Checking In

[element1286]

Good to see you posting again, Mags.

I'm hoping crow and gahran will migrate this way as well. As well as a few others that became regulars this year.

Sloshy too.

 

[WestEndVol]

Welcome to all the new peeps!

 

[PiratesOwnersSuck]

Hey guys..I know you wouldn't want me to stay over on that other board, so I am here now...Lets get this ball rolling!!! Oh yeah, the Pirates are struggling to score runs again, this time against the powerful Cubs pitching staff...Well the run was fun while it lasted..

 

[Ghost In The Machine]

Hey guys..I know you wouldn't want me to stay over on that other board, so I am here now...Lets get this ball rolling!!! Oh yeah, the Pirates are struggling to score runs again, this time against the powerful Cubs pitching staff...Well the run was fun while it lasted..

Hell yeah! I promise that you'll like SportsHoopla.

Welcome.

We're trying our best to get the place populated. We're already ranking #2 for sports message boards on Google, (above ESPN, BTW) so it should take too long.

 

[UTVolCountry]

Pirates, welcome to SportsHoopla!

 

[smokeyburgess]

Jumping Ship

Add me to the growing list of people who have abandoned the failed experiment at "that other site" and have decided to register here at SportsHoopla. And thanks to Darkstone and Magnumo for graciously inviting us to join...I had no idea this message board even existed before yesterday. Now I can continue to test the patience of fellow Pirate fans with my inane posts!

Love to all,
Smokey

 

[UTVolCountry]

Hey, welcome to SportsHoopla! It'a a great site.

 

[Dane]

Go Bucs

 

[Darkstone42]

I love it. Almost the whole gang's here, now.

Still waiting on Crow, gahran, and sloshy, off the top of my head.

 

[Ghost In The Machine]

Welcome guys. We're trying to get the Pirates board rolling.

Dont forget to check out the Sports Forum General Discussion and the Hot Chicks Forum parts of the forum. We have a very active board, just not all teams yet.

Welcome.

Thanks, Darkstone42.

 

[Darkstone42]

Welcome guys. We're trying to get the Pirates board rolling.

Dont forget to check out the Sports Forum General Discussion and the Hot Chicks Forum parts of the forum. We have a very active board, just not all teams yet.

Welcome.

Thanks, Darkstone42.

D'aw shucks.

I do what I can.

 

[thedddd]

Welcome everyone! BTW...if someone still can post over there (I can't on the new horrible "forum") tell the folks that post on the Penguin board to come over.

 

[thedddd]

Greetings, thedddd.

You're right..... the McLouth trade was the straw which broke the camel's back for me. As it turns out, Nate hasn't performed well for the Braves AND has spent a lot of time on the DL. But it was more the principle than the trade itself which turned me off. They had just signed Nate to a team-friendly contract and anointed him to be the kind of player to build the team around (which I agreed with)..... and then traded him almost immediately thereafter.

At any rate, the Pirates have performed much better than I expected this season..... in fact, enough better to rekindle my interest. After being a dyed-in-the-wool pirate fan for almost 60 years, disconnecting in 2009 left a hole in my life. I can only hope that the current season isn't a fluke (and I live long enough to see the Pirates become competitive again).
Regarding the annual won-lost prediction thread: I had a lot of fun doing that and it seemed to provide ongoing interest on the board. Perhaps I'll do it again if this board seems interested.

Magnumo,

I feel your pain. I grew up in the 80's but was too young to remember the '79 team (6 years old) and it has been tough ever since the '92 season. The biggest thing for me over the last 8-10 years are my boys being baseball fans and highly involved in the sport. While we were sitting there watching them take the loss tonight it gives you that bad feeling again being under .500.

It is hard to think that over 2 generations of folks never seen a winner, even worse they only have had 7 winning seasons since the '79 WS.

 

[Darkstone42]

Welcome everyone! BTW...if someone still can post over there (I can't on the new horrible "forum") tell the folks that post on the Penguin board to come over.

Trust me, I've been trying. I've sent PMs to a lot of posters, but with very limited results. I might make another post on the board, though.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Wow. If the Pirates fans come over, then Pittsburgh will have a pretty solid fan base here between the Pens and the Steelers.

 

[Darkstone42]

Get out of here, you.

 

[dare2be]

At least you admit that Philly fans are the Dark Side of the Force. :p

 

[sychmd]

the espn board/forum is impossible to do anything quickly. is it me or did everyone find it painstaking.

great banner, btw.

lets see if the bucs can show some character and dig out of this slide and stay above 500 with some solid play.

 

[SFNL]

Great to see! Hopefully Bonham, BCPete & myself will find a few nittany lions as well.


Lol @ pitt!!

 

[dare2be]

Great to see! Hopefully Bonham, BCPete & myself will find a few nittany lions as well.


Lol @ pitt!!

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