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pgdigs: April 30, 1989: “Mario Lemieux” Mario Lemieux might –...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:58:55 -0400

The winning goal by Rob Brown, Flyers goalie is Ron Hextall, #28 is Flyers Kjeill Samuelisson and Pens Mario Lemieux #66 (The Pittsburgh Press photo)

Zarley Zalapski congratulates Lemieux on scoring his 5th goal to put the Flyers away 10-7, Apr.26, 1989 (The Pittsburgh Press photo).

Lemieux is greeted by Dave Hannan after scoring in the first period against the Flyers, Apr. 26, 1989 (The Pittsburgh Press photo)

Coach Gene Ubriaco congratulates Mario Lemieux, Apr. 26, 1989 (The Pittsburgh Press photo)

pgdigs:

April 30, 1989: “Mario Lemieux”

Mario Lemieux might – might – be able to laugh at this picture and his Teen Wolf playoff beard now, two dozen years after it was taken, but at that moment there was nothing amusing to the 23-year-old Penguins captain as he faced the press just after his team was jettisoned from the 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The post-season appearance was the first for Pittsburgh’s French-Canadian sauveur and the team’s first since 1982. Led by Lemieux, whose 199-point regular season stands as the franchise’s record and the fifth-most all-time record, the Penguins were poised for a deep playoff run after an opening round sweep of the New York Rangers.

Notoriously rugged cross-Commonwealth antagonists the Philadelphia Flyers were the Penguins’ Patrick Division Finals opponents. Pittsburgh opened the series with a 4-3 home victory and the teams traded wins to the tune of a 2-2 series tie.

Then, in Game 5, Lemieux went positively nuclear in a 10-7 win with a five-goal, eight-point night that set or tied four NHL post-season single-game records – most goals in a game, goals in a period (4), points in a period (4) and points in a game – and remains as one of the single greatest playoff performances in hockey history while dealing with a nasty neck injury.

The Post-Gazette’s Penguins’ beat writer Tom McMillan, now a vice president with the team, wrote:

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen an athlete come up with as potent a game as he did tonight,” said center Dave Hannan, one of the Penguins’ blue-collar players who stood in awe. “He started so fast, and everyone else just picked it up because they wanted to be a part of it. It was unbelievable. Wow.”

“Lemieux, who couldn’t move his neck when he awoke Monday morning, reported less pain and considerably more range of motion when he showed up at the rink last night. “I felt pretty good,” he said. No kidding.”

“With momentum and a 3-2 series lead a trip to the Wales Conference Finals – and perhaps beyond – seemed imminent. But sometimes destiny takes the scenic route.”

McMillan wrote,“At least now, Mario Lemieux will shave his playoff beard.”

“It was a scraggly little thing anyway – several weeks worth of determined facial growth that, in the end, reminded us how young these Penguins were. If you can’t put forth a full playoff beard, you’re not quite mature enough to win a Stanley Cup. These things take time…”

“It’s tough to accept right now, but we have to learn from this,” Lemieux said … “Hopefully we can regroup next year and go as far as the finals.”

He was off by a year. The Penguins missed the playoffs the next season, but they’d win two consecutive Stanley Cups after that, with Lemieux earning back to back Conn Smythe trophies – sans playoff beard.

— Dan Gigler

ohhoe: ughhhhhhh pete. petecampbellsbitchface forever and ever

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:57:50 -0400

ohhoe:

ughhhhhhh pete. petecampbellsbitchface forever and ever

Needs a good picture, this will do for now.

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:15:55 -0400

Needs a good picture, this will do for now.

Best. Tumblr. Ever.

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:14:02 -0400

Best. Tumblr. Ever.

sportballsreplacedwithcats: “Don’t worry kitten, I’ll be your...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:08:14 -0400

sportballsreplacedwithcats:

“Don’t worry kitten, I’ll be your new Mum from now on.”

tallmikey: Might be one of my favorite Tumblr...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:43:58 -0400

tallmikey:

Might be one of my favorite Tumblr posts…EVER

pittisit18:

Messing with Potash

vicemag: Cry-Baby of the Week The incident: A woman’s boyfriend...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:36:13 -0400

vicemag:

Cry-Baby of the Week

The incident: A woman’s boyfriend wouldn’t stop singing the song “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore.

The appropriate response: Finding a boyfriend who is less lame.

The actual response: She attacked him.

Last Saturday, Samantha Malson (pictured above) spent the evening out drinking with her boyfriend Lars, to celebrate his 26th birthday.

According to Samantha, they’d spent a lot of the evening arguing because Lars had accused her of “consuming all the alcohol in the house.”

At some point during the evening, Lars put on “Thrift Shop” (ugh, this just sounds like the worst birthday ever).

In a statement to police, Samantha said that, once the song was over, Lars continued to sing the lyrics “over and over” and that she asked him to stop “25 times.”

Enraged, Samantha started to shove Lars, but he still wouldn’t stop singing the song. So she grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him (wait, now it’s the worst birthday ever).

This is when Samantha decided to call the police. Which is weird, because she was the one commiting a crime. I can only assume that she was calling the police to tell them that Lars wouldn’t stop singing “Thrift Shop”? Oh dear.

Unsurprisingly, they came and arrested her. And she was charged with domestic violence and harassment.

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stagediveshighfives: mlboffseason: usatodaysports: Baseball...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:40:05 -0400

stagediveshighfives:

mlboffseason:

usatodaysports:

Baseball fan, American hero. (via @CrawfishBoxes)

National Pastime.

What’s with his bro? Gettin’ hyphy.

GIMME A HELL YEAH!

fuckyeahtheburgh: How rad is this?

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:49:12 -0400

fuckyeahtheburgh:

How rad is this?

ohhoe: I actually have a print that someone did of jesus...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:48:49 -0400

ohhoe:

I actually have a print that someone did of jesus crucified and being abducted by aliens. it’s pretty awesome.

Walking Dead Pictures: The Walking Dead: Hidden Messages In Opening Credits

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:49:50 -0400

Walking Dead Pictures: The Walking Dead: Hidden Messages In Opening Credits:

walkingdeadpictures:

Are you ready for the latest Walking Dead conspiracy theory? There’s a rumor going around that the producers of The Walking Dead might have done a little foreshadowing and included hidden messages in the credits for season three of The Walking Dead.

For instance, Andrew Lincoln’s…

Video

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:03:41 -0400

NOW HE LOOKS LIKE A HOCKEY PLAYER!!!!

Photo

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:36:43 -0400

Chad, how are you so thug?

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:48:01 -0400

It’s ‘cause I be drinking that purple drank all day, ‘eery-day.

wandrlust: Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984)

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:38:46 -0400

wandrlust:

Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984)

Whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:13:47 -0400

Whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop

EXCELLENT!

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:42:49 -0400

EXCELLENT!

theclearlydope: Congratulations little Michonne you win the...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:52 -0400

theclearlydope:

Congratulations little Michonne you win the cosplay. All of the cosplay.

onetinyhand: peggy olson & don draper.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:42 -0400

onetinyhand:

peggy olson & don draper.

bgoart: equal surfer rights for everybody.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:33 -0400

bgoart:

equal surfer rights for everybody.