SMARTMONIES WEBSITE TO CLOSE AFTER THE SUPERBOWL
SMARTMONIES WILL BE CLOSING DOWN HIS WEBSITE AFTER THE SUPERBOWL. HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS FOLLOWED OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. IT APPEARS THAT HE NO LONGER HAS THE TIME TO UPDATE IT REGULARLY AND WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON FROM THIS. "I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT I HAVE MET THROUGH HAVING THIS WEBSITE," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH IT AND HOPEFULLY GAVE YOU A FEW LAUGHS AND A FEW QUALITY PICKS ALONG THE WAY." THERE IS NO DOUBT MONIES DID JUST THAT. IT ALL STARTED ON THAT NOW DEFUNCT LAS VEGAS BOARD WHERE SMARTMONIES WENT 11-0 SU IN THE 2005 NFL PLAYOFFS. HE ENDED THAT RUN WITH A STEELERS TO WIN THE SB BY 11 POINTS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE HE EXPLAINED HOW HE DID THAT. "I KNEW PITTSBURGH WAS THE RIGHT SIDE," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THE LINE WAS STEELERS FAVORED BY 3.5. I KNEW THAT THE PUBLIC WAS POUNDING SEATTLE TEASERS UP TO 10.5 BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THEREFORE I KNEW THE STEELERS WOULD WIN BY 11 POINTS OR MORE."
MONIES THAN OPENED UP THE SMARTMONIESCLUB WEBSITE BECAUE HE NEVER EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ALL THAT MAIL FROM FOLKS WHO WERE FOLLOWING HIS OPINIONS. "I STARTED THIS SITE BECAUSE I WAS ASKED TO BY QUITE A FEW PEOPLE, SAYS SMARTMONIES. I NEEDED A PLACE FOR PEOPLE THAT WANTED MY PICKS TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM. I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF REAL FLASHY HEADLINES ALL DESIGNED TO RIP BOOKIES. I WANTED THE SITE TO BE A PLACE YOU CAN GET BOTH A GOOD LAUGH AND SOME SERIOUSLY GOOD SPORTS PICKS. I THINK WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT." THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. MONIES HAD SOME TRULY REMARKABLE RUNS. WHAT WAS HIS BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT? " THAT'S HARD TO SAY," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I THINK THE 10-0 ATS IN ONE NIGHT THAT I HAD IN THE NBA A FEW YEARS AGO WON'T BE DUPLICATED ANYTIME SOON. WE HIT 1ST HALF'S, 2ND HALF'S AND FULL GAME PICKS THAT NIGHT. THAT WAS SPECIAL BECAUSE THE NBA IS PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST GAME TO BEAT. MY 57% OF NEARLY 700 PLAYS THAT ONE SEASON WAS SOMETHING FAIRLY REMARKABLE. I WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED IN FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. I HAD A 10-0 ATS ON ONE SUNDAY IN THE NFL AND TURNED IN A 10-3 THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND WENT 20-3 IN TWO WEEKS." SMARTMONIES CRUSHED HOCKEY AND FOUND LOVE FOR A SPORT THAT WAS NEVER REALLY ON HIS RADAR. "IT HAS BECOME MY BREAD AND BUTTER. SAYS," SMARTMONIES. "I THINK WE HIT 80+ UNITS OVER TWO YEARS. I EVEN TRIED A PUCKLINE EXPERIMENT WERE I'D PICK GAMES ON THE +1.5 LINE AND HAD TO LAY -200 JUICE AND YET STILL MADE AROUND 15-20 UNITS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT RIDE AND I HAVE MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY. IN FACT I'D LIKE TO THANK A FEW THAT HAVE MEANT A LOT TO ME THROUGH THAT LAST HALF OF THE DECADE. MY FRIEND DAN S. IN FLORIDA WAS SIMPLY AN AWESOME GUY THAT CAME ALONG IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES. I COULDN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR WHAT HE DID FOR ME. RICH FROM PITTSBURGH IS ANOTHER GUY WHO HAS BECOME A DEAR FRIEND THAT HAS BEEN WITH ME FROM THE BEGINNING. HE'S AN AVID FOLLOWER OF MY RADIO SHOW DESPITE NEVER CALLING ME. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FRIEND FROM CANADA WHO MADE MONEY SEEM LIKE IT WAS NO OBJECT. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANOTHER FRIEND NAMES RUSH, WHO WAS STATIONED IN IRAQ SOON AFTER GRADUATING FROM WEST POINT. THE GUY IS BRLILLIANT AT MATH AND ITS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME I THINK I WILL EVER SEE A GUY GET OUT OF A TENT TO SHOOT SOMEONE AND THEN COME BACK INSIDE AND HELP ME CRUNCH NUMBERS ONLINE.
AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS FOLLOWED MY WORK HERE. I HOPE YOU GOT SOME ENTERTAINMENT. YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW MY SPORTS WRITING BY VISITING THE HERALDSTANDARD.COM. YOU CAN LISTEN TO MY RADIO SHOW LIVE AT WMBS590.COM. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL AT
SMARTMONIES@GMAIL.COM AT ANY TIME. I'LL STILL BE CRUNCHING NUMBERS TILL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
A STATISTICAL LOOK AT THE NFL PLAYOFFS!
CLICK HERE FOR DUTCH'S LATEST COLUMN ON WMBS590 .COM.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/december/31/a-statistical-glimpse-at-the-upcoming-nfl-playoffs.html HEAVILY TALENTED SMARTMONIES,
SMARTMONIES IS NOW AN AMAZING 14-4 ON HIS RADIO SHOW GAME OF THE WEEK PICK AGAINST THE SPREAD! THIS INCLUDES A COUPLE OF PRE-SEASON SELECTIONS. HIS LATE SEASON GAME OF THE YEAR TEXANS +3 PICK WAS ABSOLUTELY NEVER IN DOUBT AS THE TEXANS TOOK A 24-0 LEAD EARLY. MONIES SAID THE TEXANS WOULD COME OUT THROWING, GET A LEAD, AND FORCE MIAMI INTO A ONE DIMENSIONAL PASSING SITUATION THAT THEY DO NOT LIKE. HE WAS SPOT ON! MIAMI QUARTERBACK CHAD HENNE HAD 55 PASSES IN THE GAME! YOU GOTTA HAND IT TO SMARTMONIES, AS NO ONE DELIVERS MORE WINNERS AS HE HAS DELIVERED THE LAST 5 YEARS. "I DON'T WIN ALL THE TIME," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "NO ONE DOES." IT IS VERY HARD FOR THE HEAVILY TALENTED SMARTMONIES TO STAY HUMBLE! DON'T FORGET, HE IS ON A 10-0 RUN IN THE NFL PLAYOFFS DATING BACK TO LAST YEAR! WE WILL HAVE ALL HIS PLAYOFF PICKS POSTED ON THIS SITE AS USUAL!
DUTCH'S MAILBAG!
CLICK HERE FOR SMARTMONIES LATEST COLUMN WHERE HE RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STEELERS AND OTHER TOPICS.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/december/14/dutchs-mailbab.html HOW TO BEAT THE DEFENDING SB CHAMPS!
DUTCH'S LATEST ARTICLE AT THE HERALD STANDARD. THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THE BROWNS GAME.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/december/11/game-plan-to-beat-the-defending-superbowl-champs.html SMARTMONIES DISCUSSES A NUMBER OF TOPICS IN HIS LASTEST COLUMNS!
