Sid crushes a home run at PNC Park. Anything this guy can't do?
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He can’t be a fat slob angrily pounding on a keyboard as well as I can.
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Oh Sid.
I was forced to read a book about baseball in english today, and Sid does some baseball stuff to make me feel better :D
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
/coughs
I do love Pens-Leafs games though
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
I feel forgotten :(
I don’t mind really: hockey is awesome, the Leafs are awesome, the Pens are awesome.. so it all works out
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
I'd like to see him
Dance on Dancing With The Stars!!!!!!!!
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by PensFanInDenver on Sep 8, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
He’ll be dancing with the Stars November 3rd.
Wooooooo!
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 8, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I Know
Ninja Warrior!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean Sid is God is there anything he can’t do????
Besides grow a playoff beard? He just needs better Sharpies!
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by PensFanInDenver on Sep 9, 2010 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
DON'T let the Pirates anywhere near him..
Even though he is not property of the Pirates, if he hits a homerun they’ll try and find a way to trade him for minor leaguers.
by Wags24 on Sep 8, 2010 5:21 PM EDT reply actions
The Pirates only trade players that suck.
by SlayerGhaleon on Sep 8, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow.
I knew he had played, but I didn’t think he could do that. He’s a good athlete in general (is the capt obvious statement of the year?). Although, I’ve heard he’s a pretty bad golfer.
How much you want to bet those huge legs had about 90% do with that ball getting out of the park?
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
i know he played baseball in high school and, from what i’ve heard, was pretty darn good.
STAAL FOR SELKE.
In the interview on the video he mentions that he stopped playing when he was 13. I’m hoping he doesn’t decide to get back into it.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 8, 2010 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
If you whine in baseball, you get thrown out. So, no.
Signed,
Every Caps/Flyers fan alive plus Ken Hitchcock.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
and apparently, Jimmy Howard
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
Jimmy Howard?
Who’s Jimmy Howard?
Oh you mean that guy who just got into the NHL, is unproven, and seems to think he’s already at the top of the food chain.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Jimma Howard?
Oh yeah, that guy who got torched on back to back shootout goals by Sid & Geno:
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 8, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweet shot of Geno moving in for the kill. With that slow delivery of his, he made it tough for everyone to time their photos. Definitely a fun game, of course that’s true anytime we beat the Wings.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 9, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Funny
Ovie bitches and complains all the time along with his fat coach and they are not called whiners. Wonder why that is??
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by PensFanInDenver on Sep 9, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Because hockey writers—especially ones based in Toronto who like writing unauthorized biographies—feel bad about dumping on the Russian so much.
by red army line on Sep 9, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
“Crosby is ours, we love him, and we criticize him. And Ovechkin, we simply enjoy him.” – Dan Bylsma
This always makes me feel better
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
You know, when we beat the Caps in the playoffs and then get to watch Sid, Geno & Co. shake Ovechkin’s hand . I enjoy that very much. You, no?
Oh yeah, I know…it’s like a buffer sort of. You know, it’s like a surprise!…idk.
I swear I put in the right time, but somehow it’s off.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Can you subtract 4 hours off of it?
Right now it looks like its going to end at about 11 pm EST on opening night.
I don’t think so. Plus, the color was really particular (and it still isn’t right).
It doesn’t really bother me all that much if it ends 4 hrs late.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Besides, if we’re going to get too picky then it’s really 7 days and 22 hours too late, since your sig line says “when’s October” ;-)
I am feeling like those 27 days are going to go by at a snail’s pace.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 10, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
In July (when the sig was made), it sounded awesome.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
It is quite cool :-)
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 10, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Believe me it IS awesome. I put in in my favorites. So just ignore my nitpicking. I use it everyday and have Europe’s The Final Countdown playing in my head while I look at the time left.
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/rools eyes & thinks He’s so lame.
The only reason I would think you were lame was because you spelled “roll” wrong.
Even then, I know it was just a typing error.
But, anyway, that’s very cool that you look at my countdown everyday! I think I look at it like once a week…lol.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
…you spelled "roll" wrong.
Even then, I know it was just a typing error.
LOL. Don’t be so sure, but thanx for the benefit of the doubt anyway. ;{)
We embrace Crosby, bring him into our living rooms and treat him like he is one of us so he is loved but also openly criticized because he allows us to see him in that light. Ovechkin, we enjoy the skill but he remains separate and apart; not in our living room and therefore not generally close enough to criticize or love, but just to enjoy, or whatever, as someone watching from a distance.
okay, that’s my psychobabble for today :)
I don’t see how that is favorable to Crosby. And I don’t think he makes himself seen in a light to be criticized. If anything, Ovechkin does that.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Stop hanging out with Caps/Flyers Fans
They are giving you brain damage, girlfriend!
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by PensFanInDenver on Sep 9, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
and umm I know that wasn’t a reply for me.. but just saying
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
and.. I was talking about the contest. which I realised this wasn’t a reply to..
uhhh ignore
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
No--it was meant for PensFan8725
About all the Caps/Flyers crap they give her, etc.
