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Taking tongue-in-cheek to new heights Friday, July 27th, 2007

By now, you've most likely heard of Brian Jackson, the Pittsburgh (Bretwood) resident who has spent the last three years "impersonating" three Steelers — Ben Roethlisberger, third-string QB Brian St. Pierre and Jerame Tuman (his latest and greatest).  You're probably also sick of hearing about it, because it's not big news.

The Tribune-Review is now also guilty of impersonation, mocking the story's developments with this satirical take on the situation.  In my opinion, it's probably the most accurate sports story to come out of the T-R this year, but that's just my opinion.

Fan Quote of the Month Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

The gang over at the PG are running an article right now about two sets of Personal Seat Licenses that went for auction in bankruptcy court yesterday and pulled down more than 38 G’s between them. For those of you who are unfamiliar, PSLs essentially give you the right to buy season tickets for those seats for life, as long as you buy every year. You can even pass them to other people if you kick the bucket. For that price they’re undoubtedly good seats, to be sure.

But there’s one season ticket-holder who may have taken his love for the game — and our beloved Steelers — to a new level. I present Michael Sparrow:

“If I ever get married, I’d create a prenuptial agreement in regard to my Steelers tickets. And no, I’m not kidding.”