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/december/05/books-a-better-source-than-beat-writers.html http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/december/05/going-on-peyton-manning-rant.html THE DAY IT ALL ENDED!
DUTCH AKA SMARTMONIES PICKS SEVERAL DYNASTIES FROM THE PAST AND SNIFFS OUT THE EXACT DAY THAT THE DYANSTY ENDED! CLICK HERE FOR AN INTERESTING READ.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/november/20/the-day-the-dynasty-ended.html YOU CAN BLAME TOMLIN, GO AHEAD IT'S OK!
DUTCH IN THE NEWS!
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/november/24/blame-tomlin-for-this-mess-1.html SOMEONE'S PAYING ATTENTION...
Could the USA Today staff have listened in on Smartmonies' Ben Roethlisberger interview for inspiration? DIAGNOSING THE STEELERS RECENT OFFENSIVE PROBLEMS!
CHECK OUT SMARTMONIES LATEST ARTICLE!
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/november/17/diagnosing-the-steelers-recent-offensive-problems.html THIS COULD BE A MIRACLE!
smartmonies says he believes this is God performing a miracle until otherwise proven not to be. .. DUTCH IN THE NEWS!
READ SMARTMONIES LATEST COLUMN AT THE HERALD STANDARD. DUTCH, AKA SMARTMONIES, WROTE A FOLLOW UP COLUMN TO HIS INTERVIEW WITH ROETHLISBERGER. CLICK HERE TO READ.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/november/06/big-ben-confounds-critics-1.html DUTCH INTERVIEWS PRO FOOTBALL'S TOP QUARTERBACK, BEN ROETHLISBERGER!
DUTCH, AKA SMARTMONIES, INTERVIEWED STEELERS QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER ON HIS SATURDAY MORNING RADIO SHOW. BECAUSE WEBGUY IS OUT OF TOWN, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT ON THIS WEBSITE. ROETHLISBERGER ANSWERED A VARIETY OF QUESTIONS. DUTCH ASKED IF HE FEELS HE GETS DISSED BY THE MEDIA? HOW MUCH FILM WORK DOES HE PUT IT IN? HOW IS ROOKIE WR MIKE WALLACE IMPACTING THE STEELERS OFFENSE? AND MUCH MUCH MORE. ROETHLISBERGER EVEN GAVE AN INDEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE PACKERS-VIKINGS GAME AND GAVE OUT A PICK! YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW LATE MONDAY NIGHT ON THIS SITE!
ROETHLISBERGER TO BE INTERVIEWED LIVE WITH DUTCH, AKA SMARTMONIES, SATURDAY MORNING!
SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 9:30 EST, DUTCH AKA SMARTMONIES IS SCHEDULED TO INTERVIEW BEN ROETHLISBERGER. THE SHOW CAN BE LISTENED TO LIVE FROM 9-10 AM ON WMBS590.COM. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO POST A REPLAY OF THE SHOW ON THIS SITE UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TITANS?
SMARTMONIES DISCUSSES THE TITANS PROBLEM AND STEELER RELATED ISSUES IN HIS LATEST ARTICLE AT THE HERALD STANDARD. CLICK BELOW.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/october/23/whats-the-real-reason-for-tomlin-not-sitting-reed.html
SMARTMONIES DISCUSSES OFFICIATING IN HIS LATEST ARTICLE!
CLICK BELOW FOR SMARTMONIES, AKA DUTCH WYDO'S LATEST ARTICLE AT THE HERALD STANDARD!
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/october/20/the-officiating-cant-get-much-worse-in-the-nfl.html SMARTMONIES REMAINS PERFECT THRU WEEK 6 ON HIS RADIO SHOW PICK OF THE WEEK!
SMARTMONIES RELEASED A PACKERS/RAVENS TEASER SATURDAY AS HIS PICK OF THE WEEK. ONCE AGAIN, THE PICK WON AND IT WAS NEVER IN DOUBT. HE ALSO WON SEVERAL UNITS ON HIS FORUM PICKS. YOU CAN LISTEN TO A REPLAY OF HIS SATURDAY MONRNING RADIO SHOW ON THIS HOMEPAGE!
SMARTMONIES LATEST ARTICLE!
ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEELERS DEFENSE? WHY ARE THE BENGALS 4-1? POWER RATINGS FOR WEEK 6 AND MORE!
http://207.103.135.12/news_detail/article/1636/2009/october/15/whats-wrong-with-the-steelers-defense.html IT PAYS TO LISTEN TO SMARTMONIES RADIO SHOW!
THRU WEEK 5 IN THE NFL, SMARTMONIES REMAINS PERFECT ON HIS RADIO SHOW SPREAD PICK RELEASE. EACH WEEK SMARTMONIES DOES AN NFL PREVIEW TOWARD THE END OF THE SHOW. DURING THAT PREVIEW, HE OFFERS HIS PICK OF THE WEEK. HIS PICK OF THE WEEK HAS YET TO LOSE. YOU MUST LISTEN TO THE SHOW TO GET THAT PICK IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT YET. MONIES IS 7-0 ON THE YEAR WITH HIS RADIO SHOW GAME OF THE WEEK PICK AND THAT INCLUDES A COUPLE OF PRE SEASON PICKS. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW AND LISTEN IN EVERY WEEK! REPLAYS OF HIS SATURDAY MORNING RADIO SHOW CAN BE LISTENED TO RIGHT HERE ON THIS SITE, TYPICALLY BY 1pm EST SATURDAYS.
PERCEPTIONS DON'T NECESSARILY EQUAL REALITY IN THE NFL!
READ SMARTMONIES , AKA DUTCH'S LATEST ARTICLE AT THE HERALD STANDARD. CLICK HERE!
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1636/2009/october/07/football-experts-often-wrong.html HE MIGHT BE THE BEST TO EVER PLAY BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE!
WILLIE PARKER BACKERS ARE STUPID!
WITH HAVING FINALLY SEEN WHAT MENDENHALL CAN DO, ARE THERE ANY WILLIE PARKER BACKERS LEFT? IF SO, THEN THEY ARE JUST STUPID. "DON'T WORRY, THEY WILL GO BACK TO FRAUD WILLIE AS SOON AS HE SAYS HE IS HEALTHY," SAYS SMARTMONIES WHO IS NOTED PARKER BASHER. "THEY WILL HAVE SOME WEIRD ALLEGIANCE TO PARKER CAUSE HE IS A VET. EVEN THOUGH HE IS ONE OF TH FRANCHISES WORST AND MOST OVER RATED PLAYER IN HISTORY." MENDENHALL ROCKED THE CHARGERS FOR 165 YARDS. WE MAY HAVE A RUNNING BACK CONTROVERSY IN PITTSBURGH.
HOW BAD ARE SOME OF THESE NFL TEAMS?
SMARTMONIES CAN'T GET A HANDLE ON THSE NFL TEAMS THIS YEAR. SOME OF THEM ARE JUST SOOO BAD. "I HAVE NO CLUE THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO THIS LEAGUE," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE SEEN THE WORST OF THE WORST. THE CLOWNS, RAIDERS, LIONS, CHIEFS, MAYBE EVEN THE SKINS ARE JUST DOWNRIGHT AWFUL." RIGHT NOW THE SQUARE BETTORS ARE CELEBRATING. PERHAPS BETTING AGAINST BAD TEAMS IS THE WAY TO GO THIS YEAR IN THE NFL.
MEDIA TO PLAY BIG ROLE IN STEELERS BEATING OF THE CHARGERS!
