Monday Morning Ramblings 2005, Issue XVI

...not to be confused with Pope Benedict XVI.

Oliver Perez finally got off the shnide last night with a masterful performance against the Houston Astros at PNC Park. Many empty seats were there in attendance to enjoy the win.

The Johnstown Riverhawks won their first game over the weekend, defeating the Canton Legends. Penn Trafford alum Tony Zimmerman, signed midweek, threw for 4 TDs in the victory.

After hours of waiting, the Steelers took Virginia TE Heath Miller with the #30 overall pick. This was the guy that pretty much everyone was saying they would take. One pick that I'm a bit confused with is the Lions taking Mike Williams of USC. WR seems to be the least of their worries.

Monday Morning Ramblings 2005, Issue XV

The Johnstown Riverhawks opened up the AIFL schedule with a loss Saturday night in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the War Memorial.

The NFL Draft is this coming weekend, we'll do some in-depth analysis on picks next Monday. For now, it's nice to see Mel Kiper, Jr. come out of hibernation!

We'll be short and sweet this week as I'll be preparing to put some new content on the SW PA Sports Blog, so check that out this week, should be 2 to 3 new posts forthcoming.

Monday Morning Ramblings 2005, Issue XIV

Well, I'm really not a golf guy at all. The only kind of golf I like is on the Playstation or mini-golf! However, yesterday's final day at The Masters is as good as it gets not only in golf but in sports in general. Tiger's shot on the 16 was amazing. Good stuff all around from him and Demarco.

The Pirates got the win yesterday to split the four-game series in San Diego. I have to say I'm pretty pleased with this considering the Padres are thought by many to compete for the NL West crown. I am not a Lloyd McClendon guy, but I can't think of firing him now would be the answer.

Monday Morning Ramblings 2005, Issue XIII

It was quite a somber week with two high profile deaths in the news. Terri Schiavo and Pope John Paul II both passed away this past week.

As far as the Schiavo case is concerned, I really tried to divorce myself from this story as much as possible. I think what is lost in this case is the fact of what may have caused Schiavo's fateful heartattack: an eating disorder. If there are two lessons in this case, it's 1. You're never too young for a living will and 2. get help if you have an eating disorder before it's too late.

I won't get in to the battle between the husband and the family as it's apparent they've both whored themselves out to the media. One thing I will say though is that Terri's sister is a good looking lady!

As far as His Holiness, as a non-Catholic and a liberal I can't say I agree with many of his teachings but that aside, he was a great man. The work he did in the Polish solidarity movement and helping end communism there is a major point in that. He will be missed. He was such a charismatic figure, everyone you hear that got a chance to meet him just spoke about the moment in awe. He touched a lot of people, Catholic or not. May he rest in peace and his memory be eternal.

Another death completely caught me off guard when I was shocked to see that former Steelers LB David Little passed away (Read his obit).

The public vs. private debate will linger in the PIAA. A proposal was shot down last week and it appears that the debate is dead in the water.

Pirates opening day is today, I will be attending my first opening day game ever. Amazing, as I've been to hundreds of games but never an opener.

I'll leave it at that and see you all next week.