Blog 'n' Gold : myron cope

Steelers-Brownies, live

Chuck Finder — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:53:00 GMT

12:51 p.m.: One word, in honor of the late Myron Cope, who warbled and rhapsodized and sang (to loosely call it that) about this Cleveland franchise about whom he fondly recalled stories about urinating off the top of old Municipal Stadium:

Pumpkinheads.

12:53 p.m.: Defensive introductions started with Travis Kirschke, starting for the out-for-the-year Aaron Smith. It ended, appropriately, with a spinning, hair-flying Troy Polamalu, much to the glee of the 2/3-full Mustard Bowl.

12:59 p.m.: Maybe it was all those honorary, Alumni captains -- the Steelers won the toss. Hines Ward went down the line, shaking every Alum's hand as if it were a wedding receiving line. James Farrior shook the hands toward the end of the line, where ex-teammates stood. Game on.

FIRST QUARTER

1:02 p.m.: Not a great first play from scrimmage. Rashard Mendenhall almost got the ball stripped, and Chris Kemeoatu came up limping. Second play, the 29-yard pass -- with plenty of time -- went to Mike Wallace, who nearly broke it for a touchdown. Ramon Foster in at left guard for Kemeoatu. . . 1:10 p.m.: After a Daniel Sepulveda punt that just didn't bounce with backspin, the Browns started in a rare Wildcat formation with Steelers-slayer Josh Cribbs taking the snap. He got 23 yards on his first two carries. Which prompts the question: Why not do it ALL the time. The guy played quarterback in college. And Derek Anderson threw just two completions last weekend in that eye-gouging, 6-3 victory over Buffalo last weekend, when his receivers didn't want to catch his passes. When things go bad for a club. . . 1:13 p.m.: For the record, Kemeoatu is back in, missing just three snaps. . . 1:18 p.m.: Roethlisberger has been knocked down three times in the pocket, all by Shaun Rogers. And why punt TO Cribbs? Just so Sepulveda could making a saving tackle downfield? Brownies have grand location at their own 48, and they certainly are winning the field-position struggle early. . . 1:23 p.m.: Willie Parker is in. Maybe Bruce Arians will finally stick to the ground game. Parker always runs for 100 against the Brownies. . . 1:26 p.m.: Just when Parker was running decently, Max Starks goes down. But he's walking off all right, though it appears to be a shoulder/elbow/arm injury. Doug Legursky just went in to play right guard, with Trai Essex moving over to his former tackle position on the left side, replacing Starks. . . 1:29 p.m.: That wasn't merely a fumble -- a botched snap that was kicked and recovered by Cleveland -- to award the Brownies the ball at the Steelers' 39-yard line, but it was a play where Legursky got hurt, limping off the field. This game might be a battle of attrition, as Mike Tomlin likes to say, for the offensive line alone. . . 1:31 p.m.: Eric Mangini is as smart as me -- he finally realized what these eyes say on the first series: The Cleveland Wildcat is working, particularly against an Aaron Smith-less defense. Don't. Stop. Using. It. . . . Cribbs' running and passing ability scared local coaches on Heinz Field before. . ..1:35 p.m.: OK, so Cribbs isn't used to NFL defenses, certainly not the best safety in the game. But it is time to worry: Troy Polamalu, after picking off that pass, landed on his previously injured left knee and limped off slowly Medical personnel keeps stopping by and checking on him, but he is sitting on the bench with the rest of the guys. We'll soon see. . . Starks, by the way, returned to the o-line. End of quarter, Ott-Ott.

SECOND QUARTER.