SMARTMONIES EXPLAINS WHY IN HIS LATEST ARTICLE!
http://207.103.135.12/news_detail/article/1800/2009/october/01/steelers-will-beat-chargers.html HOCKEY SEASON IS AMONG US!
HOCKEY SEASON HAS ARRIVED! CHECK OUT SMARTMONIES PENGUINS REVIEW/PREVIEW IN THIS WEEKS EDITION FO THE HERALD STANDARD!
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1800/2009/september/30/pens-on-verge-of-dynasty.html MONIES HITS THE NEWS AGAIN!
DUTCH, AKA SMARTMONIES WEEKLY COLUMN IS IN THE NEWS AGAIN. MONIES COVERS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STEELERS / BENGALS GAME. HE ALSO POINTS OUT A DISTURBING TREND INVOLVING MIKE TOMLIN. FINALLY HE TAKES A LOOK AT A COUPLE 2-0 TEAMS AND GIVES THEM HIS STOCK UP OR STOCK DOWN. YOU CAN READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW.
http://207.103.135.12/news_detail/article/1636/2009/september/25/steelers-in-must-win-situation.html DOES SMARTMONIES HAVE A FEEL FOR THE NFL THIS YEAR?
DOES SMARTMONIES HAVE ANY KIND OF FEEL YET FOR THE NFL THIS YEAR? "ABSOLUTELY NOT," SAYS SMARTMONIES WHO HAD A TOUGH DAY TRYING TO PICK WINNERS. "OAKLAND RAIDERS WON A GAME WITH JAMARCUS RUSSELL COMPLETING ONLY 28% OF HIS PASSES, AND THEIR RUN GAME ONLY GOT 2.5 YARDS PER RUSH. HOW DO YOU WIN LIKE THAT? THAT TEAM COULD BE 2-0 RIGHT NOW!" SMARTMONIES MAKES A GOOD POINT. THE TITANS ARE 0-2. THE PATRIOTS AND CHARGERS COULD EASILY BE 0-2. THE BRONCOS ARE 2-0. THE 49ERS ARE 2-0. THE RAIDERS COULD BE 2-0 IF THEY WOULD HAVE HUNG ON AGAINST THE CHARGERS! YOU HAVE THE JETS WITH A ROOKIE QB THAT IS 2-0 RIGHT NOW! IS THERE A DOMINANT TEAM IN THE NFL RIGHT NOW? THE GIANTS? THE SAINTS?
DUTCH IN THE NEWSPAPER!
DUTCH WYDO, AKA SMARTMONIES FINALLY HAS HIS SPORTS WRITING WORK BEING PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER! YOU CAN READ HIS FIRST STORY AT HERALDSTANDARD.COM. JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1246/2009/september/18/moore-should-start-over-parker-1.html MONIES SLAMS BOOKS IN NFL WEEK 1, GOES 5-0, UP 6 UNITS!
THE BOOKS CAN'T STOP SMARTMONIES, THEY CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN HIM. BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN THIS WEEK. MONIES PICKED UP 6 UNITS WITH HIS NFL PICKS AND REMAINED PERFECT SINCE LAST DECEMBER. SMARTMONIES IS ON A 15-0 RUN IN THE NFL GOING BACK TO LAST POSTSEASON. "THIS REALLY ISN'T THAT HARD," SAYS SMARTMONIES. MONIES NAILED A TEASER WITH CHARGERS AND RAVENS FOR 2 UNITS. HE ALSO RELEASED A 2ND HALF +7 PLAY ON THE RAIDERS MONDAY NIGHT AND IT WON AS WELL. SAINTS FIRST HALF AND A COUPLE OF PLAYS ON 49ERS SOLIDIFIED A PERFECT WEEK.
WILL THE 49ERS SHOCK THE WORLD SUNDAY?
WILL THE 49ERS PULL THE UPSET IN ARIZONA AS A NEAR 7 POINT UNDERDOG? SMARTMONIES THINKS THEY HAVE A GREAT SHOT. "ARIZONA IS IN TROUBLE THIS YEAR," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THEY WILL BE FORTUNATE TO WIN 6 GAMES." ARIZONA IS LISTED AS 6.5 FAVORITE RIGHT NOW AND THE TOTAL IS SET FOR 46.
THEY DID IT! PIRATES WORST FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME!
WITH TODAYS LOSS TO THE CUBS, THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES HAVE BECOME THE LOSINGEST TEAM EVER! THE PIRATES BROKE THE ALL TIME RECORD (4 MAJOR PRO SPORTS TEAMS) HELD BY THE PHILLIES FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE LOSING SEASONS. 17 STRAIGHT BELOW 500 SEASONS HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER BY THE PIRATES OWNERSHIP. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES.
SMARTMONIES TO HAVE SPORTS BLOG FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPER!
DETAILS ARE SKITTISH AT THIS POINT, BUT WE CAN TELL YOU THAT SMARTMONIES AKA DUTCH WILL HAVE HIS SPORTS WRITING WORK PUBLISHED ON HIS LOCAL NEWSPAPERS WEBSITE STARTING THE 2ND WEEK OF NFL SEASON. THE INFORMATION WILL COVER MOSTLY NFL, WITH MLB, NHL, NBA, AND COLLEGE SPORTS MIXED IN. THE TOPICS WILL INCLUDE MUCH OF PITTSBURGH SPORTS AND NATIONAL SPORTS TOPICS AS WELL. NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE IF DUTCH WILL CONTINUE TO POST HIS SPORTS PICKS ON THIS SITE, OR IN HIS NEW UPCOMING BLOG ON THE NEWSPAPER'S WEBSITE. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THINGS ARE DECIDED.
THERE MIGHT EVEN BE A PLACE UNDERNEATH EACH ENTRY WHERE READERS CAN OFFER THEIR COMMENTS AND THEIR OWN INSIGHTS. SMARTMONIES IS EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. "THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "MY GOAL WILL BE TO GIVE REAL INSIGHTS INTO MY VIEWS ON SPORTS AND HOPEFULLY IT BECOMES AN ENJOYABLE READ AND POSSIBLE INTERACTION AMONG SPORTS FANS LIKE MYSELF. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT." SMARTMONIES ALSO HOSTS A WEEKLY SPORTS RADIO SHOW IN SOUTH WESTERN PA ON WMBS590 RADIO. REPLAYS OF EACH SHOW CAN BE HEARD HERE ON THIS SITE. WE WILL FILL YOU IN ON ALL DETAILS AND WHERE TO FIND DUTCH'S NEW BLOG SITE WHEN IT IS READY TO ROLL.
VIKINGS TO WIN NFC
FAVRE TO THE VIKINGS SHOULD PUT THE VIKINGS ON TOP IN THE NFC THIS YEAR. TEAMS WILL STACK THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE TO CONTAIN THE VIKINGS MASSIVE RUNNING GAME AND FAVRE WILL SEE COVERAGES THAT HE HAS HASN'T SEEN SINCE HE WAS A ROOKIE. AS SOON AS THE DEFENSE BACKS OFF, THE VIKINGS WILL SHOVE PETERSON DOWN THEIR THROAT. "THIS COULD BE 1997 ALL OVER AGAIN," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "GREAT OLD QB FINALLY GETS AN ELITE RUNNING ATTACK. HE DOESN'T NEED TO CARRY THIS TEAM. HE IS THE IDEAL COMPLIMENT. THE VIKINGS HAVE FEW WEAKNESSES AND THEY COULD COME TO PITTSBURGH 6-0."
