~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Stargell Star Society~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

EARNED STARGELL STARS

Vinnybravo - Won the 1st Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

****Kovie - The Society's 1st 4-time winner, 2nd 3-time winner, and 1st 2-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Baseball League, from wire to wire. Won Sarge's Stanley Cup Finals Poll. And was the co-winner of the 5th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

GreenWeeny - Won the 3rd Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

Wieterless - Was the co-winner of the 4th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

**Tmeltdown - The Society's 7th 2-time winner. Was the shared winner of the 4th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll. And won the 1st Annual Bones WS Prediction Poll.

17ncountin - Was the co-winner of the 5th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

****Mongoose - The Society's 2nd 4-time winner, 1st 3-time winner, and 2nd 2-time winner. Won the 1st Annual Mongoose Memorial Penguins Season Prediction Poll. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Football League, from wire-to-wire. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Hockey League, from wire-to-wire. And won Alvy's 2009 PMB Fantasy Baseball League III.

**Xman - The Society's 5th two-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Mongoose Memorial Penguins Season Prediction Poll. And was bestowed an Honorary Star, for creating the PMBFBL, the PMBFFL, and the PMBFHL.

Pancakes - Won the 1st Annual Steeler Season Prediction Poll.

**Bay38 - The Society's 4th two-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Steeler Season Prediction Poll. And won Bones' Superbowl XLIII Prediction Poll.

**Goober - The Society's 6th two-time winner. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Basketball League (Granny Shots). And was bestowed an Honorary Star, for creating and running The State Tournament.

Javy - Won the 2009 PMB Fantasy Baseball League.

**Scorp - The Society's 8th two-time winner. Won the 2009 Accuscore Challenge Roto Fantasy League. And won the 2009 Pirates Attendance Prediction Poll.

Bones - Won the 1st Annual Hawkd NCAA Tournament Pick 'Em Invitational.

21thebest - Won the 2nd Annual Hawkd NCAA Tournament Pick 'Em Invitational.

BucManiac - Won the 2008 Presidential Prediction poll.

Biesbol - Won the Little Tiz's Coming Out Party Date Poll.

Dmetz (BustaNutting) - Won the 2009 Draft Signing Game.

Cappsfan - Won Ppirate's 2009 Weekly Pirates Record Prediction Game.

Sarge - Won the 2009 Starseeker's Fantasy Baseball League.

HONORARY STARGELL STARS

VanSlyke - Created the NBA.

Andy Chomos - Elected In Abstentia; was one of the driving forces behind the walk-out, in 2007.

Michael Keaton - Elected In Abstentia; said, regarding Bob Nutting and the PBC board of directors, "At some point, you have to write the check."

POSTHUMOUS AWARDS

John Challis - For being such an inspiring young man.

TBK (throwbackkid) - A valuable, long-time member of the PMB, who lost his battle with thyroid cancer in April of 2009.

RESIGNED MEMBERS

[**(Name withheld, at his request) - The Society's 3rd two-time winner, and the Stargell Star Society Founder. Predicted the final score of the 2008 BCS championship game, exactly (for which he was voted an honorary Star). And won Ppirate's 1st NFL pick-em contest.]

Will everyone here kindly step to the rear and let a winner lead the way!
Here's where we separate the notes from the noise,
the men from the boys, the rose from the poison ivy.

Back in the bunch, I came up with a hunch, this was your up and at 'em day.
It's one of those spells, when you hear the right bells,
and your horoscope tells you to say,
"Will everyone here kindly step to the rear and let a winner lead the way!"

I hear those trumpets begin to blare, and now I'm Washington upon the Delaware.

Will everyone here kindly step to the rear and let a winner lead the way!
Here's where we separate the duck from the quack,
the ace from the pack, the pip from the macintoshes,

Back in the group, I came up with the scoop, this was a time to rise and say,
"I got in my eye such a jubilant sky, that the Fourth of July will seem gray!
Will everyone here kindly step to the rear and let a winner lead the way!"

As our investments begin to grow, to quote from Davey Crockett at the Alamo,

"Will everyone here kindly step to the rear and let a winner lead the way!"
Here he comes and things are thumbs up! He shows the bums up, all down the way.
Here he comes, a heck of a fella, a follow-his-smella. I say, Okay!

There he goes, and boy it shows up. Up on your toes up! Just echo a strain.
Just get in step behind a wreck.

