This weekend really was awesome for sports. Personally at least. First and foremost, i am a Pittsburgh guy. Ever since i can remember taking an interest in professional sports, i remember being a fan of Pittsburgh teams. In central PA you are either a Pgh fan or Philly fan. Being brought up in a household of die hard pittsburgh fans set my path for me. We would watch them all, even the pirates (believe it or not, they at one time, didnt suck miserably). I guess that is a brief background of why the teams i love are the teams i love. So the purpose of this post is indeed to brag about how great of a weekend it was for my favorite sports teams, because in all honesty, these moments are few and far between.
Lets start with the Penguins (vs Carolina 1/22/11):
As you are all familiar, i am a die hard pens fan. Without Sid or Geno we all knew this game was going to be tough, in fact im sure there were a ton of people out there who didnt watch for that exact reason. I love Crosby. Geno is the man. But the heart of the team are in the players that have roles. Not in the spotlight like the superstars, but people like Craig Adams in the penalty kill, and Matt Cooke agitating. One of my top favorite penguins is former WBS Penguin Mark Letestu. He had a goal in this game, as well as our most recent call-up Dustin Jeffrey. Duper netted a short handed goal and in the end the pens defeated the hurricanes 3-2.
AS Roma (vs Cagliari 1/22/11):
Working Lunch shifts is okay on days that the penguins play. At least i know i will be home in time to catch the game. What bummed me out about working a lunch shift this saturday was knowing i would miss the AS Roma match, which is a rare US broadcast on the fox soccer channel. I tried to go all day/night without finding out the score, but crumbled almost immediately after i got home. I was able to catch the highlights and read some articles on the game, and from what i gathered, it seemed like an awesome game, including a goal from my favorite player; Francesco Totti. If only it were as easy to be a soccer fan in america (especially one of an Italian Serie A team) as it is to be a football or hockey fan, my social life would be in real jeopardy. In the end, Roma managed a 3-0 victory over Cagliari and for saturday my teams were up 2-0.
Pittsburgh Steelers (vs NY Jets 1/23/11):
This was the AFC Championship game to determine Super Bowl contenders vs the Green Bay Packers. Work dragged on anticipating this game, and in true Covino family fashion we had a steelers party. The game couldnt have started better, and it needed to. As i mentioned to Scott, the Steelers had played this game in an almost identical way to the penguins on saturday. They went up big, early. They had to. Steelers were up 21-3 going into the half. Those would be the last points they scored but it was enough to hold on for the win. Turned out to be more of a nailbiter than i wanted but we flipped out when the final first down was earned. Super bowl XLV here we come!
A few notes:
I hate people that live update about the game on facebook. I wish there was a filter for that stuff. If people care about the game, they are probably watching it, so dont post about it on your status for 3 hours. Watch the damn game
If i have to work during the super bowl i am either calling off or quitting.
The NHL all star game is coming up. I really love the format, but wish sid and geno were healthy enough to participate.
Guillotines play wednesday. If we had a rival it would be the Ice Ninjas. Toughest games are against them, they always bring their 'a' game. Love them off the ice, love to play them on the ice. Expect a tough one
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