this article about the implications of the issues with the NFL's collective bargaining agreement. Specifically the article deals with Charlie Batch, who is the Steelers NFLPA representative, and his thoughts and fears on the issue. He is very concerned that the players aren't taking it seriously enough especially since they could be without health insurance and many other benefits as soon as next year.
XIV-Although Maryrose reported that Shaun McDonald is looking very good so far, Ed Bouchette feels he is going to struggle to even make the team as the number 5 receiver. My gut feeling is that I agree with Maryrose's assessment, I think McDonald is a wily veteran who has sure hands and can play multiple roles in an aerial attack. In the event of god forbid either Hines Ward or Santonio Holmes being gone for multiple games having the sure hands and veteran presence of McDonald would certainly be important.
XL-Steelguy99 has really done an excellent job of scouring the message boards of steelers blogs throughout the interwebs and finding amazingly detailed training camp accounts. Today's obscure find comes from DraftSteel.com, with a overview of Saturdays' training camp, as well as an overview of Monday's training camp done by a user at their site by the name of vrabinec. For all you Steeler junkies that need your fix of training camp news; this will quench your thirst for at least a few minutes.
XLIII-Reminder that I will be at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp this Friday and Saturday night along with a few other Steeler fans. I know their are some BTSC'ers; as well as the head honchos over at PSAMP & OFTOT who have been very writing non stop since training camp has began. If anyone else will be in attendance make sure to email me at btscmilkshake@gmail.com so that we can try to meet up.
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Vrabinec
His reports are solid gold. He doesn’t do a lot of speculating, but he paints a very detailed picture. Someone needs to hire this guy
I’m confused how he manages to write all that stuff down….
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Aug 5, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was wondering if he taped it or had multiple guys who put all their notes together. Maybe he just made it all up.
charity standing orders
haha…that would be funny if he just made it up.
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Aug 5, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i laughed so hard when i read that
i’ve read his reports religiously and now can’t stop laughing that he might just be screwing with all of us.
wait…. that’s not funny….. i’m such a junkie…
My favorite quote from his report on Monday's practice
-Shipley’s flexible, no problem touching his toes.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile - Albert Einstein.
I was amused that he documented the stretching as well. I’m shocked Shipley can reach anything, doesn’t he have like a 3 inch arm span?
Willie Colon doesn’t get flagged because he has long arms; he gets flagged because he sucks. - cliff harris is still a punk!
I saw his picture the other day
I was expecting T-Rex…..I was disappointed.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
I can't believe
That Paxson’s nickname is T-Rex on the team and not AQ. Disappointments abound.
by Chicago Steeler on Aug 6, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
How abour Barney?
Hmm…he’s a T-rex though.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
I thought Legursky was T-Rex?
Our O-line is like goddamn Jurassic Park.
Willie Colon doesn’t get flagged because he has long arms; he gets flagged because he sucks. - cliff harris is still a punk!
by steelguy99 on Aug 6, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
sigh
I love Jeff Goldblum in that movie.
by Chicago Steeler on Aug 6, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
hey
You know he is from Pittsburgh.
Phillip Bunting
"Stairway To Seven"
by SteelersChatPack on Aug 6, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
And the movie Pittsburgh is fantastic.
by Chicago Steeler on Aug 6, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh
Any talk of the bargaining agreements makes me feel sick to my stomach.
I agree with you (and Maryrose) about McDonald. If, god forbid, one of the top 2 goes down, we would definitely want to have another set of veteran hands in there. Who does Bouchette even think would be the top 5 if he is not in? As I see it, its Hines, Holmes, Sweed, Mcdonald, Wallace (in that order). I think he might be a bit too high on Wallace’s speed?
