17 Straight?

Pirates
Today it starts. No more talk about prospects. No more talk about roster moves. No more talk about how well the Pirates will do this year. Today is Opening Day. It is time for the Pirates to put up or shut up. I am sick of hearing about how this year will be different. It is time for the Pirates to show me that all of the trades from the end of last season paid off. Show me some promise in these young guys! Will this year be any different than the last 16?! Or is this just the beginning of that long, 162 game, Green Mile walk toward a 17th straight losing season? Only time will tell. It starts today in St. Louis. Here are the starting lineups:

Pirates' lineup:
1. Nyjer Morgan, LF
2. Freddy Sanchez, 2B
3. Nate McLouth, CF
4. Ryan Doumit, C
5. Adam LaRoche, 1B
6. Andy LaRoche, 3B
7. Brandon Moss, RF
8. Jack Wilson, SS
9. Paul Maholm, P

Cardinals' lineup:
1. Brendan Ryan, 2B
2. Rick Ankiel, CF
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Khalil Greene, SS
5. Ryan Ludwick, RF
6. Yadier Molina, C
7. Chris Duncan, LF
8. Brian Barden, 3B
9. Adam Wainwright, P

Steelers
I have never done a mock draft before, so I thought it would be fun to do one this year. Of course, I may have to update this if any other trades or free-agent signings happen, but I really don't see any action until draft day or later. So, without further adieu, here it is:

The first ever My Pittsburgh Sports Blog Mock Draft. Detroit is now on the clock!

1. Detroit: Stafford, Matthew/QB
2. St. Louis: Smith, Jason/OT
3. Kansas City: Curry, Aaron/OLB
4. Seattle: Moreno, Knowshon/RB
5. Cleveland: Orakpo, Brian/DE
6. Cincinnati: Smith, Andre/OT
7. Oakland: Crabtree, Michael/WR
8. Jacksonville: Maclin, Jeremy/WR
9. Green Bay: Cushing, Brian/OLB
10. San Francisco: Sanchez, Mark/QB
11. Buffalo: Brown, Everette/DE
12. Denver: Raji, B.J./DT
13. Washington: Maybin, Aaron/DE (or OLB)
14. New Orleans: Jackson, Tyson/DE
15. Houston: Jenkins, Malcolm/CB (or Safety)
16. San Diego: Maualuga, Rey/ILB
17. New York Jets: Freeman, Josh/QB
18. Denver: Laurinaitis, James/ILB
19. Tampa Bay: Jerry, Peria/DT
20. Detroit: Monroe, Eugene/OT
21. Philadelphia: Wells, Chris/RB
22. Minnesota: Harvin, Percy/WR
23. New England: Matthews, Clay/OLB
24. Atlanta: Davis, Vontae/CB
25. Miami: Nicks, Hakeem/WR
26. Baltimore: Heyward-Bey, Darrius/WR
27. Indianapolis: Hood, Evander “Ziggy”/DE
28. Philadelphia: Oher, Michael/OT
29. New York Giants: Britt, Kenny/WR
30. Tennessee: Robiskie, Brian/WR
31. Arizona: Brown, Donald/RB
32. Pittsburgh: Beatty, William /OT