Pete Morelli was wrong, according to the NFL: The NFL said the referee made a mistake: Troy Polamalu caught the ball. The league acknowledged that referee Pete Morelli erred when he overturned on replay Polamalu’s interception of a Peyton Manning pass in the playoff game between Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. Mike Pereira, the league’s vice president …
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The Immaculate Deception
In case you were wondering, I am still frothing mad about the officiating yesterday in the Steelers/Colts game. How bad was that overturned interception? This is how the Indianapolis sports writers are describing it: They benefited from the Steelers’ decision to go conservative in the fourth quarter. They benefited from the Immaculate Deception, an inexplicable …
Steelers Aftermath and 24- Season 5
OK. I have calmed down, and it has been about 25 minutes since any tachycardia. Steelers 21-18. What a rollercoaster ride. And let’s settle something- that interception call was worse than the tuck rule in the Oakland/NE game a few years ago. This was clearly an interception, and Morelli just flat out made shit up, …
Steelers/Colts
If you expected anything of substance out of me today, you better think again. Steelers/Colts, baby! I do not feel very good about this game, but I feel more confident than I did when we met earlier in the season. About to have my bagel and cream chease with smoked salmon, sit down, and root …
Steelers Sunday
The only football game that matters happens tomorrow at 1 EST. Use this thread to make bets, talk smack or whatnot. Anybody who correctly guesses a score that does not involve the Colts winning wins a sixpack of your choice on me. We’ll work it out by email if it comes to that. By the …
Another Mounty Win
The Mountaineers just won in impressive fashion, 104-85, beating a Marquette team that actually played a lot better than the score would seem to indicate. The ‘Eers shot a team, stadium, and Big East 20 three pointers, and are now 4-0 in Big East conference play for the first time ever. Go ‘Eers.
Baseball HoF
Once again, the writers hosed Bert Blyleven. The Baseball Crank writes that things may be looking up for Blyleven, though: Blyleven has gained serious momentum with each year, and this year’s addition of a new Bill James study on his side has to help. I think he’ll make it, and it will be some time …