12-31 Pomp and Joe 1pm Hour

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What is the significance of New Year's Eve in Pittsburgh sports?

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50-minute mark on the fan brought to you by South Hills Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Route 19 Peters Township. What's cooking brought to you by your local Geico rep, Tim Hester. Thank you, Mr. Hester. Very kindly, fan hotline presented by Sullivan Super Service, Pittsburgh's trusted plumbing and HVAC provider for 50 years, over 50 years, I might add. And finally, Fan Weather brought to you by Meyers Lager, Pittsburgh's choice for affordable legal solutions. High of 31, Justin Lane. Was he 31? I have no idea who that man is. Oh, he was a Steeler draft bust. Low of 19, Calvin Austin. And some flurries today. Happy New Year to everybody out there. Be safe today on those roads. What's this? Something Jeff had. We're talking best, worst moments.

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Let's go to the phone lines of the year in Pittsburgh sports. Let's hear from some people, Nelly, shall we? Sure. Let's go to our guy, Anthony, in Oakland. Hello, Anthony. What's up? Happy New Year to you, Joe. You too, buddy. Joe, I'm always melancholy this time of the year on New Year's Eve. That's 53 years ago. the Pittsburgh Pirates in the city of Pittsburgh and baseball overall lost the great Roberto. Yes. On a humanitarian venture, you know, and what a wonderful man, you know, I was a, a, a paper boy in 1968. And I lived in, I was fortunate enough to live in the same apartment building as, as the book is the Pittsburgh Pirates when they were at Ford's field and Roberto Clemente, lived up, uh, I lived on the eighth floor.

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They lived on the ninth floor. Wow. I used to go to breakfast with him. Wow. While Vera and the kids were in school, I used to, I dropped this paper off one morning and he invited me in and we sat and we talked and we, he, uh, his favorite show was the Munsters. He and I would sit here for, for, and talk and watch the Munsters. Yeah. I love the Munsters. Then we would go to a, a restaurant called Brody's and have breakfast and, It was a wonderful time. And then Sangy would join us. I had no idea about that, Anthony. I never heard that. You tell me that story. Yeah, I would go to the games with Vera and the kids with him. He would play golf. The kids and I would retrieve his golf balls. He was a wonderful human being.

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He's sitting in his living room now in his underwear watching the Munsters with me, a 13-year-old boy. That is unbelievable. Herman, I wonder if you guys watched the episode where Herman Munster became a baseball player and hit the ball across the whole city.

What were the best and worst moments in Pittsburgh sports this year?

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Remember that one? Yeah, we watched the episode where the Dodgers, let's see, what was his name? I can't think of the manager. Walter Alston? No, before, DeRocher, Leo DeRocher. Ah, yeah. There was an episode with Leo DeRocher meeting Fred Munster, and it was hilarious. Well, thank you, Anthony. Well, let me give you my Steeler stuff. Oh, yeah. I think the slant in Ireland at DK Metcalf, where he looked like a freight train out of control, that was a beautiful moment for me. That was a great play, yeah. And unfortunately... What happened in Cleveland leaves a stain. I mean, it had visions of Ryan Mallett in Baltimore in 2015. You remember that disastrous game? Yeah. The Steelers would have won. They would have made the playoffs and stayed.

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They lost. And it took Rex Ryan and your Buffalo Bills to be suggested for the Steelers, who happened to really go to Cleveland and murderize them compared to what we just saw Sunday. Yeah, good comparison to that Ryan Mallett game because there was a lot on the line then and there was a ton on the line the other day. I mean, when I say a ton on the line, to me the difference between the Steelers winning and losing a playoff game if they get there was their ability to rest this week. But anyway. You know what, Rogers? It's good that we like to see that you're a little feisty after your players, but you were horrible the other day. So I hope you save some of that. for yourself because your play was i did not expect a four-time mvp to go to cleveland and and and play like that that was a disgrace yeah and it feels like there's a lot of excuses out there uh for him for that game for some reason yeah i know metcalf wasn't there okay