For Bill and Pat and cheer old fashioned guts and gumption,
caviar and pasta for dinner - a winner will lead the way!

gooseBuc,

Thank you for sharing that poem, verse, lyric or prose. It is pleasantly appealing and easily read.

Now why is there a familiarity to this?

For some reason, this sounds like something associated with JAZZ. Am I wrong?

BEAT 'EM BUCS

Maybe Kovie can tell you who performs that song.

mongo,

is the 2nd annual ws poll srar worthy?

bomes

Yes, Bones, I said it was twice now.

Goose...

Would you kindly update my name from "Wieterless" to "Sanoless" at the next roll call/post?

Thanks in advance...

Mong

I thought account/name changes rendered a member ineligible to participate in the SSS?

""Would you kindly update my name from "Wieterless" to "Sanoless" at the next roll call/post?""

I actually looked at that early this morning, when I updated the roll. And, at the time, I almost changed it from Wieterless to Art Brut.

I don't know why, exactly, I didn't change it. But, would Art Brut work? That way, no matter what happens in the future, your name on the SSS roll would be constant.

Because I could see a situation in June where the Nats pass on Harper. And so does Huntington. (Which I would appluad, myself, as I think that overhyped little goofball isn't going to wind up worth 1/10th the $15M-$20M it's going to take some team to sign him.)

But, others wouldn't appreciate the sense of passing on Harper. So, I can see a Harperless in your future.

So, I'll change it to Art Brut, if it's all the same to you.

Art Brut will be fine...thanks

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Stargell Star Society~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

EARNED STARGELL STARS

Vinnybravo - Won the 1st Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

****Kovie - The Society's 1st 4-time winner, 2nd 3-time winner, and 1st 2-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Baseball League, from wire to wire. Won Sarge's Stanley Cup Finals Poll. And was the co-winner of the 5th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

GreenWeeny - Won the 3rd Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

Art Brut - Was the co-winner of the 4th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

**Tmeltdown - The Society's 7th 2-time winner. Was the shared winner of the 4th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll. And won the 1st Annual Bones WS Prediction Poll.

17ncountin - Was the co-winner of the 5th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

****Mongoose - The Society's 2nd 4-time winner, 1st 3-time winner, and 2nd 2-time winner. Won the 1st Annual Mongoose Memorial Penguins Season Prediction Poll. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Football League, from wire-to-wire. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Hockey League, from wire-to-wire. And won Alvy's 2009 PMB Fantasy Baseball League III.

**Xman - The Society's 5th two-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Mongoose Memorial Penguins Season Prediction Poll. And was bestowed an Honorary Star, for creating the PMBFBL, the PMBFFL, and the PMBFHL.

Pancakes - Won the 1st Annual Steeler Season Prediction Poll.

**Bay38 - The Society's 4th two-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Steeler Season Prediction Poll. And won Bones' Superbowl XLIII Prediction Poll.

**Goober - The Society's 6th two-time winner. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Basketball League (Granny Shots). And was bestowed an Honorary Star, for creating and running The State Tournament.

Javy - Won the 2009 PMB Fantasy Baseball League.

**Scorp - The Society's 8th two-time winner. Won the 2009 Accuscore Challenge Roto Fantasy League. And won the 2009 Pirates Attendance Prediction Poll.

Bones - Won the 1st Annual Hawkd NCAA Tournament Pick 'Em Invitational.

21thebest - Won the 2nd Annual Hawkd NCAA Tournament Pick 'Em Invitational.

BucManiac - Won the 2008 Presidential Prediction poll.

Biesbol - Won the Little Tiz's Coming Out Party Date Poll.

Dmetz (BustaNutting) - Won the 2009 Draft Signing Game.

Cappsfan - Won Ppirate's 2009 Weekly Pirates Record Prediction Game.

Sarge - Won the 2009 Starseeker's Fantasy Baseball League.

HONORARY STARGELL STARS

VanSlyke - Created the NBA.

Andy Chomos - Elected In Abstentia; was one of the driving forces behind the walk-out, in 2007.

Michael Keaton - Elected In Abstentia; said, regarding Bob Nutting and the PBC board of directors, "At some point, you have to write the check."

POSTHUMOUS AWARDS

John Challis - For being such an inspiring young man.

TBK (throwbackkid) - A valuable, long-time member of the PMB, who lost his battle with thyroid cancer in April of 2009.

RESIGNED MEMBERS

[**(Name withheld, at his request) - The Society's 3rd two-time winner, and the Stargell Star Society Founder. Predicted the final score of the 2008 BCS championship game, exactly (for which he was voted an honorary Star). And won Ppirate's 1st NFL pick-em contest.]

