January 11, 2012

Pittsburgh Mayor

A bet between city mayors over their sports teams is not new, but after the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Denver Broncos, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl from Pittsburgh had to pay up his bet in an unconventional manner. Instead of sending signature foods to Denver, Ravenstahl paid off his bet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock by donning a Broncos jersey and Tebowing.

3 comments:

David Z. said...

As a former Pittsburgher, I was very disappointed to say the least about the Steelers loss. Kudos to Mayor Ravenstahl for agreeing to such a bet although in the back of his mind I’m sure he never in a “million years” figured he would need to pay up.

My take on the Steelers loss, a very bad 2nd quarter, injuries finally caught up to them, and the Denver coaching staff finally let “Tebow be Tebow”. For those of you that remember when the Pittsburgh QB was Kordell Stewart (aka Slash), he was at his best when the coaches let him do his thing. As soon as they decided that he should just hand the ball off every 1st & 2nd down and stay in the pocket to pass on 3rd down, he fizzled very quickly. The Denver coaching staff had nothing to lose by employing this new wrinkle (Tebow being Tebow) in the game plan against Pittsburgh.

Even though Denver will be in the unfriendly confines of Foxboro, I expect a much closer game between New England & Denver this Saturday.

On a side note, Hank Stolz was driving Sherman Whitman “nuts” this morning on the WCRN Morning News. Instead of saying WCRN News Time is such & such…Hank was saying Tebow Time is such & such. LOL

As you may or may not know, Sherman is a big time Detroit Lions fan from growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and ironically his daughter lives in Pittsburgh now.
:)

Steve Foley said...

Tebowing: to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different.

Bradying: To win football games.

Jahn said...

Does getting down and praying on the gridiron result in the same punishment as doing a dance in end zone or does one just get a warning, no monetary fine, and no surcharges?

Ramirez'ing: to walk into the left field Green Monster underpinnings to use the score keepers toilet for a quick Wizzonator while everyone around you is doing something completely different...to wit... wanting to play base ball.


Bill, so that job interview that you gave me to sell insurance for you, I still dont have my Ins. sales license yet. So please forward that waiver request to the state insurance commissioners computer system and get me that temporary (2 or 3 or 6 or 8 or 10 year) waiver immediately. Tank Ewe.

And I will also need some immediate paid time off for 2 weeks after I start my new postion to return to my home town of Southfork, Virginia to attend a previously arranged 2 week summer seminar. Tanx Yew.

And people wonder why public eduction is so mediocre today.