Also, something I have been wondering for awhile…what is the deal with the MP part of PSAMP? Mini-pones? I think I missed the joke.
ya, its mini-ponies…you shall have to ask him why i suppose
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Aug 5, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess he just likes ponies
If you look at the main page, quite a few of the posts are just… pictures of mini-ponies
I don’t know if I “get it”, but I think it’s hilarious how many mini-pony vids there are and how much time he must spend finding them all.
charity standing orders
Yeah, its odd
I guess Rob and Big’s mini-horse/pony inspired him? Who knows
by John Stephens on Aug 5, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
sdfhsdhsgh
ya its mini ponies. not inspired by rob and big. they got theirs after my site started. not inspired by the joey porter’s dogs incident, either. the site started as a place to collect my ramblings about what i liked. always liked pittsburgh sports. always got a kick out of dwarfish horses. i start every morning with a pic or video of one on the site, because its impossible to look at one of those badass little creatures and not smile. and why wouldn’t you want to smile at the start of every day?
plus, it sorta sets me apart. there’s too many terrible, overly-generic sports blogs out there.
thanks tecmo…
I was hoping you would stop by and explain as I didn’t want to put words in your mouth
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Aug 6, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
impossible to look at one of those badass little creatures and not smile
haha, that sentence made me laugh. Whatever works for ya man, I read your articles.
by John Stephens on Aug 6, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
3 Pack
1) The Cali chick turned me onto John Legend. Good R&B. Like him even more now that I know he is a Steelers Football fan. Gonna have to go get some more John Legend MP3s.
2) Worried about 72. Hope he is not done for the season. Keeping my fingers crossed.
3) Obviously Bouchette is an insider and at camp on a daily basis so maybe he knows more than ol’ 50. On the other hand I have always felt since the Steelers signed McDonald he would be #3 WR and PR. Never like to count on the rookies (Wallace) or those that have contributed little (Sweed, Baker, Nance) at this level. That’s not to say I wouldn’t love Wallace to be an ace return man and Sweed to dominate. Got to see them in a game situation first.
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
Close
Used to spend my summers growing up in Xenia.
by Ivan Cole (RickVa) on Aug 5, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
God that was a horrible movie
And it was filmed in Tennessee. There were mountains in the background! As someone who grew up near Xenia, let me assure you that there are no mountains. That would be too exciting.
The white trash aspect was correct, though. Only town I can think of where a tornado comes in every twenty years and does 1 million dollars worth of improvements.
is that near Richfield Coliseum in Akron? Saw many a rock concert there and at Blossom in my teenage years.
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
No Springfield is near Dayton
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
You drive from Springfield to Wright-Patt?
Well I guess that’s only 30-45 minutes right? I’m in Huber Heights.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
Crap Sandwich on the Stapler
Well if the Stapler is in fact done, we probably have a rare rookie starter on the O-line.
I’d be surprised though and quite sad if hes out all year. I dont think so. He stayed remarkably healthy all last year and is young. Crossing my fingers
I don't want Calipari's slimeball fingers anywhere near my Steelers
This man is trash, plain and simple. Believe me, I live right outside Memphis and have seen firsthand what Saban’s….er, Calipari’s….lies and greed can do to a city. This guy will say whatever he has to to get you to do what he wants. He would trade his kids for a spot in front of the TV cameras. Pure trash.
by SteelerStuckintheSouth on Aug 5, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
Not trying to break your chops here...
I agree with your assessment of this guy, maybe not as angry about it, but you have a personal investment in what he did, and I do not. But you could of at least saw it coming. Look what he did at Mass I believe it was, right before Memphis. The guy breaks rules, gets caught, but not before bouncing to another school. It’s his thing, when his shortcuts catch up to him, he’s already gone to another gig, no harm no foul…to him at least.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 6, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, didn't mean to sound angry
Just calling it like I see it. And it’s not just what he did to the school (I guess you can’t blame a guy for taking more money), it’s what he did to the entire city. There were plenty of people around here who couldn’t wait for him to leave, we just didn’t realize he would take all the players with him….not to mention the secretaries, desks (!!), televisions and other furniture/pictures from the coaching offices that were here before he got here. He makes alot of empty promises to make himself look better—at whatever cost to those around him. According to many close to the situation, his wife and kids begged him to stay in Memphis, where all their friends are, but he needed the bright lights even brighter on him. You do realize he is the highest paid coach ever, right? EVER. Any coach, anywhere.
by SteelerStuckintheSouth on Aug 6, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Tone is tough to gauge...
