Archive for November, 2009

RumBunter will be in Charm City Sunday night to see all the action. If we survive, we will have some pictures for our readers. Wish us luck. We put a few videos of Dennis Dixon here for you to enjoy and our favorite band from Dirty Bird land (other than Kix of course.) Charm City Devils (CCD). You gotta watch the video of Dixon, check out the statue of liberty…whoa! He’s a magician! Be sure to listen to CCD too. I think you will like it. It’s their first official video, Let’s Rock n Roll. We’re looking forward to seeing [...]

In the movie “Rounders,” Matt Damon said, “Why do you think the same six guys end up at the final table at the World Series of Poker each year?  Are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas?  No.  It’s because they have skills.” Major League Baseball’s World Series of Poker is here.  It is called free agent season. If a GM can play their hand right, a few players can vault a team to the next level.  If a GM makes the wrong decision, you can end up like the legendary poker superstar Stu Ungar.  Out of the game entirely. Pirate fans will be [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are trying out veteran QB’s Patrick Ramsey and Todd Bouman in the South Side facilities this week. Gulp.  Both are veteran journeyman.  Ramsey recently played for the Titans and Bouman for the Jaguars.   Bouman was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997.  Yeh, he’s up there.  He played college ball at St. Cloud State. Bouman also played for the hold your breath now, Saints, Packers, Rams, Ravens.  He was a backup to Aaron Brooks and then was released in favor of Jamie Martin.  He then became Mr. Insurance policy as he was signed by the Jags [...]

The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t exactly deserving of a fans thankfulness.  The team that got out talented on virtually a daily basis in 2009 surely doesn’t expect some fans to thank them do they?  Well, Rum Bunter is thankful crew.  Yeh, we said it.  This morning I went over to the Pirates site to read the Thanksgiving message from Pirates owner Bob Nutting, but it apparently hasn’t be posted yet.  So anyway, I did find an interesting article by Jenifer Langosch about the Pirates Dominican Academy educating the players on the Thanksgiving holiday as a way to introduce US culture.  But [...]

Topps got it right naming Andrew McCutchen as the centerfielder earning the gold trophy.  But how about the minor leagues?  We say it’s hard to argue with most of their picks. 

Fan Graphs writer Marc Hulet gives credit for the Pirates for spending big cash in the 2009 draft.  Check out the article because it sounds awful familiar.  We enjoy the Fan Graphs articles as they are based more on numbers than ’tools.’   The review is available

Rocky Boiman is a Super Bowl winner. He is now a Pittsburgh Steeler. Heh, along with Corey Ivy, another Super Bowl winner and video highlight specialist, the Steelers have solved their special teams challenges. Next! Pay no attention to Paneech saying the Steelers won’t make the Playoffs.  After all it’s the same guy that predicted this , ”mark my words, (Lastings) Milledge will be cut by year’s end.”

Corey Ivy, Corey Ivy…that name rings a bell. Oh yes.  That Corey Ivy. It was last year in the AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field. Limas Sweed had dropped the touchdown pass. Got hurt. Bruised his ego. Hines Ward limped out on the field and provided some words of wisdom. And then Sweed did this….  Wes Welker takes his turn on Ivy in this video…

Baseball America, well John Perrotto,  posted the Annual look at  prospect

The Steelers were pummelled by the Chiefs