BRADSHAW NEVER GOT ENOUGH CREDIT!
HE WON 4 SUPERBOWLS AND THE STEELERS DIDN'T WIN ANOTHER ONE UNTIL ROETHLISBERGER SHOWED UP.
SMARTMONIES OFFERS A PREDICTION ON VICK!
SMARTMONIES HAD DECIDED TO ENTER HIS PREDICTION ON WHERE MIKE VICK MAY END UP. "CAROLINA PANTHERS IS MY GUT FEELING," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "VICK WAS A PANTHER KILLER AND JOHN FOX MIGHT BE ON HIS WAY OUT IF HE DOESN'T MAKE IT BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS. HE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE ANOTHER QB MELTDOWN LIEK DELHOMMNE HAD LAST YEAR. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE CAROLINA COMMUNITY WOULD BE THE MOST ACCEPTING. EVERYTIME I PLAY GOLF IN CAROLINA, I ALWAYS COME AWAY WITH THE FEELING OF HOW JUST FRIENDLY THE PEOPLE ARE THERE. CAROLINA IS MY PREDICTION FOR BETTER OR WORSE."
NATIONAL FIXED LEAGUE AT IT AGAIN!
WITH JUST SECONDS LEFT IN THE TITANS/BILLS GAME LAST NIGHT, THE SQUARES THOUGHT THEY HAD A WINNER WITH TITANS -3. BUT THE TITANS PUNTER DECIDED TO RUN BACKWARDS 30 YARDS FOR A SAFETY. HE COULD HAVE STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS. HE COULD HAVE STOPPED AT THE 1. BUT HE DECIDED TO TAKE A SAFETY. THE TITANS 5 POINT LEAD AND A COVER DISAPPEARED JUST LIKE THAT. WE ALSO MUST MENTION THAT A HOLDING CALL HELPED PUT THE PUNTER GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE ENDZONE, OTHERWISE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. FOOTBALL IS BACK!
CAPPS BLOWS GAME IN 8TH, PIRATES LOSE 8TH STRAIGHT GAME!
ZACH DUKE WAS PITCHING A GEM AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO PULL HIM FROM THE GAME. WITH 1 OUT IN THE 8TH AND ONLY 1 MAN ON BASE, PIRATE MANAGER JOHN RUSSELL PUTS IN CLOSER MATT CAPPS. CAPPS IMMEDIATELY GIVES UP A 2 RUN SHOT AND THECARDINALS TOOK THE LEAD. CAPPS WOULD LATER GET TOSSED FOR HITTING PUHOLS WITH A PITCH. THE PIRATES BULLPEN IS A MESS. DID THEY REALLY NEED TO GET RID OF THEIR GOOD RELIEVERS TOO? BETTING AGAINST THE PIRATES SHOULD BE ILLEGAL.
PIRATES LOSE 7TH IN A ROW!
THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE A DISGRACE. CHARLIE MORTON CONTINUED HIS THEME OF BEING ABLE TO GO ONLY 5 OR SO INNINGS. MORTON IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE A RELIEF PITCHER. THE GAME GOT OUT OF HAND WHEN THE PIRATES BROUGHT IN A NEW RELIEF PITCHER FROM TRIPLE A. SOMEONE NAMED BOOTCHECK WAS KNOWN FOR HIS GOOD CONTROL IN THE MINORS, BUT HE COULDN'T GET A BALL ACROSS THE PLATE LAST NIGHT. HE WAS WALKING GUYS IN FROM THIRD BASE. THE PIRATES JUST MIGHT LOSE 100 GAMES THIS YEAR.
PIRATES BLOW ANOTHER ONE!
THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE A SPORTS BETTORS DREAM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BET AGAINST THEM AND YOU HAVE YOURSELF ONE GREAT BET! THE PIRATES BLEW ANOTHER LATE LEAD TONIGHT, AND THE CARDS PULLED AWAY TO WIN 6-4. FOLKS, ITS GOING TO GET A LOT WORSE BEFORE IT GETS ANY BETTER.
STEIGY TO JOIN SMARTMONIES AS GUEST SATURDAY MORNING!
FORMER LONG-TIME KDKA PITTSBURGH SPORTS REPORTER WILL JOIN SMARTMONIES ON THE PHONE SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 9:15 EST. YOU CAN LISTEN LIVE AT WMBS590.COM WEBSITE. OR LISTEN TO A REPLAY HERE LATER IN THE DAY. STEIGERWALD HAS NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO OFFER HIS OPINION ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS AND SHOULD PROVIDE SOME ENTERTAINING QUOTES SATURDAY ON THE AIR.
WHEN WILL THE PIRATES WIN ANOTHER GAME?
THE PIRATES COULD WIN TONIGHT AGAINST THE CARDINALS. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN SPORTS. BUT RIGHT NOW THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES DON'T LOOK A TEAM THAT IS ANYWHERE NEAR A WIN. THEY HAVE LOST 9 OF 11 GAMES AND THEY HAVE THE CARDINALS, AT ROCKIES, AT CUBS ON TAP. "I NEED ABOUT A 10 GAME LOSING STREAK," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "GIVE ME 10 STRAIGHT LOSSES AND IT WILL MAKE MY YEAR! THIS TEAM HAS NO HITTING OUTSIDE OF ANDREW MCCUTCHEN. THEIR FIELDING IS ATROCIOUS. THEY HAVE NO ONE DOWN IN THE PEN THAT IS WORTH A DAMN. THEY GOT RID OF JUST ABOUT EVERYONE!" JUST LIKE SMARTMONIES HAD ASKED BEFORE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO FIND A BETTER BET THEN TAKING A MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM OVER A MINOR LEAGUE TEAM? "THEIR MANAGER IS AWFUL AS WELL,"SMARTMONIES CONTINUES. "I EMPLOY EVERYONE THAT HAVEN'T SEEN THE PIRATES TO KEY IN ON MANAGER JOHN RUSSELL. THIS GUY HAS ZERO EMOTION. I MEAN ABSOLUTELY NONE AT ALL!"
ELI MANNING'S CONTRACT WAS A MISTAKE!
HOW CAN A GUY WITH A LOW 6.4 YARDS PER PASS ATTEMPT AVG AND A 56% COMPLETION PERCENTAGE GET A 97 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT? "THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST CONTRACTS EVER WROTE," SAYS SMARTMONIES. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN HOW DID IT HAPPEN? HOW COULD THE GIANTS GET TAKEN LIKE THIS? SMARTMONIES THINKS THERE ARE MULTIPLE REASONS A MISTAKE LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN. "FIRST OFF, THE GUY HAD A GOOD 4TH QTR IN THE SUPERBOWL AND THAT BUYS A PLAYER A LOT OF SUPPORT," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I MEAN JUST TAKE A LOOK AT WILLIE PARKER IN PITTSBURGH. HE HAD ONE LONG RUN IN THE SB AND THAT GOT HIM A NEW DEAL. HE HASN'T DONE MUCH SINCE. ANOTHER REASON THE GIANTS MADE THIS DEAL IS THAT THEY HAVE A LOT INVESTED IN HIM. THEIR REPUTATIONS ARE ON THE LINE FOR DRAFTING HIM INSTEAD OF ROETHLISBERGER OR RIVERS. THEY NEED HIM TO SUCCEED." BUT WHAT SMARTMONIES DOESN'T MENTION IS THAT THE GIANTS CAN GET OUT OF THE CONTRACT RATHER EASILY IN THREE YEARS. "THAT IS THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THE DEAL," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "LOOKS LIKE THEIR GIVING HIM THE CONTRACT BECAUSE HE HAS A SB AND HE WAS A TOP PICK. BUT HE MUST SHOW IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, HE IS WORTH IT. OTHERWISE HE WILL BE GONE. BUT I'M TELLING YOU THAT THEY BETTER KEEP THAT INCREDIBLE RUNNING ATTACK TOGETHER. NO QB WITH A 6.4 CAREER YARDS PER ATTEMPT AVG CAN CARRY A TEAM." THE GIANTS RUNNING GAME AVERAGED OVER 5 YARDS PER CARRY IN 2008.