1:42 p.m.: The Brownies are rushing two -- count 'em, 2 -- and the Steelers get called for holding, in the form of Willie Colon. This, remember, is the worst rushing defense in the NFL, graciously permitting 170 yards per game. And the home side is determined to throw. . . 1:45 p.m.: Well, THAT worked. Santonio Holmes running 27 yards of that 41-yard pass from Roethlisberger, courtesy of a Mendenhall hold on pass blocking. And, first-and-goal at the 8, Roethlisberger has so much time he doesn't know whether to wind his watch (credit: Mike Lange), and finally finds Heath Miller in the left corner in front of Cleveland linebacker David Bowens. Ben was 5 for 5 for 90 yards on that drive. Steelers ahead, 7-0. . .1:49 p.m.: Breathe. Polamalu is back in. . . 1:53 p.m.: Brett Keisel committed the third of four drops thus far of Derek Anderson passes. The Browns are driving against some second teamers: Chris Hoke in the middle, Nick Eason at end. And Anderson has plenty of time to throw, but is that a good thing or a bad thing? . . . 2:05 p.m.: Who was the wiseacre that said the Steelers should run the ball? For one thing, something was bad wrong with that touchdown pass -- it was meant for Holmes, and Hines Ward cut in front and took it to the house, Steelers 14-0. Note that Roethlisberger is 10 for 14 for 211 yards -- with seven touchdowns in the past three games. He has thrown for gains of 52, 41 and a hat trick in the high 20s. . . 2:08 p.m.: If you cannot keep it from Cribbs' hands in the Wildcat formation, why ever kick it to him? A 98-yard kickoff return by a guy who had a couple of them on this same Heinz Field in 2007. Hulloh?. . . 2:21 p.m.: There's a snapshot you won't see for a long time -- outside of all the studio shows. The Brownies were celebrating a fourth-down stop and running off the field, when the officials yanked the chains to their fullest; meanwhile, the Steelers were motioning first down, and they were right. . . 2:27 p.m.: The standard for a touchdown catch in the NFL must include carrying the ball to the sideline, into the locker room and then home to your mantel. Ward rolled completely over, and it was out of bounds where he dropped the ball. Upon further review, ref Walt Anderson reported that the receiver "did not maintain control through the complete process." So the Steelers settled for a Jeff Reed field goal and a 17-7 lead. Ruh-roh, here comes a kick off. . . After a pooch kick, the Brownies take a knee (?) and head to the locker room down, 17-7, at halftime.

THIRD QUARTER

2:47 p.m.: First of all, Cribbs should never see another Steelers kick in his lifetime, but at least they're pooching them now (although the guy could have lateraled it back to Cribbs). Secondly, the Steelers had no choice but to challenge that play for a Cleveland first down -- it was a completed pass, no way that just happened for these Brownies.(Statistical oddity of the first half: Anderson had a 39.6 passer rating on 2 for 9 (and Cribbs went 0 for 2, remember); Roethlisberger's was almost 100 points higher, and it would've been higher had not Ward "dropped" the TD pass). Oh, and the first-down pass was upheld. . . 2:52 p.m.: Two completions in a row! These Brownies are on a roll. Seriously, they have confidence. Not a good sign. . . 2:54 p.m.: An actual Brownies touchdown, just their fourth in six games. Polamalu was beaten on the throw. Cleveland pulls within 17-14. Two questions arise: Will the Steelers ever blow out an opponent by more than one score? And will they win this game? You let a bad team hang around. . . oh, wait, they constantly do that, huh? . . . 3:07 p.m.: In case anyone hasn't noticed, the Steelers have completed six passes of 20 yards or more thus far. Roethlisberger stands 7 yards shy of 300 passing with a quarter and a half still to play. They have compiled a gaudy 366 yards already, on pace for nearly a 500-yard day. And still they lead only by 24-14. They need the defense to make a stand, join the party, place a game on ice. Not a bad defensive stand there, but they should be smothering the second-worst offense in the NFL (if you still consider Oakland an NFL team). .. . . 3:19 p.m.: It's Turnover Time on the North Shore. Roethlisberger to the Browns, Anderson back to the Steelers -- on, and this is a sign to worry, the first sack of a Cleveland quarterback in 19 pass attempts to that point -- and now Parker (he's cold, remember) back to the Browns. What's the old polka? "I don't want her, you can have her, she's too phat for me?" Or somethin'. . . 3:25 p.m.: Back to 3:19. Anderson back to the Steelers (on yet another sack and turnover; at least the Steelers' defense has reaquainted itself with that staple diet). Mendenhall back to the Browns. That's five turnovers on a dozen plays, four in the past eight. Better production than Dunkin' Donuts.. . Thank goodness we can close the book on that quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

