All things considered, it wasn't a bad year. All three pro teams made the playoffs,
great stories emerged, and there was plenty to discuss.
But now it's time to drop the curtain on 2014, use the leaf blower on the pine needles, and get a new calendar just as soon as they're on sale for half price.
Before it's officially over, though, let's take one affectionate look back at the 12 months in sports with the annual year-end quiz. Get a pair of sharpened No. 2 pencils and have a go at the traditional dozen puzzlers. (Slide rules are permitted. If you still have one and know how to work it, you deserve the consideration).
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1. If you can't get any information, it's because:
a. The library is closed.
b. Your Internet connection is faulty.
c. You're at Mike Tomlin's Tuesday press conference.
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2. What question is most difficult to answer?
a. Will Pitt football return to the Top 10?
b. Will the Pirates win another World Series?
c. Are Dan Potash and Robby Incmikoski really the same person?
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3. The Pirates are proving what immutable baseball rule?
a. Pitching depth is critical.
b. Quality defense is a must.
c. Success means increased ticket prices.
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4. Some radio stations suspend regular programming for six weeks of Christmas music. Most listeners:
a. Think it's overkill.
b. Love the holiday tunes.
c. Wish 93.7 The Fan would do that.
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5. The Steelers will add 2,390 seats at Heinz Field. This means:
a. People on the waiting list will get a call.
b. More seat licenses will be sold.
c. There will be 2,390 more empty seats for Youngstown State-Pitt.
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6. What's the best advice Le'Veon Bell got?
a. Study your playbook.
b. Follow your blockers.
c. Get out of LeGarrette Blount's car pool.
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7. The Penguins' most dreaded enemy is:
a. The Rangers.
b. The Flyers.
c. The mumps.
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8. A.J. Burnett's return to the Pirates guarantees:
a. Pitching depth.
b. Veteran presence.
c. Even after hip replacement surgery, Clint Hurdle will have a pain in that general area.
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9. An Australian TV anchor wore the same non-descript suit every day for a year. What was the common reaction?
a. That's an interesting experiment.
b. Men aren't held to the same standard as women.
c. Didn't Beano Cook always do that?
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10. If Pedro Alvarez had stayed at third base, the Pirates would have to:
a. Find a new first baseman.
b. Find another spot for Josh Harrison.
c. Issue helmets to fans sitting behind first base.
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11. Short-term employees are often known as:
a. Temps.
b. Seasonal hires.
c. Head football coach, University of Pittsburgh.
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12. The Steelers had a reunion of the 1974 Super Bowl team. Many of the players now have:
a. Gray hair.
b. Grandchildren.
c. A new wife too young to have any memory of 1974.
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