THE PIRATES ARE DOWNRIGHT HORRIBLE!
THE GREAT PART ABOUT BETTING AGAINST THE PIRATES IS THAT THEY CAN LOSE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. IF IT'S NOT THEIR HITTING, THEN ITS THE PITCHING. IF IT'S NOT THE PITCHING, THEN ITS THE FIELDING ETC ETC. TONIGHT THE FIELDING AND HITTING GOT THEM IN THE END. WITH THE PIRATES UP 2-1 IN THE 8TH WITH ONE OUT, AN ARIZONA BATTER HIT THE BALL DIRECTLY TO THE PITCHER. ALL HE NEEDED TO DO WAS TOSS THE BALL TO 2ND BASE, AND A DOUBLE PLAY WOULD HAVE ENSUED. INSTEAD OF DOING JUST THAT, THE PIRATES PITCHER THREW A SHORT HOPPER TO THE 2ND BASEMAN WHO WAS UNABLE TO CATCH IT. EVERYONE WAS SAFE ON THE BASES AND THE NEXT HIT COST THEM THE GAME. PITCHER DAVIS ONLY THREW ABOUT 8O PITCHES IN 8 INNINGS. THE PIRATES HAVE NO OFFENSE AND THIS IS AGAINST BAD PITCHING. LAST NIGHT A PITCHER WITH A 6.75 ERA THREW A 1 HITTER AGAINST THEM. THE BUCS HAVE ONE MORE GAME LEFT AGAINST ARIZONA AND THEN THEY HAVE CARDINALS, AT ROCKIES, AT CUBS AND BREWERS ON TAP. THEY MIGHT NEVER WIN AGAIN.
PIRATES HAVE GONE SCORELESS AGAINST ARIZONA IN 28 CONSECUTIVE INNINGS!
GOING INTO TONIGHT'S GAME, THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES HAVE GONE 28 CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS AGAINST THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS. LAST NIGHT, ARIZONA PITCHER PETIT THREW A ONE HITTER. PETIT HAD A 6.75 ERA COMING INTO THE GAME.
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE TRYING TO DO IN SMARTMONIES!
THE FIRST ARTICLE THAT NEARLY SENT MONIES OVER THE EDGE CAME SUNDAY. PIRATES OWNER BOB NUTTING WAS QUOTED TO HAVE SAID THAT HIS FAMILY WOULD OWN THE PIRATES ON A MULTI-GENERATIONAL LEVEL. THE NEXT BIG ARTICLE CAME ONE DAY LATER. IT READ THAT RIGHT TACKLE WILLIE COLON IS THE STEELERS TOP OFFENSIVE LINEMAN AND HE COULD BE ON THE VERGE OF GREATNESS. THE TOP SPORTS STORY IN TODAYS PAPER WAS ABOUT WILLIE PARKER AND HIS GREATNESS. "ARE THEY TRYING TO GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK," SAYS SMARTMONIES. IF THERE ARE 3 THINGS IN PITTSBURGH SPORTS THAT SMARTMONIES HAS RIPPED CONTINUOUSLY OVER THE PAST YEAR, IT'S PIRATES OWNER BOB NUTTING, STEELERS RIGHT TACKLE WILLIE COLON, AND WILLIE PARKER. "YOU CAN'T HIT ME WITH THOSE 3 ARTICLES ON BACK TO BACK TO BACK DAYS," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "LISTEN I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS WENT RIGHT FOR THE STEELERS LAST YEAR. THE ARTICLES THAT CAN BE WROTE ARE PLENTIFUL. BUT A WILLIE COLON IS GREAT ARTICLE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. HE'S GIVEN UP 18 SACKS, HAD ABOUT 12 HOLDS , AND 10 FALSE STARTS LAST TWO YEARS! HE MIGHT BECOME A GREAT TACKLE SOMEDAY, WHO KNOWS. BUT YOU JUST CAN'T RIGHT THAT KIND OF ARTICLE RIGHT NOW!" SMARTMONIES BETTER MAKE SURE HE STAYS AWAY FROM ALL SHARP OBJECTS THIS WEEK.
WILLIE PARKER MUST HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO DUTCH!
REPORTS FROM THE PITTSBURGH PAPER SAY THAT STEELERS RUNNING BACK WILLIE PARKER HAS BEEN PRACTICING ON CATCHING PASSES SINCE MINI CAMP. PERHAPS IT IS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT DUTCH , AKA SMARTMONIES HAS BEEN WRITING AND DISCUSSING PARKER'S INABLITY TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE PASSING GAME FOR QUITE SOME TIME. "I'VE BEEN ON PARKER SINCE THE MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR," SAYS SMARTMONIES WHO HOSTS A SAT MORNING SPORTS TALK SHOW JUST SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH. "I'VE POINTED OUT MANY TIMES THAT MEWELDE MOORE HAD 18 FIRST DOWNS IN PASS RECEIVING LAST YEAR AND PARKER DIDN'T HAVE A SINGE ONE. I HAVE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT ROETHLISBERGER'S SACK PERCENTAGE DROPPED 5 PERCENT FROM THE TIME MOORE TOOK OVER THE STARTING ROLL TO THE END OF SEASON LAST YEAR. ROETHLISBERGER FINALLY HAD AN OUTLET PASS WHEN THE DEFENSE BROUGHT PRESSURE. THIS IS INVALUABLE TO AN OFFENSE." WELL PERHAPS PARKER IS LISTENING. HE HAS BEEN CATCHING UP TO 250 PASSES A DAY SINCE MINI CAMP.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IAN SNELL ON THE MOUND TONIGHT!
THE PIRATES TRADED IAN SNELL TO SEATTLE THIS PAST WEEK IN THE JACK WILSON DEAL. SNELL WAS DEMOTED TO CLASS AAA AFTER STRUGGLING MOST OF THE YEAR WITH THE BUCS. SNELL IS VERY TALENTED AND HAS GREAT STUFF. HIS PROBLEM WAS HIS ATTITUDE AND PERHAPS HIS EGO. THE PIRATES DIDN'T HELP MATTERS. INSTEAD OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET THRU TO THE GUY, THEY CLASHED WITH HIM. IF IT WASN'T THE PITCHING COACH IN HIS FACE, IT WAS THE NEW HOT HEADED GENERAL MANAGER WHO SEEMS TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS. THEY DECIDED TO SEND SNELL BACK TO THE MINORS AND THE GM BASICALLY SAID SNELL CAN STAY DOWN THERE. SNELL SAID HE NEVER WANTED TO PLAY FOR THE PIRATES AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME, SNELL HAS BEEN DOMINATE. HE AS ABOUT 50 STRIKEOUTS AND VERY SMALL ERA DURING HIS REASSIGNMENT. HE SAID HE LEARNED SOMETHING ABOUT HIMSELF AND SEEMS TO BE BACK IN A GOOD FRAME OF MIND. TONIGHT HE GETS HIS FIRST START BACK IN THE MAJORS. HIS TEAM IS A BIG UNDERDOG TO THE RANGERS ON ESPN SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL. BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY. THE PIRATES HAVE A HISTORY OF GETTING RID OF THE WRONG PLAYERS. WOULDN'T SURPRISE US IN THE LEAST IF SNELL THROWS A GEM.