3:35 p.m.: After a defensive stand, the ball is back in the hands of the offense. . . so long as they don't drop it or otherwise place it into the Brownies' breadbasket. A grinding, old-school Steelers drive is in order here. And they're trying to do it, surprisingly, with Mendenhall. Oops, scratch that: They just threw their eighth completion of the day of 20 yards or more. . . 3:44 p.m.: The o-line and the passing game fell on their facemask there, and Jeff Reed kicked a 39-yarder to extend the Steelers' lead to 27-14. . . 3:52 p.m.: Cleveland was 5 for 11 on third downs. Five for 11 (while the Steelers were 2 for 8). Then Anderson just threw into coverage, with Ryan Clark outdueling Polamalu for an interception. Yes, indeedy, the club that continued to rank dead last in the NFL in interceptions has equaled its entire season, five-game output in one day: with two. Party on. . . 4 p.m.: Roethlisberger has surpassed 400 yards for only the second time in his career, with a high of 433 in a 2006 loss to Denver. He is at 417 at the two-minute warning, though the Steelers seem grounded at this point. (But, with Air Arians, you never know. . . .) Interesting to note: Three of his top four career yardage games previously came in losses. . . 4:07 p.m.: It's ovah. Steelers 27, Brownies 14. The Minnesota Favre-Petersons were coming back on the Ravens last we heard -- and then they come into Heinz Field for the last, true potent offense the Steelers will face all season. Should be innerestin'.

Free agency: Chris K., McHugh to stay; links N@ & Myron

Dan Gigler — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:25:00 GMT

Ed Bouchette reports:

The Steelers just came to a contract agreement with guard Chris Kemoeatu that will pay him $20 million over the next five years. There were reports that Kemoeatu was about to sign with the New York Jets for the same amount, but he decided to stay with the Steelers instead. Full update

The Steelers signed their second free agent within hours this afternoon when they came to terms with their fullback, Sean McHugh. McHugh, who also plays tight end, received a three-year contract worth $2.57 million. It includes a signing bonus of $390,000.

Guard Kendall Simmons, released by the Steelers Thursday, is traveling to Buffalo today to meet with the Bills. Simmons will cost the Steelers $4.71 million against their salary cap this season, the amortization left on the $7.85 million signing bonus he received on the contract extension he signed 18 months ago.

The Kemoeatu signing/Simmons cutting has sparked some lively discussion in the comments section of this post -- weigh in with your opinion of these moves ...

More free agency:

Michigan Live: Nate Washington to Detroit? (penthouse to the outhouse?)
NFL.com: Jets sign Bart Scott; Corey Ivy visits there too -- these guys have had enough of Steelers WRs knocking them out
ESPN.com: Fred Taylor to the Pats
SI.com: Ravens sign Foxworth
SI.com: Browns deal the 'soldier'
NFL.com: Vrabel to Chiefs?
NFL.com: Drunken sailors go on spending spree in DC. Navy men? No, the Redskins.

We'll continue to update throughout the day as more news happens

Mock Draft Madness

With the 32nd pick in the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select ...

D.J. Moore, CB, Vanderbilt (Don Banks, SI.com)
Eben Britton, OT, Arizona (Chad Reuter, CBS SportsLine; NBC Sports; Todd McShay, espn.com -- paid content, no link)
Alex Mack, C, Cal (FOXSports)
Max Unger, C, Oregon (Steve Wyche, NFL.com)
William Beatty, OT, Connecticut (Charles Davis, NFL.com)
Nice roundup of mock draft sites put together by Pittsburgh Steelers Fanatic

Links N@

A must watch: Ridiculously awesome Steelers Super Bowl slideshow.

Not busy tonight? Party with Ben in Vegas

The Mount Rushmore of Steel.

BNG is thrilled to have made the Elite Eight (thanks Sean!) though the selection committe should've added the PBC

L.A. suburb to build NFL stadium. The Bills, Vikes & Raiders named as possible future tenants, which sickens BNG. These are great fan bases (even those Oakland nutjobs) and none of them deserve this. Take Jacksonville.

Not everyone thought watching the combine was like being a filthy junkie

Finally, we'd be remiss not to mark the one-year anniversary of Myron Cope's passing. Pittsburgh is greater for having had him, lessened by his loss, and strengthened by his legacy. Can only imagine that he and St. Peter tossed back a coupla celebratory Toddys after the Super Bowl. PSAMP has a nice commentary, along with a cool new format on their blog. And if you're missing that trademark golden voice, tune in to WEAE today.