So I was expecting anger, I interpretted it. My bad. I can’t believe the other stuff you said. He took furniture, employees, TV’s and such… CRAZY. My roomates a Kentucky hoops fan, and I told him, you like him now, give him a few years when another big time program offers to pay him more, and he bounces and there’s scandals just waiting to see the light of day… just wait.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 7, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I like hearing all the praise of Gay, I was high on him last year, I don’t think people did realize how good he was, he’s gonna be a phenomenal asset.
Our draft class looks like it is coming down to earth with Ship’s arms maybe being to short after all, the Tank being as flexible as a. . . Tank, but the CB’s looking great. Tomlin was a DB coach, I’d be interested to know if he had involvement in the process, we don’t usually do a great job getting corners.
Urbik's the only one I'm really concerned about
Not sure how much a year in the weight room will fix, but he seems to be getting manhandled pretty consistently. The tank and Shipley at least have some decent highlights so far.
Urbik should straighten out on this team if he ever will.
Maybe he looked at last years games and thought he was so much better than out line he didn’t need to work hard for camp.
by Phantaskippy on Aug 6, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
AHHH!
First the girl at the hotel, now Ben is going for little Boys?!?!? I guess the Michael Jackson stuff is for real!
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Excuse me
Some of your contributions are clever or funny in a predictable “Yep, that’s what a Ravens fan should say:” kind of way, harmless and easy to ignore. But comments like this are just offensive and unnecessary. Raise your game a bit or take a break and recharge the funny troll batteries.
by steeler.lifer on Aug 6, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea
Like i haven’t heard enough of the “Ray Lewis is a murderer” comments from this board.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
No excuse
C’mon MaLor, you know there’s a difference. I’ve never bashed Lewis about off-field incidents but there’s a big difference between being connected to a capital crime and investigated for it, and having your picture taken at training camp with a father and his son. That’s not the same ballpark. Bash on Ben for the McNulty thing all you want. It’s out there and will remain out there.
by steeler.lifer on Aug 6, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Won't involve the kid stuff ever again
But his rape allegations are never going to leave my mind and I will continue to give everyone here a hard time for it, just like I have been given a hard time since 1999 for the murder stuff. You’re alright though. No hard feelings bud.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Appreciate it
Thanks. You don’t need backup. You do fine.
by steeler.lifer on Aug 6, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
And don't mind iLL
He is a good friend of mine and is just sticking up for me.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
It must be troll season
I’m not sure how old you are iLL but let me spell this out for you. The comment by MaLor was unnecessary because it suggests Ben Roethlisberger is a pedophile. This is not a very smart or humane thing to say. It’s offensive. It’s a lot of other things that I won’t even bother to go into because one of the BTSC moderators should consider erasing the original comment anyway as it is totally inappropriate. I used the word unnecessary because I think MaLor has enough intelligence to understand he went too far. I’m pretty sure you don’t, so I hope your stay on BTSC is shortlived. Find another playground.
by steeler.lifer on Aug 6, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It's called sarcasm...
It’s a nice summer day and I’m a huge fan of football. Why do you have to take everything so serious? Lighten up! I hear you guys bash the Raven players all the time and when we poke and laugh at Big Ben you want to take things personal. Take out the sand where the sun doesn’t shine and just relax and focus on your training camp. I hope you are shortlived in life. Find another bloggy to pick on.
"We're only going to score 17 points?!" - Tom Brady
by iLL on Aug 6, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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