FOR THE PIRATES IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
THERE WAS NO NEED TEAR APART THE PIRATES LIKE THEY HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST 1.5 YEARS. LAST YEAR AT THE ALL-STAR BREAK THE PIRATES WERE THIRD BEST IN RUNS SCORED PER GAME. THEY FINALLY HAD DEVELOPED AN OFFENSE THAT THEY HAD SOUGHT FOR YEARS. BUT THEY WERE 5 GAMES BELOW 500 WITH A RECORD OF 44-49 AT THAT TIME. BUT THE OFFENSE WASN'T THE REASON THEY WERE LOSING. IN FACT, THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A MUCH WORSE RECORD DO TO THE STRUGGLES OF MATT MORRIS AND TOM GORZELANNY, AND ZAcH DUKE. GORZELANNY AND MORRIS HAD A COMBINED 15 LOSSES BY THE TIME THE ALL STAR BREAK ARRIVED. ZACH DUKE WAS TURNING EVERY HITTER INTO TED WILLIAMS. THAT'S WHY THE PIRATES WERE LOSING. ALL THE PIRATES NEEDED TO DO WAS GET GORZELANNY AND MORRIS OUT OF THE ROTATION, WHICH THEY EVENTUALLY DID. THEY NEEDED TO TURN THE TALENTED DUKE AROUND WITH HELP FROM A NEW PITCHING COACH, WHICH THEY DID. THE NADY TRADE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT MADE SENSE CAUSE THEY HAD YOUNG STAR MCCUTCHEN COMING UP. THE TRADE BROUGHT OHLENDOR WHO HAS BEEN SOLID. WITH AN OFFENSE THAT WAS THIRD BEST PER GAME IN RUNS SCORED, AN IMPROVED DUKE ON THE MOUND, AND GORZELANNY AND MORRIS GONE, THE PIRATES WOULD EASILY HAVE BEEN 10 GAMES BETTER AT THE ALL STAR BREAK THIS YEAR. CONSIDERING THAT THEIR PAYROLL WAS ABOUT 40 MILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF THE BREWERS, THEY COULD HAVE GONE INTO FREE AGENCY AND GOT ADDITIONAL HELP. EITHER WAY, THE PIRATES WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY COMPETITIVE THIS SEASON BUT THE OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT WOULD NOT SEE IT THRU. INSTEAD , THEY HAVE DECIDED TO TRADE ALL STAR SECOND BASEMEN FOR A DOUBLE A PITCHING PROSPECT. "IT'S GREAT THEY GOT A DECENT PITCHING PROSPECT," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "NOW THEY NEED A SECOND BASEMAN. YOU DON'T START TEARING YOUR TEAM DOWN AT 40 MILLION. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WERE SPENDING 90 MILLION FOR A LOSER. THEY HAD THE OFFENSE. THEY JUST NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE PITCHING. BUT TEARING DOWN THE OFFENSE WAS NOT NEEDED AT ALL." PIRATE FANS ARE SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE WITH OWNER BOB NUTTING. THE PIRATES WILL NEVER WIN AGAIN UNTIL HE IS FORCED OUT."
TIME TO BET AGAINST THE PIRATES
PIRATES SHIP ALL-STAR FREDDY SANCHEZ TO SAN FRANCISCO (ACTUALLY, THEY LEAVE HIM THERE...PROBABLY TO SAVE MORE MONEY) IN A STRAIGHT-UP EXCHANGE FOR A DOUBLE-A PITCHER, AND SEND THE AWESOME DEFENSE OF JACK WILSON FOR A MIDDLING MAJOR LEAGUER (AT THE SAME POSITION), A TRIPLE-A PROSPECT (WITH INJURY PROBLEMS), AND THREE SINGLE-A LEVEL PROSPECTS (TWO OF THEM AT LOW-A). WHEN DOES IT END? ONLY A GENIUS KNOWS.
A Genius. TOP DISTRACTION FOR STEELERS IN 09!
ALL THE WRITERS AND REPORTERS IN PITTSBURGH ARE ASKING SIMILIAR QUESTIONS. WHAT WILL THE DISTRACTIONS BE TO THE 2009 EDITION OF THE STEELERS? THE REASON MANY ARE ASKING THIS QUESTION IS THAT IN 2006, THE STEELERS WERE COMING OFF A SB WIN AND COLLAPSED WITH A 2-6 START TO THE SEASON. THE DISTRACTIONS WERE WELL DOCUMENTED. COWHER WAS WITHOUT A CONTRACT EXTENSION. ROETHLISBERGER HAD A BIKE ACCIDENT ETC ETC. SO LETS ASK SMARTMONIES WHAT COULD BE THE DISTRACTION THIS SEASON THAT HURTS THE STEELERS? "WILLIE PARKER IS PLAYING ON THE LAST YEAR OF HIS CONTRACT AND WITH RASHARD MENDENHALL RETURNING FROM INJURY, MEWELDE MOORE A GREAT THIRD DOWN BACK, AND FRANK THE TANK TAKING OVER THE SHORT YARDAGE ROLE, PARKER ISN'T GOING TO GET HIS CARRIES," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "PARKER BEGAN TO COMPLAIN LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS STRUGGLING THAT HE WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH CARRIES. HE SAID THE STEELERS NEEDED TO GET BACK TO STEELER FOOTBALL. THAT PROMPTED TOMLIN TO SAY THAT WHEN HE WALKS INTO THE OFFICE IN THE MORNING, HE WALKS PAST 5 SB TROPHYS AND NOT 5 RUSHING TITLES." SMARTMONIES MAKES A GREAT POINT. IF PARKER DIDN'T THINK HE WAS RUNNING ENOUGH LAST YEAR, HOW WILL HE FILL THIS YEAR ESPECIALLY ON HIS CONTRACT YEAR? "HE WILL FEEL LIKE THE STEELERS ARE TAKING FOOD OFF HIS TABLE," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "I SURE HOPE HE DOESN'T DISRUPT THE TEAM CHEMISTRY, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON GOING FORWARD." WILLIE PARKER ONLY AVERAGED 3.2 YARDS PER RUSH ON FIRST DOWN 1 YEAR AGO AND HE DIDN'T GET CATCH 1 PASS FOR A FIRST DOWN ALL SEASON. HE WOULD BE NEARLY DEAD LAST IN BOTH CATEGORIES AMONG STARTING RUNNING BACKS. MEANWHILE MEWELDE MOORE HAD 18 FIRST DOWNS IN PASS RECEIVING AND A HEALTHY 4.6 YARDS PER RUSH ON FIRST DOWN BEHIND THE SAME LINE.
HEAVILY TALENTED SMARTMONIES ANNOUNCES 2009 NFL PICKS POSTED FREE AGAIN THIS SEASON!