Does any Stargell Star Society members - old or new - have any Stargell Star business they wish discussed?

Can I get the Challenge league changed to "Scorp's PMB Challenge League"?

Also, can we get doughnuts at the next meeting? I'm not really a big fan of bagels, especially when no one springs for cream cheese.

Well, when I bought those bagels, I thought they were donunts. They looked like donuts to me. They were round, and had holes in the center.

I was wondering why they were packaged so strangely.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Stargell Star Society~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

EARNED STARGELL STARS

Vinnybravo - Won the 1st Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

****Kovie - The Society's 1st 4-time winner, 2nd 3-time winner, and 1st 2-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Baseball League, from wire to wire. Won Sarge's Stanley Cup Finals Poll. And was the co-winner of the 5th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

GreenWeeny - Won the 3rd Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

Art Brut - Was the co-winner of the 4th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

**Tmeltdown - The Society's 7th 2-time winner. Was the shared winner of the 4th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll. And won the 1st Annual Bones WS Prediction Poll.

17ncountin - Was the co-winner of the 5th Annual Pirates Season Prediction Poll.

****Mongoose - The Society's 2nd 4-time winner, 1st 3-time winner, and 2nd 2-time winner. Won the 1st Annual Mongoose Memorial Penguins Season Prediction Poll. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Football League, from wire-to-wire. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Hockey League, from wire-to-wire. And won Alvy's 2009 PMB Fantasy Baseball League III.

**Xman - The Society's 5th two-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Mongoose Memorial Penguins Season Prediction Poll. And was bestowed an Honorary Star, for creating the PMBFBL, the PMBFFL, and the PMBFHL.

Pancakes - Won the 1st Annual Steeler Season Prediction Poll.

**Bay38 - The Society's 4th two-time winner. Won the 2nd Annual Steeler Season Prediction Poll. And won Bones' Superbowl XLIII Prediction Poll.

**Goober - The Society's 6th two-time winner. Won the 2008 PMB Fantasy Basketball League (Granny Shots). And was bestowed an Honorary Star, for creating and running The State Tournament.

Javy - Won the 2009 PMB Fantasy Baseball League.

**Scorp - The Society's 8th two-time winner. Won the 2009 Scorp's Challenge Roto Fantasy League. And won the 2009 Pirates Attendance Prediction Poll.

Bones - Won the 1st Annual Hawkd NCAA Tournament Pick 'Em Invitational.

21thebest - Won the 2nd Annual Hawkd NCAA Tournament Pick 'Em Invitational.

BucManiac - Won the 2008 Presidential Prediction poll.

Biesbol - Won the Little Tiz's Coming Out Party Date Poll.

Dmetz (BustaNutting) - Won the 2009 Draft Signing Game.

Cappsfan - Won Ppirate's 2009 Weekly Pirates Record Prediction Game.

Sarge - Won the 2009 Starseeker's Fantasy Baseball League.

HONORARY STARGELL STARS

VanSlyke - Created the NBA.

Andy Chomos - Elected In Abstentia; was one of the driving forces behind the walk-out, in 2007.

Michael Keaton - Elected In Abstentia; said, regarding Bob Nutting and the PBC board of directors, "At some point, you have to write the check."

POSTHUMOUS AWARDS

John Challis - For being such an inspiring young man.

TBK (throwbackkid) - A valuable, long-time member of the PMB, who lost his battle with thyroid cancer in April of 2009.

RESIGNED MEMBERS

[**(Name withheld, at his request) - The Society's 3rd two-time winner, and the Stargell Star Society Founder. Predicted the final score of the 2008 BCS championship game, exactly (for which he was voted an honorary Star). And won Ppirate's 1st NFL pick-em contest.]

It's all the same in my opinion. Doughnuts are the hot minor league prospects of the bagel world. Bagels are the veteran doughnuts that have been around for awhile, eligible to sign elsewhere, like the bagel shop down the road, rather than the Dunkin Donuts shop that they came up with.

Of course, that batch of bagels you bought was the Jeromy Burnitz/Joe Randa free agent class of bagels.

LOL!

By that you mean they were on the verge of being thrown out before they were told they could be disguised as bagels and fool someone long enough to be bought?

Yes.

I actually saw one of the bagels walk up to Moose after the meeting and personally thank him for believing in the bagel.

Did said bagel then ask for directions to Milwaukee??