Super Bowl XLIII Live (pre-game edition)

Chuck Finder — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:35:00 GMT

6:21 p.m.: This intrepid reporter is a fan of Faith Hill, but Jennifer Hudson just delivered as stirring a national anthem as you'll hear. Game time.

6:10 p.m.: All right, it's official -- there are a lotta younz in the stadium. The PG's scientific survey says between 60 and 80 percent of the 65,857 place is filled with Steelers fans. Not quite as many as Super Bowl XL in Detroit. But pretty darn close, in this economy, at this distance from tahn.

5:48 p.m.: Here's a sight and sound you can only find at a Super Bowl: Beleaguered punter Mitch Berger, the last Steeler to exit the field and head to their locker room, raised his helmet aloft and the Steelers throng in the South end zone let out a clamor. (For the record, as of now the Steeler contingent appears to be up to 50 percent of the crowd, but plenty of empty seats remain. We'll find out when the teams enter the field for game's start. Some Cardinals fans brought their white towels. . . . Oh, check that, a "Here We Go Steelers" chant, and it looks like maybe 70-percent gold towels. Indeed, the late Myron Cope would be proud.)

5:46 p.m.: Huge crowd roar as the Steelers wind up warm ups and head to the locker room

5:33 p.m.: In a live interview this afternoon at the White House, President Barack Obama predicted "the Steelers are going to eke it out in a close one." Moments later, Mr. Obama told NBC's Matt Lauer, "I'll see if I have to eat my words."

5: 30 p.m.: Both teams on the field stretching

5:10 p.m.: Dispatch from a nation (San Diego) From Left to Right: USMC Lts. Todd Mondelewski, Cameron Nelson and Lindsey Steele. Nelson just returned TODAY from a 10-month deployment in the middle east and is holding a towel that he had tucked in his gear as he flew missions as a flight surgeon in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Mondzelewski was deployed in Iraq for Super Bowl XL, so he is particularly jacked to be watching today's game in the comforts of home, rather than a desert tent.

4:58 p.m.: Inactives: Pittsburgh -- safety Anthony Smith, cornerback Fernando Bryant, linebacker Bruce Davis, tackle Tony Hills, tackle Jason Capizzi, defensive tackle Scott Paxson and defensive end Orpheus Roye with Dennis Dixon the No. 3 quarterback; Arizona -- cornerback Eric Green, fullback Tim Castille, linebacker Victor Hobson, tackle Elliot Vallejo, tackle Brandon Keith, defensive tackle Alan Branch and ex-Steelers tight end Jerame Tuman with fellow ex-Steeler Brian St. Pierre the No. 3 quarterback.

4:46 p.m.: Ticket sales, thanks to excess Steelers Galaxy fans in tahn, are spiking -- almost $1,000 higher per ducat than their late-week bottom of $1,200 or so. One local seller tells the St. Petersburg Times that he expects RayJay to be 90 percent black and gold.

4:11 p.m.: Ward, by the way, is warming up by catching passes. He's got a small, pull-on, cushion brace around his right knee -- not the bulky variety. He looks relatively hale and certainly at ease, posing for a photo and still chatting with Jerome Bettis. Meanwhile, members of Steelers West are catching up with old pals, a sight that will continue: Cardinals assistant head coach Russ Grimm chatting with Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, Cardinals defensive coach Matt Raich and Haggans hugging and greeting others, Steelers injured quarterback Charlie Batch talking to a warming up Cardinals No. 3 quarterback Brian St. Pierre. . . .

3:58 p.m.: Check this aht. . . . It's a balloon scene from a grocery-chain store in -- wait for it -- Bawlmer.

Ravens country.

Ray Lewis' turf.

Thanks to Michael Assad, son of part-time sports correspondent David Assad, for sending along this freeze frame, of which he wrote: "I bet my Polumalu shirt you'd never see any opposing team's colors in any Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh."

3:54 p.m.: Hines Ward just greeted The Bus and ex-Steelers teammate Clark Haggans of Arizona at midfield, and Towels waved, throats roared. And there's maybe 3,000 people in the stands?!