SMARTMONIES TOOK THE TIME LAST YEAR TO POST ALL HIS NFL PICKS FREE OF CHARGE TO HELP PROMOTE HIS RADIO SHOW. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE THIS YEAR. YOU CAN GET ALL OF HIS NFL PLAYS EACH WEEK RIGHT IN THE FORUM. JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, THERE IS NO GUARANTEED POST TIME. WHEN MONIES DECIDES ON A PLAY, IT WILL BE POSTED. HE ALSO WELCOMES EVERYONE TO GIVE HIM A CALL ON HIS SATURDAY MORNING RADIO SHOW WHICH CAN BE LISTENED TO OVER THE INTERNET AT WMBS590.COM. AS ALWAYS, SMARTMONIES HAS ONE GOAL IN MIND. DESTROY THE BOOKS! HIS RECORD IN SEPT IN THE NFL IS SIMPLY SPECTACULAR. WHO CAN FORET WHEN HE WENT 10-0 ATS IN WEEK 2 OF THE 2007 SEASON? HE'S ALSO ACHEIVED INCREDIBLE FEATS IN THE PLAYOFFS. SMARTMONIES WENT 11-0 STRAIGHT UP IN THE 2005 NFL PLAYOFFS AND LAST YEAR HE FINISHED UP 10-0 ATS IN THE PLAYOFFS. SMARTMONIES TAKES THE INFORMATION THAT VEGAS USES TO BEAT THE PUBLIC, AND HE HITS THE BOOKS RIGHT OVER THE HEAD WITH IT. WISH YOU ALL A GREAT SEASON.
MEDIA COVERING THE ROETHLISBERGER STORY AS IF HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME
CONGRATS TO ESPN FOR NOT COVERING THE ROETHLISBERGER-MCNULTY STORY. SHAME ON EVERYONE ELSE. MIKE FLORIO WHO BROKE THIS STORY ON PROFOOTBALLTALK WEBSITE, WROTE TODAY IN SPORTING NEWS THAT PEOPLE LIKE ROETHLISBERGER ARE ALWAYS IN CONTROL OF THESE SITUATIONS AND THE PLAINTIFF HAS LITTLE CONTROL. REALLY? WHAT CONTROL DOES ROETHLISBERGER HAVE RIGHT NOW ASKS SMARTMONIES? "BASICALLY IT IS QUITE SCARY THAT A PERSON CAN MAKE SUCH A TERRIBLE ACCUSATION
AND TARNISH A PERSONS NAME AND CHARACTER WITHOUT GOING THRU THE PROPER CHANNELS FIRST," SAYS SMARTMONIES. SMARTMONIES MAKES A GREAT POINT. GUYS LIKE MIKE FLORIO, HLN, ETC, ARE COVERING THIS LIKE ROETHLISBERGER HAS BEEN CHARGED CRIMINALLY. "THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT AND IT TOOK HER A YEAR TO FIND AN ATTORNEY WHO WOULD FILE IT FOR HER," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "SHE NEVER WENT TO THE POLICE. DIDN'T GO DIRECTLY TO THE HOSPITAL. HECK , SHE APPARENTLY DIDN'T EVEN YELL WHILE THIS ACT SUPPOSEDLY TOOK PLACE. YET , GUYS LIKE FLORIO WANT YOU TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND SO THAT THEY MAKE SOME FAME OFF THIS CASE. THIS COUNTRY HAS GONE TO HELL."
ROETHLISBERGER'S SUPERBOWL DRIVE TOPS, SMARTMONIES TOP TEN SPORTS MEMORIES IN HIS LIFETIME!
PENGUINS LOST 200 BLOCKED SHOTS IN FREE AGENCY!
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE IS THE REASON THE PENS WON THE CUP. WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT GOALIE FLEURY EITHER. SURE , FLEURY MADE SOME NICE SAVES AND PLAYED WELL IN GAMES 6 AND 7. BUT THE PITTSBURGH DEFENSE BROUGHT HOME THE CUP.. THEY HELD THE CAPS AND WINGS TO ABOUT 10-15 SHOTS UNDER THEIR NORM THROUGHOUT BOTH SERIES. THE ALSO BLOCKED 20 OF 60 SHOT ATTEMPTS BY THE REDWINGS IN GAME 7. ROB SCUDERI WAS THE MAIN MAN BLOCKING THE SHOTS. HE HAD 120 BLOCKED SHOTS THIS SEASON, GOOD FOR 10TH BEST IN THE LEAGUE. PENS LOST SCUDERI IN FREE AGENCY AS WELL AS DEFENSMAN HAL GILL. BETWEEN THE TWO, THE PENS JUST LOST 200 BLOCKED SHOTS.
WHY DO THE PIRATES TRADE AWAY THEIR TOP PLAYERS?
SOME IN PITTSBURGH REALLY DO BUY INTO THE IDEA THAT THE PIRATES TRADE AWAY THEIR TOP PLAYERS AS A STRATEGIC WAY TO IMPROVE THEIR CLUB. BUT SMARTMONIES HAS NEVER BEEN FOOLED. "THE PIRATES GET MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO STAY IN THE BOTTOM 5 PAYROLLS," SAYS SMARTMONIES. "THEY GET TONS OF CASH FROM TEAMS SPENDING OVER 100 MILLION AND BOB NUTTING PUTS IT INTO HIS POCKET!" SMARTMONIES HAS ONLY ONE SOLUTION TO THE PIRATES MESS. "OWNERSHIP CHANGE," SAYS MONIES. AND HE MIGHT JUST BE RIGHT. THE PIRATES HAVE LOST FOR 17 STRAIGHT YEARS.
SMARTMONIES 2009 QUARTERBACK RATINGS!
ROETHLISBERGER FINALLY GETS TOP SPOT. ELI MANNING DOESN'T DESERVE THE RESPECT HE GETS. THIS IS JUST A FEW HEADLINES OF SMARTMONIES EXCLUSIVE 2009 NFL QB RATINGS. ENJOY!
ANOTHER PREDICTION GETS INDUCTED INTO THE SMARTMONIES WALL OF FAME!
IT IS LIKE RAISING ANOTHER BANNER TO THE ROOF WHEN A TEAM WINS A CHAMPIONSHIP. SMARTMONIESCLUB WELCOMES YET ANOTHER GREAT SMARTMONIES PREDICTION TO ITS WALL OF FAME!
WE TAKE THIS STUFF VERY SERIOUSLY. LOCATED TO THE RIGHT AND IN GREEN YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO SMARTMONIES RECENT AND INCREDIBLE NHL PLAYOFF SERIES PREDICTION! MONIES SAID THAT HE FELT THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS WOULD BE MOST VULNERABLE IN A 7TH GAME. HE WAS RIGHT! THIS IS TRULY A GREAT DAY! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PENGUINS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SMARTMONIESCLUB!
HARD TO RANK SMARTMONIES ALL-TIME TOP PREDICTION!