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by PensFanInDenver on Sep 9, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
But…but Crysby sucks! All he’s good for is taking a falling franchise and returning it to it’s glory by whining and diving. Plus Buttman is definitely on his side!
IT’S ALL A CONSPIRACY!
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Buttman--now that's great!
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by PensFanInDenver on Sep 9, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s a bad golfer because he takes his team to the playoffs instead of ending the season in time for five months of golf. :)
by Cari on Sep 8, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyway, Golf’s a game not a sport. Anyone can compete in games, athletes compete in sports. And Sid is definitely an athlete, an elite one.
True. You look at most of the golfers and none of them are really in shape. Golf is more of mental game, but the guy with the best mental game in the NHL is probably Sid so…
Still, golf isn’t a game he plays for a living so when he starts to have trouble, he probably gets down on himself.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Not that it matters, but ...
Poker is also a game, but not everyone can “compete” in poker. Same as golf: not everyone can be a competitive golfer.
Leafs fan living large in the Pitt and pretending like the drought is over.
fixed
Anyway, Golf’s a game not a sport. Anyone cancompeteplay in games, athletes play & compete in sports. And Sid is definitely an athlete, an elite one.
Lol maybe a solid stand-up double in the gap?
Am I the only one who is surprised he hit one? Well, now that I think about it, he did play baseball and his legs are pretty large (contrary to what some may think, the legs and the hips are really the key to hitting a HR). Still, after not picking up a bat in 10 years, I’m surprised he hit one.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Me too. Even if it’s just a video from training camp.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
gotta admit, i am SO excited for the rookie camp this weekend. hoping to see good things from kuehnhackl. kind of adore him.
STAAL FOR SELKE.
I’m hoping to see the Pens/Hawks game Saturday. Kuehnhackl is from the same town as some of my family members, so I’m definitely hoping for some good hockey from him at camp and in Windsor.
oh man, have fun! i think i might want kuehnhackl to succeed more than any prospect…ever, haha. something endearing about him and the fact that he’s loved the pens for years. i mean, he wore 87 for a year in germany. you cannot hate this kid.
STAAL FOR SELKE.
by katielynn906 on Sep 8, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Less than a month until hockey!!!
"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007
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by GreenEyedLilo on Sep 8, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
We were expecting...
Anything else….? He CAN do anything, he really can!
This video makes me very happy.
Can’t wait for the start of season, let’s go!
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Um, well, I decided a while back that he probably couldn’t be a racecar driver. He’d be on the big side and hard to get out of the car if he wrecked, plus I’ve never seen him drive…
Seriously, that’s absolutely amazing. Even if he played baseball as a kid, that’s a long time. I hope the Pirates aren’t too embarrassed, and that their management knows he’s staying a Penguin!
"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007
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I’ve seen him drive.. I can’t drive yet, but he seemed pretty fine to me.
I can’t imagine him wrecking a car though, he seems too perfect for it.
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
I'm sorry
so how bout those 80s, eh?
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
I know, I’m old. But NHL hockey was wide open and awesome. Imagine muliple 60 goal scorers every season. Scoring titles won with over 200 points scored. And even the lowest scoring teams of the decade put up about 250 goals a season.
Imagine goalies the size of Darren Pang!
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 8, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Imagine goalie pads that didn’t make a goalie seem like he could face an attack dog!
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
ahhh…the good old days. I remember the 70s with the wide open game and little tiny goalies….well, they look little compared to today. I am happy with today’s game, though, compared to the games of the 90s.
The early 90’s were still okay, take the 92-93 season for example. That season had the most (14) 50 goal-scorers in a single season. It was just around the time of the first lock-out (‘94) when alot of teams followed the Devils lead into the abyss of the nuetral zone. Although, 95-96 was a high scoring season. It was like the NHL’s last gasp of high scoring offenses.
whoa
free history lesson!
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
LOL If you get Leafs TV, they play classics. Trust me. Watch some. The feed is not great, but the games are. And, Youtube plays some of the older games. Habs/Bruins were my favourites in the 70s. Excellent. Habs/Leafs were always good too.
I do have Leafs TV, but I usually use it to watch games from the early 2000s because I know the players they’re talking about :)
"Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience... hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive." - Stephen Leacock.
Lol LGP
Crosby keeps getting those easy home runs to right field. Ovechkin hits them to deep left-center!
=D
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Sid’s baseball hero has to be Matt Stairs – Canadian, coaches high school hockey in off season. I am not surprised Sid could be a power hitter, the swing is similar only higher, the eye hand coordination required is obvious. Maybe when he retires from hockey he can do a Michael Jordan!
Got Crosby?
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by katie300 on Sep 8, 2010 9:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
As long as he doesn’t get in a car with him.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 8, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
heatley
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Sep 9, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Not surprising
Not saying it’s easy to do(even in batting practice), but I’m betting most people who’ve played baseball could do it in batting practice.