3:25 p.m.: First Steeler on the field? Jimmy Neutron, of course. He must be a fast dresser. Because still, 10 minutes later, he remains the one and only.

3:22 p.m.: A day at the beach? Yep, Steelers fans were walking around Clearwater Beach this morning, all kinds of Hines Wardses, Ben Roethlisbergers and, of course, Troy Polamalus. There were even some James Harrisons along Kennedy Boulevard between Tampa and the beach, including a gaggle of fans around 9:30 a.m. . . going to church? Now that's devout fandom. One last note: The highway department isn't on top of its game -- one flashing sign over Kennedy/Florida Route 60 heralded, "Stadium Parking Next Lfet." Rghghghghit.

3:03 p.m.: Oh, man, wish I had a camera. The Steelers offensive line just took a shoulder-to-shoulder team picure atop the Super Bowl XLIII logo on the end of the field near their golden end-zone (field photo hopefully coming soon). Man, Willie Colon is stylin' in a mountain-brown fedora and matching suit -- without sleeves. Gerry Dulac termed it the "Clint Eastwood look." Now if he and his linemates can pull a "Gran Torino" on the Cardinals' defensive line and tell them to get off his lawn. . . .

2:44 p.m.: The scene around Raymond James Stadium: Welcome to Heinz Field South.

Put it this way, Ford Field was filled with Steelers Nation (now Galaxy) to close to 90-percent of its 65,000 capacity, meaning that the Detroit building held somewhere between 49,000 and 58,000 Towel-wavers. RayJay holds 857 more, but the early guess here is it will wind up 60-percent filled with black and gold. That's up to 40,000 Steelers fans.

We'll soon find out, but it's a noticeable, marked advantage for what is officially considered the visiting team for this game. Considering the economy, considering the nearly extra 750-mile trek to Tampa (and you betcha alotta folks drove it), considering the corporate greed clutching almost half the seats ever Super Bowl, that's still impressive. There you go.

2:35 p.m.: Game day.

OH NO HE DIDN'T!

Dan Gigler — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:29:00 GMT

Arizona is doomed now. Myron and God prepare to rain Thunderbolts from the sky. Don’t these people ever learn?

The voice of Danny Cope

Timothy McNulty — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:21:00 GMT

Timothy McNulty

A remarkable story from today's NYT on the Terrible Towel, and what it means for Myron Cope's disabled son Danny:

"It's actually been really hard for me, with the Steelers going to the Super Bowl," the 38-year-old Elizabeth Cope said. "Because I have to see the Terrible Towels everywhere. It's great. But it hurts."

The towels are a swirling reminder of her father, Myron Cope, a longtime Pittsburgh broadcaster credited with creating the Terrible Towel in 1975. Before he died last February at age 79, Elizabeth Cope watched last year's Super Bowl with him in his hospital room. She draped his coffin with a quilt that a fan had made out of Terrible Towels.

But the great part comes from what each of those towels does for people like Danny Cope, Myron's son and Elizabeth's older brother.

Myron Cope left behind something far more personal than a legacy of terrycloth, a battle flag for a city and its team. In 1996, he handed over the trademark to the Terrible Towel to the Allegheny Valley School. It is a network of campuses and group homes across Pennsylvania for people with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities. It receives almost all the profits from sales of the towels. Danny Cope is one of the roughly 900 people the school serves. He has been a resident since 1982, when he was a teenager. He was diagnosed with severe mental retardation when he was 2. He is now 41.

"He's never spoken," Elizabeth Cope said. "Which is kind of funny, because Dad is known for his voice. It's almost like the Terrible Towel is Danny's silent voice."

Cope.

Dan Gigler — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:55:00 GMT

Pittsburgh artist Chris Preksta sent us his black & gold take on the Obama campaign poster:

We imagine that up in heaven Myron will be enjoying the game next Sunday with a smoke in one hand and a toddy in the other.

Check out Chris's other excellent work.

The omnipotence of the Towel.

