Justin Ross

@ClintHurdle13 I’ve been to 2 Steelers Super Bowls & countless Stanley Cup Finals games for the Pens but the 2013 Wildcard game is one of my absolute favorite sports memories of all time! What a special story untold to this point! That was a magical season & one we still talk about FREQUENTLY!

I kept this story in my pocket for a long time.... In Pittsburgh, September 15th is Roberto Clemente Day. Every year the whole organization fans out across the city. It's like Christmas. Roberto's family is there, Vera and the boys. My first year as manager was 2011. We celebrated. We shook hands and moved on. We didn't win. 19 consecutive losing seasons. 2012 rolls around. Same day, same celebration. We had another losing season, our 20th consecutive. After the ceremony, Roberto Jr. walked over. "My mom wants to talk to you." We went into the dugout. Me, Vera, and her three sons. She spoke in Spanish. I played four years of winter ball so I understood enough. She wasn't angry, but she was passionate. And I kept hearing Roberto's number come up. Roberto Jr. translated. "My mother wants you to know that there cannot be a 21st losing season. That was Roberto's number. It would be a disgrace to his legacy." She was staring right at me. Before I could even think about what to say, words came out of my mouth: "I promise you, Vera. That won't happen." Roberto Jr. looked at me and said, "You made my mom a promise. I hope you can keep it." I said, "I hope I can keep it too." I didn't tell my coaches. I didn't tell the players. I told my wife. That was it. The next year, 2013, we broke the consecutive seasons losing streak. Ended it at 20. On Roberto Clemente Day that September, Vera came walking across that field. And I probably got one of the most meaningful hugs I've ever received in my life. The players did all the heavy lifting. I just got the hug. Some promises are worth making before you know if you can keep them. @Pirates

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Our magical run comes to an end. #IgniteTheOrange | @Toyota

@KonnorGriffin22 has us believing in the Bucs AND listening to Christian music! What a game on Sunday! Let’s Go @Pirates! 🏴‍☠️⚾️

@ClintHurdle13 Love that. My favorite movie of all time. Great analogy. Have a great day, coach!

5/8 🤔’s from Anna Maria ☀️🌊 Here is an entry into my journal from the winter of 2012 in Pittsburgh….Looking back on 20 consecutive losing seasons. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ We just came off a road trip.  My kids think the greatest road trip ever taken was by Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.  Its one of my favorite movies of all times.  We watch that and the original Christmas Carol.    After 793 viewings of this movie, I finally get it. You go out in life, you leave your family, in search of something bigger than yourself, to conquer to grow, you may entertain a mishap or tragedy - most of you have that one already - what happened to Dorothy.  Tornado...road trip starts...first person she runs into looking for help?  Scarecrow.  What was he short of?  (Bless his heart, if he only had a brain.) What does she do?  She presses on.  She’ s trying to help the scarecrow with his self esteem.  And, she runs into the Tin Man.   And finds out, he has no heart.  (How many of you have you said that about someone....)  Now she's got two people...she's got more baggage. Does she quit?  Does she stop?  No, she presses on.  The witch, the flying monkeys.    She runs into one more character on the road--the king of the jungle...what's he missing--courage.  Now' she's got three.  She wants to go home.  They want what they want.  The scarecrow wants a brain, the tin man wants a heart, the lion wants courage...so what becomes her biggest goal? To help them find what they want correct?  And they get to Oz...and the three get what they need.  And in the end, what does Dorothy get?  A pat on the back...until a change of events happens and she gets back home.  She got them to look inside themselves. Whatever it is we need we may already have. Let’s not be in such a hurry to look 👀everywhere else first. Let’s look inside ourselves first. Make a difference today Love Clint

@ThePoniExpress Not 4 Conn Smythes what are you doing?

If this is it for the Penguins Big 3. They combined for: 3 Stanley Cups 3,924 games 3,794 points 1,365 goals 4 Conn Smythes 3 Harts And countless memories too numerous to list. Thank you 👏👏👏

@ThePoniExpress You did this. You’re a HEX. Still don’t understand why you would Tweet that tonight. Are you ever right?

A Penguins season ending at the hands of the Flyers undoes all the good from the regular season. There’s nothing worse.

@ThePoniExpress I’m a big fan of yours in PGH but you seriously have to stop this shit or you’re gonna chase yourself right out of the city I’m serious. There’s some superstitious people in this city and as soon as I saw your post I knew it was over. I don’t understand why you would post that.

Poni Prediction: This thing is coming back to Pittsburgh for a game 7. Flyers will resort to their barbaric ways. Pens won’t fall for it. Crosby Sucks chants will prove futile. Discipline. Structure. Victory. Final: Penguins 2 Flyers 1

If Brandon Lowe hits a home run this weekend vs the Rays, we'll give a Brandon Lowe Autographed Baseball to someone who reposts this post and follows us!

@CBJArtillery What time’s your first playoff game? The cup changes everything! Go Pens! 🐧🐧🐧

What’d we miss?

Won this bad boy in a silent auction! Awesome new addition to the sports memorabilia collection. Favorite Bucco of all time! @TheCUTCH22! ⚾️🏴‍☠️

@JoshYohe_PGH @JoshYohe_PGH do you know what the final GAA average difference ended up being for the 16 games Lizotte was out vs. when he played? This is a big addition!

Looking like Brazeau is odd man out if Lizotte and Dewar are back. Soderblom is a very difficult guy to remove from the lineup right now. Brazeau hasn’t been the same guy that he was in the first half of the season. Still a tough guy to remove. Penguins forward depth is real.

@JoshYohe_PGH @JoshYohe_PGH do you know what the final GAA average difference ended up being for the 16 games Lizotte was out vs. when he played?

Penguins GAA with Blake Lizotte in the lineup: 2.7 Penguins GAA without Blake Lizotte in the lineup: 4.1

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Good morning from your playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins 🙌

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They wrote us off. We flipped the script.

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@elio82 Can’t bet against Bob. Bad opening night play.

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