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Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on June 15, 2009, 11:12:42 am ---The Three Mile Island babies would be 30 by now. I wonder if that has something to do with it??
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Probably not. I'd venture to bet that all of those winning teams have very few Pennsylvania natives on them, and most of them would probably be under age 30. The one prinicipal exception who comes immediately to mind is the Phillies' Jamie Moyer.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 15, 2009, 08:24:33 am ---... but broadening the perspective a bit, right now Pennsylvania has 1) the current World Series title, 2) the Superbowl title, and now, 3) the Stanley Cup.
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Way to go Pennsylvania! Congrats :D.
--- Quote --- I guess the only major team title we don't have is the NBA championship.
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If it gets too easy within the US, and you Pennsylvanians look for a real challenge, try soccer! ;) There's a whole world of competitors and some major titles to be won ;) ;D.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on June 15, 2009, 02:04:27 pm ---Way to go Pennsylvania! Congrats :D.
If it gets too easy within the US, and you Pennsylvanians look for a real challenge, try soccer! ;) There's a whole world of competitors and some major titles to be won ;) ;D.
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Well, as far as the hockey teams go here in the U.S.... including the Pittsburgh Penguins, the make up of the team is really very international, with players coming from a wide range of countries. One of the best players on the Penguins (winning the MVP trophy this weekend) is a guy from Russia whose full name is Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin. He hardly speaks any English. He's very much beloved here in the city. The international aspect of the hockey teams, I think, is one of the coolest things about sport actually.
Edit to add: After googling just now I discovered this interesting factoid about Malkin. I hadn't been aware of this until now:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2009/news?id=4256037
--- Quote ---Only three years ago, Malkin sneaked away from his Russian team in Finland, made a clandestine flight to North America and stayed hidden in the United States for three days so he could join the Penguins, and they had to survive a court fight to keep him.
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And, FWIW, bull riding is also kind of surprisingly international with many riders coming from primarily: Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and the U.S. Every year there's a World Cup event for bull riding held in one of these countries. And, the riders compete in "teams" based on their country. So, there will be team U.S., team Brazil, etc.. This year the World Cup will be in Brazil in August.
CellarDweller:
Hiya!
been away for a while, but I'm back! ;D
Brown Eyes:
Hi Chuck!
OMG! I'm here to report on the craziest thunderstorms here in the Pittsburgh region last night. It poured rain for several hours and the lightning was amazing! Many streets and underpasses flooded. And, the interior staircase of my 9 story apartment building flooded from the roof down... so, somewhat like a waterfall. It's a soaking mess in the stairwell and in some of the public hallways. *Knock on wood* my apartment itself is fine. Although, it looks areas of the ceiling in the public hall right outside my apartment door have pretty bad water damage.
We lost power in my building around 9:30 pm last night and it's still out this morning. So, I went to bed super early last night. Which, actually, was probably pretty good for me. I'm betting that I'll have to throw away almost everything in my refrigerator. What a pain!
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