Dan Gigler — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:50:00 GMT

It is everywhere (see upper right corner):

This was sent to us by a zillion people, but we'll give credit to Beekface for the excellent screen grab. We were shocked (shocked!) when we saw one behind a bar in Rome, but this is really something. We've long felt that "Steelers Nation" is a bit of a played out phrase, and quite limiting for this fanbase. Steelers Planet is more like it. Can only imagine what Myron would say ... also, we're told that "Terrible Towel" translates into Mandarin as "Golden Mositure Wiper of Wicked Spirits."

Steelers beating the bushes

Dan Gigler — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:38:00 GMT

. . . FOR A KICK RETURNER

Ed Bouchette checks in from Day 5 of Steelers training camp:

Maybe Santonio Holmes was right that he does not think Mike Tomlin wants him to return punts. This morning, veteran kick returner Eddie Drummond worked out for the Steelers at Saint Vincent College.

Drummond, a Pittsburgh native who played at Penn State, has been an unrestricted free agent since March after he spent the past season with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played his first five seasons in Detroit after he went undrafted in 2002.

Are they serious about signing him? They have a roster spot open after making three moves this week – placing Daniel Sepulveda on injured reserve, claiming punter Paul Ernster off waivers from Detroit and waiving (injured) wide receiver Kevin Marion.

Even though they knew they switched punter for punter on the roster, they had to make room for Ernster on Tuesday because when they claimed him they had to have an open spot and they still weren’t sure about Sepulveda’s MRI that day. That’s why they waived Marion, but he wasn’t going to make the team anyway.

By the way, you can waive an injured player as long as you come to an injury settlement with him.

Drummond is 28 but it seems as though his best seasons are far behind him. His best season came in 2004 when he made the Pro Bowl after returning two kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns. He was injured that year and never has been the same.

Drummond attended the Linsly School, a private boarding school in Wheeling, W.Va.

Holmes this week said while he’d love to return punts, he does not think Tomlin really wants him to do so.

“I doubt if the opportunity will be there,’’ Holmes said. “He still wants me to be the leader of the receiving group, so that’s my focal point this year.’’

Even though Holmes averaged 10.2 yards per punt return in 2006, including one touchdown, he returned none last season.

. . . AND A PUNTER

Having one former punter from Cleveland may not be enough because yesterday, the Steelers worked out another at Saint Vincent College.

They put one punter on injured reserve (Daniel Sepulveda), claimed another off waivers from Detroit (Paul Ernster) and Wednesday they worked out veteran Scott Player, 38.

Player has been with five different teams since he broke into the league in 1996 after spending one year in the old World League. He’s been with the giants, Jets, Cardinals, Browns and Patriots.

The Patriots cut him in June after signing earlier in the year. Ernster also has played for the Browns.

. . . JEFF REED TO BE REPLACED?

Ernster has a leg up on other punters the Steelers might consider because he can kick off and has done so 75 times in the NFL. If he stays with the Steelers, they may use him to kick off instead of Jeff Reed.

They love Reed as a placekicker and he had his best season in 2008 when he missed just two tries, one from 65 yards and one in the muck against Miami. But his kickoffs still are not strong, which is somewhat of a mystery because he has a strong leg. Reed told me last year that it’s a technique thing and he worked on it and last year actually started out with good, deep kickoffs but they shortened considerably as the season wore on.

COPE, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Longtime Steelers broadcaster Myron Cope would love this one – they still have a parking spot reserved for him next to Saint Benedict Hall at Saint Vincent College for training camp.

Cope, who died Feb. 27 at age 79, had been retired from his job as color man since after the 2004 season and had not been to camp.

Cope’s is among a handful of parking spaces reserved for Steelers executives such as Dan Rooney, Art Rooney and Kevin Colbert. The sign, in black and gold, reads simply “Reserved Parking For: Myron Cope.”

It likely is someone’s way at the college to erect a small memorial to the most famous member of the media in Pennsylvania who stayed many training camps in a Saint Vincent dorm room with others in his profession – with no air conditioning and a fan in his window.

STEELERS GOING GREEN – INCORRECTLY

Next to Cope’s reserved parking spot is one for another legend who is still working for the Steelers. Joe Greene is a special assistant for colleges and pros on the Steelers scouting staff. He was Chuck Noll’s first draft pick, he’s in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and he was voted the best player in Steelers history.

His sign reads “Reserved Parking For: Joe Green.’’

Even if they can’t spell his name, he still has a parking spot.