The Grandstander has made exactly one (1!) post in the last twenty-seven (27!) days, and I am sure that you're all wondering, "Where in all heck fire you been?"
The answer to that question contains both Good and Bad News.
The Good News is that Linda and I took some time for a beach vacation to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We had a wonderful relaxing time. Beautiful weather, some great food, and some quality beach time.
As you can see, Zelda also enjoyed her first ever trip to the ocean.
As I have done at various locations over the last two years, I also scattered some of Marilyn's cremains while there, and had some time with her sitting in the surf line, as we had so many times over the years.
Okay, now the Bad News.
While attending the Robert Morris football game last Saturday, I experienced a medical "incident" that resulted in a two night hospital stay. I won't go into details, HIPAA, you know, but I can tell you that I DIDN'T have a heart attack, and I DIDN'T have a stroke, so that's the good news. While in the hospital, though I started feeling some familiar symptoms, so I asked for a COVID test, and, sure enough, it was positive. I spent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week feeling like I had just gone ten rounds with Ali and Frazier combined. I turned the corner on Thursday, but I'm still feeling pretty fatigued.
A word to the wise....COVID is still out there, folks, and it's very real. As soon as I test negative and get the OK from my doc, I will be at the pharmacy getting the latest COVID vaccine shot.
So, what have I missed commenting upon?
Last week's Steelers loss to Houston
Nothing that I can add that would polish that particular road apple. The Steelers were awful from start to finish, and I couldn't find a single, not one, positive thing to take from it. Going to shotgun formation on fourth and one? We'll be talking about that call for a long, long time.
Today the Ravens visit Acrisure Stadium. As a rule, there is nothing better than Steelers-Ravens games, but today's match-up sure doesn't fill this Steelers fan with a lot of optimism.
Still, on any given Sunday.....
Pitt's 38-21 loss to Virginia Tech
Pitt falls to 1-4, and they have all the appearances of being one of the worst Pitt teams in many years, certainly the poorest in the Narduzzi Era. They had a bye this weekend to try and figure some things out, but this coming Saturday, they play a Louisville team that totally dominated tenth ranked Notre Dame last night. They may not win more that three games this season.
The Pirates finished their season with a 76-86 record
The Bucs are patting themselves on the back over a 14 game improvement over 2022, but do you really think that I can confine my thoughts on this to one small paragraph?
More on this one to follow.
Europe defeats (crushes?) the USA in the Ryder Cup competition
(A) This can only be classified and a horrendous choke job by the American players
(B) The controversy over who disrespected whom, who did or didn't wear a hat, and caddies fighting in parking lots? These are golfers, most of whom know nothing but silver spoons and county club upbringings. Spare me the drama.
(C) American golfers may or may not have a legit beef on getting paid for the Ryder Cup, but it's hard to sympathize with guys who make eight figure incomes by spending a year finishing T-11 on any given weekend.
A night at the opera theater
The first show in there 2023-24 Broadway Pittsburgh Series was "Moulin Rouge!", and it was fantastic. Fantastic staging, costumes, music, songs, and choreography. A total sensory overload and a wonderful theatrical experience.
Absent Friends
I have a backlog of four Absent Friends to report on - a Hall of Famer, a Pirates Playoff hero, a '60 Pirate, and a local radio personality. They deserve their own post, so watch for it in a day or two.
I'm back, baby!
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