WE FIND IT HARD HERE AT THE SMARTMONIESCLUB TO RANK SMARTMONIES TOP PREDICTIONS. THERE HAVE SIMPLY HAVE BEEN TO MANY OF THEM. WAS IT HIS STEELERS OVER COLTS IN 2005 PLAYOFF PREDCITION WHERE HE WROTE THAT THE STEELERS WOULD COME OUT THROWING WITH ROETHLISBERGER? OR WAS IT HIS PREDICTION THAT THE STEELERS WOULD WIN BY EXACTLY 11 POINTS IN THE SEATTLE/STEELERS SUPERBOWL? WAS IT HIS AMAZING 11-0 IN THE 2005 NFL PLAYOFFS? OR WAS IT IS 10-0 ATS RUN IN LAST YEARS NFL PLAYOFFS? PERHAPS IT WAS THE GAME IN NBA PLAYOFFS WHERE HE WROTE THAT HEAT WOULD COME FROM BEHIND IN THE 4TH QTR AND BEAT THE MAVS AS THE REFS WOULD TAKE THE GAME IN THEIR HANDS (that's the game when Cuban stood up and told Stern his game was fixed).HOW ABOUT HIS AMAZING 57% WIN PERCENTAGE ON NEARLY 700 PICKS IN THE NBA JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO? A FEAT FEW THOUGHT COULD BE DONE. HOW ABOUT AN 18 UNIT RUN IN THE 2008 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS? HIS 20 UNIT RUN IN THE NCAA BB MARCH MADNESS TOURNEY IN 2006? WAS HIS TOP PREDICTION THE REDWINGS IN 6 GAMES IN 2008? OR WAS IT THE PENGUINS PREDICTION IN 7 OVER THE REDWINGS IN 2009? WE COULD GO ON AND ON. WHILE TODAY IN PITTSBURGH IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE PENGUINS CHAMPIONSHIP, ITS ALSO TIME TO REFLECT BACK ON PERHAPS THE BEST CAPPER THE COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN. HIS NAME IS DUTCH, BUT SOME PEOPLE CALL HIM SMARTMONIES.
PITTSBURGH MEDIA BEING PLAYED LIKE FOOLS BY BOB NUTTING!
CERTAINLY THE TITLE DOES NOT INCLUDE EVERY PITSBURGH SPORTS MEDIA MEMBER. FEDKO, STEIGERWALD ETC DON'T PUT UP WITH THE GARBAGE TRADES. THEY TEND TO CALL IT LIKE IT IS. BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW IN THE PITT MEDIA THAT CONTINUE TO DEFEND THE PIRATES YEAR AFTER YEAR WHEN THEY TRADE AWAY THEIR GOOD PLAYERS. THERE IS NOTHING MORE FRUSTRATING THEN SEEING EDUCATED PEOPLE BEING PLAYED LIKE FOOLS. WE HAVE SEEN THIS FOR NEARLY 17 YEARS. MANY IN THE MEDIA HAVE COME AND GONE, BUT THE STORY WAS THE SAME BACK THEN., THEY DEFENDED MANAGEMENT FOR NOT SIGNING BONDS TO A LONG TERM DEAL. THEY DEFENDED THE PIRATES WHEN THEY TRADED GILES, KENDALL, RAMIREZ, BAY, NADY, AND NOW MCLOUTH. AS LONG AS THE MEDIA WILL GRANT THE OWNER 5 YEAR PLAN AFTER PLAN, THE PIRATES FANS WILL LITERALLY SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE WITH BOB NUTTING. NUTTING IS MAKING MONEY HAND OVER FIST. HE'S PUTTING IT ALL IN HIS POCKET. HE KEEPS A LOW PROFILE ANDGIVES FEW INTERVIEWS. THE INTERVIEWS HE DOES GIVE ARE FILLED WITH WITH WORDS THAT YOU LEARN IN A CORPORATE SPEAK CLASS 101. ITS ALL POSITIVE AND IT POINTS TO THE FUTURE. THIS WILL NOT END UNTIL THE PITTSBURGH MEDIA WAKE UP. SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT AN END TO THIS. NUTTING DOES NOT DESERVE THE RIGHT TO HOLD PIRATE FANS HOSTAGE FOR A LIFETIME.
ON THE MONEY! SMARTMONIES NAILS ANOTHER ONE! THIS TIME IT WAS PENS IN 7!
HIS LENGTHY SERIES PREDICTION IS POSTED OVER AT THE POST GAME HEROES WEBSITE. YOU CAN CLICK ON THE LINK TO THAT SITE ON THIS HOMEPAGE. SMARTMONIES RELEASED THE PENS IN 7 ON HIS RADIO SHOW TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE PENS WOULD NOT LET HIM DOWN. THEY DID IT! FLEURY WAS SPECTACULAR IN BOTH GAMES 6 AND 7. WITH CROSBY HURT EARLY IN GAME 7, MAX TALBOT WOULD COME TO THE RESCUE WITH 2 GOALS. THE PENS DEFENSE WOULD TAKE OVER FROM THAT POINT ON. THE PENGUINS MAY GO ON A RUN OF CHAMPIONSHIPS. CROSBY IS 21. STALL IS 19. MALKIN IS 22. FLEURY IS ONLY 24. THEY ARE A BUNCH OF KIDS. AND THEY JUST BEAT ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE. CONGRATS TO THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DUTCH, AKA SMARTMONIES.
ARE THE PENGUINS READY TO TAKE THE TORCH FROM THE REDWING MACHINE?
SPORTS FANS ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL. WE HAVE A GAME 7 TONIGHT IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS IN DETROIT. BUT THIS ISN'T JUST ANOTHER GAME 7. THIS IS HISTORIC.
ONE ON HAND, WE HAVE ONE OF THE GREAT HOCKEY TEAMS OF ALL TIME. THE DETROIT REDWINGS ARE A DYNASTY. THEIR SYSTEM IS FLAWLESS. THE WINGS ARE A STATISTICAL NIGHTMARE FOR OPPONENTS. THEY ARE RANKED #1 ACROSS THE BOARD IN SO MANY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. THEY ARE THE DEFENDING CHAMPS AND DESERVE ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP. TONIGHT THEY WILL PLAY A BUNCH OF 21 YEAR OLD KIDS. BUT THESE KIDS AREN'T JUST ANY BUNCH OF KIDS. THE PENGUINS ARE COMPRISED OF SOME OF MOST RARIFIED TALENT THAT WE HAVE IN THE HOCKEY WORLD. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE REDWINGS MACHINE, THESE KIDS WOULD BE ON VERGE OF HAVING WON 2 STANLEY CUPS. BUT THE REDWINGS STAND IN THEIR WAY. VERY MUCH LIKE HOW THE PISTONS STOOD IN THE WAY OF THE CHICAGO BULLS IN THE LATE 80'S. IF THE PENGUINS CAN OVERCOME THE REDWINGS ON THE ROAD AND WIN THIS GAME 7, THEY MAY GO ON A RUN THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN HOCKEY IN A LONG TIME. BUT THE REDWINGS AREN'T READY TO PASS THE TORCH. THE PENS WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT. THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST THE KIDS FROM PITTSBURGH. THE HOME TEAM HAS WON 14 OUT 16 STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 7'S. THIS IS GOING TO BE A SPECTACULAR GAME. SPORTS FANS DESERVE A NIGHT LIKE THIS. ENJOY. PERHAPS PENS COACH SHOULD OFFER UP A PRE GAME SPEECH LIKE THE ONE BELOW.
FLEURY WAS SPECTACULAR IN GAME 6 FOR PENS WIN!
MARC ANDRE FLEURY DIDN'T JUST REBOUND FROM A POOR GAME 5. HE STOLE GAME 6 FOR THE PENGUINS. FINALLY THE PITTSBURGH GOALIE AND FORMER #1 DRAFT PICK PLAYED LIKE IT. FLEURY STOPPED NEARLY 30 SHOTS. MOST OF WHICH WERE POINT BLANK SHOTS, BREAKAWAYS, AND SHOTS STOPPED WITH HOLMSTROM IN HIS FACE ALL NIGHT. THE PENGUINS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THE CUP IN DETROIT FRIDAY IN A GAME 7. CONGRATS TO SMARTMONIES FOR PREDICTING THIS SERIES WOULD GO THE DISTANCE.