You definitely need some good upper body strength for it. I wonder how many tries it took. He wasn’t sweating, so maybe not that many.
by red army line on Sep 9, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, Sidney Crosby isn’t bad at anything, including baseball
Unfortunately ? Shesh,even their newspapers.
After I forget that the guy has millions of dollars and a lot of cool shiny hardware, I really feel bad for him.
He takes more shit than athletes that have done some pretty horrible things. I mean, what’s the worst thing that we know Sid has done? Jesus Christ the hate for him is incredible and never ceases to amaze me.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
I used to think that too until Tim Tebow came around. He’s basically the Sidney Crosby of football in terms of hype and getting a lot of praise for being a nice guy and good player.
But the big difference is Sidney Crosby was the league’s scoring champion and MVP at age 19, Stanley Cup champion at age 21, Olympic Gold medal game hero at age 22….Tebow did awesome things in college, but now he’s a backup quarterback behind a so-so QB that’s most famous for a neckbeard and chugging liquor.
So I get the Sid over-hype and see how people are tired of it. But at least he produces and wins at the top levels to justify all that hype.
"Game's the same. Just got more fierce."
That’s just the thing – people are still talking about the over-hype that happened 5 years ago. It must’ve pissed them off so much that they can’t even handle a simple Crosby compliment.
I will say this though, in the past year or so I’ve heard more and more Caps fans admit that he’s a fantastic player. I think that intense playoff series opened a lot of people’s eyes. On the other hand, I’m sure it made some of them hate him a lot more.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
I will say this though, in the past year or so I’ve heard more and more Caps fans admit that he’s a fantastic player.
As well they should. Crosby embarrassed their team in Game Seven of that series.
He was so consistent that entire series, but game 7 was just killer.
This is just awesome; the way that he slows down just a tiny bit with his left skate to throw Theodore (threeormore) off shows what kind of player Sid is.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
A Couple Points
A) That’s my favorite Crosby goal of all time probably because it was Ovechkin that gave it up at the blue line.That’s how I enjoy OV.
2) Did you see his reaction after the goal. “Ain’t nuthin’ but a thang”
Now, imagine if the roles were reversed and that was Ovechkin scoring the 6th goal of a 6-2 win in a game 7 against Sid. He’d probably still be celebrating.
A) My favorite Crosby goal. Think about how hard that is. I doubt anyone else in the NHL can do that. Crosby watched Malkin’s rocket of a shot ricochet off the boards, knocked the puck out of the air, and deflected it twice while keeping his stick below the crossbar. Incredible concentration/ hand-eye coordination. This goal didn’t make many highlight reels, but it was easily one of the most skilled goals Sid has ever scored.
2) True, but it was at home so he’d probably celebrate more. I was surprised Ovechkin didn’t go nuts when Flower gave him an empty net to make it 5-1.
Did you hear the story told by Talbot (who is in the locker next to Sid’s)? Apparently, Sid was more than upset about the goal the Pens let the Caps have at the end of the period.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Oh by the way,
Whenever I want to lol, I watch this video (@5:39) of Ovechkin going all the way across the ice to celebrate a “goal,” only to realize that it had been waived off.
Oh, and just for giggles, at 9:10 Mike Green gets easily out-muscled for the GWG. It’s amazing to me how some fans wonder why he hasn’t won the Norris.
It’s all the entertainment you need.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
When Sid is constantly ranked #1 and AO #2
They have to say that Sid is a good player, otherwise AO isn’t as good as a not so good player :)
Any logical person would have know that Sid(and AO) are both very good players.. the 2 best in the league.
I was kinda talking about the Caps fans who say things like “Crosby is a fantastic player…but, he dives and whines. Plus, he’s a terrible person…blah blah blah”
Those fans.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
Six words:
They
are jealous of Sid. Period.
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by PensFanInDenver on Sep 9, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
You actually need a lot of lower body strength too. To me, it looked like Sid used those powerful hips and huge legs to just turn on the ball.
And, apparently, this was the 15th pitch of the 2nd AB for Sid. Considering he hadn’t picked up a bat in 10 years, it didn’t take him all that long.
So when's October you ask? Well, here's your answer.
My favorite part was when he hit one close to going out and Dupuis said something like “Great, now we’ll be here all day till he hits one out”. He’s just driven more than any other human being I have ever seen. Imagine saying “I’m gonna hit one out of the park” and it’s actually an achievable thing.
Put on your dancin' shoes.
I posted this same thing on the Bucs Dugout page: Sign Sid to play Third. I went to the game last night, my first time ever in PNC Park by the way, and I didn’t drive all the way from Los Angeles to watch that lazy ass Pedro Alvarez half-heartedly go for ground balls between him and Short. And Cedeno juggled more balls than Paris Hilton last night. Where’s Mark Cuban when you need him?
"Hockey is the only tribe I belong to." -Jack Falla
The knock on Pedro has always been his defense, unfortunately. He’s a pure power hitter.
Cedeno is a necessary evil until we get someone competent to play shortstop.
by SlayerGhaleon on Sep 9, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice Hit
I missed the part of the video where Crysby TOOK A DIVE into home.
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