Friday, December 21, 2012
Local stars Brett Keisel, Troy Polamalu and, of course, Charlie Batch search for the "true meaning of the season" in this Charlie Brown parody.
As the playoffs draw closer, Pittsburgh's favorite backup quarterback is searching for the true "meaning of the season" this Christmas—at least on YouTube. A new parody of the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas features Peanuts versions of some of your favorite Steelers from Patch communities, including Brett Keisel (Cranberry Township area) and Troy Polamalu (Pine Township). The video stars Charlie Batch, who asks a beard-petting Keisel as well as new father Ben Roethlisberger to help him find the true meaning of the Steelers season. "The playoffs season is coming up, and this whole team has stopped believing," the Batch character complains. The parody also features a thumb-sucking Mike Wallace, and Polamalu is piano-playing Schroeder. …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Mike McMullen of Gibsonia, a delegate representing part of Pennsylvania at the Republican National Convention, was seen wearing a Penguins jersey and waving The Terrible Towel.
When Mike McMullen packed his bags for the Republican National Convention, he made sure that people would know that he was from Pittsburgh. The alternate delegate representing Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District packed Steelers and Penguins jerseys, along with a coal miner's hat with Steelers, Pirates and Penguins logos on it. CBS's cameras captured him on Thursday night wearing a black firefighter's helmet and a Sidney Crosby jersey. He was waving a Terrible Towel while the audience applauded during presidential candidate Mitt Romney's speech. "I'll wear a Steeler or Penguin jersey every night to the convention floor," McMullen said during an interview before his trip to Tampa, FL. In addition to Crosby's jersey, McMullen also …
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback says that he and his wife are expecting.
A big announcement for Big Ben. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback wrote online on Saturday that his wife, Ashley, is pregnant. "Ashley and I are proud to let you all know that we are expecting a baby boy later this year!" Ben Roethlisberger posted Saturday on his official website. "It is truly a blessing and we are so excited!" The Roethlisbergers received more than 2,000 messages from fans on Ben's website since posting the announcement. The couple married in July 2011. Ben graduated from Miami University (OH) in May—nine years after leaving for the NFL. Ideas for the child's name? Share them below! This article originally appeared on the UpperSt.Clair Patch. --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for …
Friday, May 25, 2012
This year's event will take place from June 18-19.
Once just wasn't enough for Ben Roethlisberger. For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback will head to Seneca Valley High School to host a youth football training camp for boys and girls aged 7 to 14 years at the high school's NexTier Stadium. This year's camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 18 and 19. The cost to take part is $199 per child. Besides getting instruction and footballs tossed to them from a two-time Super Bowl champion, campers will participate in daily games, stations and skills contests. Campers will also receive a T-shirt, an autographed team photo with Roethlisberger and the opportunity to enter contests to win prizes. Plus, you never know who may show up. Last year, the Steelers…
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Paula Lim
9:13 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Hilarious!!!! more ›