We're just weeks away from a new NFL season (which is just a euphamism for saying we're weeks away from me having an excuse to go hang out at a bar with other daddies and drink ourselves silly, while eating greasy wings and watching grown men smash into each other) and I can't wait. Even though we live in NY, I'm a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Been one since I was probably about 5 or 6 years old, back when Terry Bradshaw was leading the team to its 900th Super Bowl appearance. I guess they were all over the media back then just as I was getting into it, so I got sucked up in the excitement. That, and I was a big fan of the color black. I've stuck with the team through good times and the many many many bad times. Was awesome when they won the Super Bowl 2 years back, and nauesatingly heartbreaking when they practically forgot to show up to every game last year. Ugh. I didn't think things could get any worse then last year's dismal performance. Until...
Well, the Steelers have never had cheerleaders. They've never had a mascot. It's always been about one thing: Football. Play the game. Concentrate on the game. Just good, clean, hard-hitting fun. But now, they've officially announced a new mascot: Steely McBeam. Uh, no. I'm not kidding. That's really his name. And that's really his photo up there. I just, don't get it. If you want a mascot for a steel city, why not go with some more cutesy giant steel beam with big googly eyes or something. But this guy, with his bright yellow checkered flannel shirt? And overalls that look like they were designed for an infant? Oy. I normally don't embed videos, but to see and hear more disgust at this insanity, take a peak at what some ESPN folks think:
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