I’d first like to say, what a beautiful Pittsburgh day out there. Sure it’s a bit chilly, but the sun is shining, the snow is melting, and everybody just seems to have an added hop in their step. Hopefully the gloom and doom kind of winter we’ve been having has finally passed and it’s on to much better and brighter days.
That being said, I asked a #ff question yesterday and it seemed to get a decent response. The question was: “Whats your favorite thing about spring/summer in Pittsburgh?” Here are the responses below:
lastpaw – Swimming! Food!!
eipee73 – Going disc golfing in Schenley Park and walking the SS/Strip without being angry from the bitter cold.
AlbertsGifts – Shopping in the Strip District!
joemay3rd – Having lunch at the point …. Going to PNC Park
fourpeet – Pirate games! It’s the best time to go because everyone is still optimistic and I love seeing the first Bucco blast of the season.
yay_toast – it will be the 2010 Pittsburgh Half-Marathon
AccessClosing – The seemingly annual ouster from the Stanley Cup playoffs of the Washington Capitals by our Penguins.
j2kitty – The endless festivals….The 3 Rivers Arts Festival, The Regatta, Church festivals, The Rib Cookoff, Community Fairs, etc…
megan2828 – playoff hockey baby. playoff hockey. #letsgopens
bobf_vstpgh – One of my favorite activities in Spring/Summer in Pittsburgh is taking walks to Point State Park on my lunch breaks.
yay_toast – AH! cinema in the park, too!!!
cprior2 – one of my favorite summer things is kayaking down the river!
volleyballer12 – the pirates!!
kdruga – the iceball guy on the north side!
kristin_vstpgh – One of my fave things 2 do in warmer mths is sitting @ Mellon Sq or US Steel Pl with a book & enjoying the sunshine.
pensxbellax11 – Mario’s big screen T.V. out on the lawn. #pittsburgh #mellonarena
m_tac – the draft, mini-camp, training camp
BurghRE – Real estate signs popping up everywhere!
GeeLyn – Playoff Hockey!! And going to Pirate games.
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Moving on from another great #FF question, two excellent games happened last night. The Pens ended up shooting a franchise high 55 shots in their overtime win against the Rags, and Ashton Gibbs for the Pitt Panthers, ended up draining a buzzer beater 3 to beat Providence.
The Pens game was looking to be a a loss, as Fleury let in 4 goals on 12 shots, but I attribute that to rust, as he wasn’t able to practice/play in two weeks due to the Olympics. Once the team woke up and got going, they flat out dominated the Rangers from the second period on, even holding the Rangers to just one shot in the third period while the Pens took 19. It was utterly unreal how their goalie Henrik Lundqvist kept them in the game. It’s also sad because his talent level is so high, and their overall talent base in front of him is so low. Even though it’s an Eastern Conference team, I feel bad for the talent that is being basically wasted.
The University of Pittsburgh game was much more thrilling, as they barely knocked off a team that upset them last year. Ashton Gibb’s went up for a desperation 3 and sunk it just before the buzzer. It was an intense ending and you can watch the video below. It was purely awesome, and it was truly a great way to end a very hard fought game.
Fri, Mar 5, 2010
Daily, Sports