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lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;lt;span style=font-size:180%;gt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;PICS OF THE DAYlt;/spangt;lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;lt;a onblur=try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {} href=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g5-bZ38yOUE/SdVmkdIQG6I/AAAAAAAAB7w/87zGQ3uj6yM/s1600-h/mondy.jpggt;lt;img style=margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; src=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g5-bZ38yOUE/SdVmkdIQG6I/AAAAAAAAB7w/87zGQ3uj6yM/s400/mondy.jpg alt= id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320271311288671138 border=0 /gt;lt;/agt;I’m at a pool hall in Glendale, CA last weekend and I notice a display case with 5 autographed jerseys. The obvious ones were Shaq, Kobe, and a Reggie Bush USC jersey. There was a Darren Woodson Cowboys jersey for no apparent reason. Most importantly, the coveted center spot was granted to your friend and mine, Mr. Raul Ramon Mondesi Avelino! There were no other Dodgers jerseys in the entire place – no Gibson, no Koufax, no Robinson, not even Green, Nomar or Manny — just Mondesi (see picture). – lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;Phil in Californialt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;lt;a onblur=try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {} href=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g5-bZ38yOUE/SdVhtuikj-I/AAAAAAAAB7o/eCbrnj8S9fM/s1600-h/unitas.jpggt;lt;img style=margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; src=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g5-bZ38yOUE/SdVhtuikj-I/AAAAAAAAB7o/eCbrnj8S9fM/s400/unitas.jpg alt= id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320265973023150050 border=0 /gt;lt;/agt;People were tailgating by the hundreds in the parking lot of the Super Bowl party I was at all day long. I spotted someone in the parking lot wearing a retro Steelers #14. Now, I know that since the jerseys were reintroduced last season that they mainly just sell ones for big name players. So did this guy enjoy the football stylings of Limas Sweed so much that he felt the need to have a custom retro jersey made? Or maybe he was just a big Longhorns and Steelers fan?lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;divgt; lt;/divgt; lt;div style=text-align: center;gt; lt;/divgt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;Well, it turns out that neither was the case, as I realized when I got closer and took the attached picture. However, I’m still not 100% sure this man isn’t committing a jersey foul. Is it kosher to wear a guy’s jersey who was only on the practice squad? Also, are those even the jerseys that the Steelers wore in 1955? – lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;John M., Floridalt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;lt;a onblur=try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {} href=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g5-bZ38yOUE/SdVg-VHV47I/AAAAAAAAB7g/nK0XJcFkWMQ/s1600-h/tt.jpggt;lt;img style=margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; src=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g5-bZ38yOUE/SdVg-VHV47I/AAAAAAAAB7g/nK0XJcFkWMQ/s400/tt.jpg alt= id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320265158744204210 border=0 /gt;lt;/agt;I was at Bristol Motor Speedway for the NASCAR race this past weekend, and from the moment my feet hit stereotypically redneck terra firma I found myself warmly embraced by the exuberant, exhibitionist love of Steeler Nation. The towel sighting — which I was very vocally anticipating, much to the chagrin of my Patriots-loving companions (I know I keep bad company) — came as we were headed back to the car after the race, the perfect weekend wrap-up. — lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;Kelley S.lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;span style=font-size:180%;gt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;LINK OF THE DAYlt;/spangt;lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;span style=font-size:130%;gt;Dave Dameshek counts down the lt;a href=http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/espnradio1250/story?id=dameshekcolumn090330gt;Most Painful Losses in Pittsburgh Sports Since 1979lt;/agt;. Unfortunately, there are so many choices… [ESPN.com]lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;font-size:180%; gt;MORE LINKSlt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;lt;br /gt;NFL/STEELERS:lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: justify;gt;–So, everyone needs to do themselves a favor. Go out now and buy your No. 14 jerseys because they are going to be a lot harder to find down the road. That’s right, an lt;a href=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/147384-the-next-big-thing-for-the-pittsburgh-steelersgt;article outlining the virtues of Limas Sweedlt;/agt;. [Bleacher Report]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–lt;span style=font-style: italic;gt;Behind the Steel Curtainlt;/spangt; lt;a href=http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2009/4/2/817159/btsc-chats-with-steelers-analystgt;chats with Craig Wolfleylt;/agt;, who is also all aboard the Limas Train. [BTSC]lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;br /gt;–Former Steeler FB Dan Kreider has lt;a href=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_618975.html?source=rssamp;amp;feed=9gt;signed with the Arizona Cardinalslt;/agt;. How unoriginal. [Trib]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: justify;gt;–Next time you’re in Fishers, Indiana, you can take a trip down lt;a href=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qamp;amp;source=s_qamp;amp;hl=enamp;amp;geocode=amp;amp;q=steelers+blvdamp;amp;sll=39.975805,-85.948877amp;amp;sspn=0.023152,0.038624amp;amp;ie=UTF8amp;amp;z=16amp;amp;iwloc=addrgt;Steeler Boulevardlt;/agt;. [Google Maps]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–Big Ben recently lt;a href=http://www.bigbennews.com/gt;teed it up at the Kraft Nabisco Golf Championshiplt;/agt;. [Big Ben News]lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;br /gt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;MLB:lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–Topps must be officially out of ideas for baseball cards, because lt;a href=http://www.topps.com/Sports/news/toppsNews.aspx?news_id=255gt;Bernie Madoff somehow made it into their newest releaselt;/agt;. [Topps.com]lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;lt;img src=http://www.topps.com/images/news/NewsLogo255.gif /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;div style=text-align: justify;gt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;COLLEGE:lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–Congratulations to the Penn State Nittany Lions, which became college basketball’s 66th-best team by lt;a href=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290920213gt;winning the NIT last night.lt;/agt; The highlight of the game had to be when Baylor’s coach got a technical for tossing his jacket to a team manager. [ESPN]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–Tim Floyd lt;a href=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4037496gt;turned down the Arizona joblt;/agt;, which means the Wildcats can now pursue Jamie Dixon with all their energy. [ESPN]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–Speaking of Dixon, he lt;a href=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_618987.html?source=rssamp;amp;feed=3gt;showed up at Pitt football practice on Thursdaylt;/agt; and caught a few bombs from Bill Stull. OK, I made that second part up. But he did check out his football counterpart. [Trib]lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: justify;gt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;MISCELLANY:lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–An instant classic from yesteryear: lt;a href=http://deadspin.com/5196193/espn-will-never-ever-do-this-againgt;Norm MacDonald at the 1998 ESPYslt;/agt;. You won’t see this rebroadcast on the Worldwide Leader anytime soon. [Deadspin]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–Pittsburgh makes the list of lt;a href=http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/10-affordable-places-to-retire.htmlgt;10 affordable places to retirelt;/agt;. [Yahoo!]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;–It’s lt;a href=http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/26542/americas-unhealthiest-restaurantsgt;America’s unhealthiest restaurantslt;/agt;, which, ironically, are also America’s best restaurants. [Yahoo Health]lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;lt;span style=font-size:180%;gt;lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;AND IN CLOSING…lt;/spangt;lt;/spangt;lt;br /gt;lt;/divgt;lt;br /gt;lt;div style=text-align: center;gt;I’m happy to announce a new partnership with the fantastic lt;span style=font-weight: bold;gt;Nemacolin Woodlands Resort lt;/spangt;in Farmington, PA, which is one of the country’s truly elite destinations. 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