Ok, admittedly, this is about as far away from the
World of Warcraft as we go on this site, but stick with me here, it'll be worth it for the jokes:
Blizzplanet has discovered that
Blizzard COO Paul Sams and his family are now
major shareholders in the Pittsburgh Steelers, of all things. The connection seems a little hard to find, until you check the rest of the list: Thomas Tull is also a shareholder, and he happens to be CEO of Legendary Pictures,
the same company that has made a deal with Sams and Blizzard to make the
Warcraft movie. I can't say I know that many CEOs personally, but I have to imagine that the conversation went something like, "Hey, wanna own part of a football team with me?" And who would pass up an opportunity like that?
Fortunately for Sams and his team, they're
supposed to do pretty well this year (and of course they're coming off of a Super Bowl win last year), so the investment is likely a good one. But, more importantly, we can now point out that if the Steelers make their way to the conference championships and half of Blizzard travels to Pittsburgh to see the game, we'll know why the patch isn't coming out that week.
Tags: blizzard, blizzplanet, football, funny, humor, investment, jokes, paul-sams, sams, sports, steelers, super-bowl
Filed under: Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Blizzard, Humor, Battlegrounds
Sep 25th 2009 at 4:00PM 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Adam Holisky Sep 25th 2009 12:41AM
Silly Nannys > Steelers.
That is all.
Ahima Sep 25th 2009 4:05PM
Careful. This is a drinking town with a football problem...
Bethod Sep 25th 2009 4:18PM
"Drinking town" doesn't do us justice. We're a town full of alcoholics.
And we love our football team. :)
Not so much our baseball team... *cough*
devilsei Sep 25th 2009 4:22PM
Hey now, be glad you aint living in Michigan, the only decent sports team we have is also the only team not named after a type of cat... =P
Arktic Sep 25th 2009 4:38PM
Would that be the Pistons or the Red Wings, cause I'm trying to figure out which one is the cat.
devilsei Sep 25th 2009 5:09PM
Well, we got the Lions, the Tigers, The Pistons, The Red Wings, and for those that remember, had "The Vipers" too.
Take ya pic :D
Jonathan Sep 25th 2009 7:14PM
@devilsei:
Actually, the Tigers are on the verge of a playoff berth. Odds are they'll get knocked out in the first round, but they have a chance with the way Justin Verlander has pitched this season.
Ametrine Sep 25th 2009 4:08PM
I am amused how this is filed under the category "Battlegrounds".
devilsei Sep 25th 2009 4:38PM
Well obviously this is a major hint for the next battleground we'll have!
Plus, if you have done the dalaran cooking quests, the "Mustard Dogs" one already hints that there is a sport called "Battle Ball" in azeroth, and the first team revealed? Dalaran Destroyers, which hints that neutral factions are present, so it wouldn't be just a "Horde Vs. Alliance" battleground either, which would really spice it up.
impurezero Sep 25th 2009 4:56PM
Haha...your crazy speculation is cool enough, that I'm gonna hope you're somehow right.
Phoronid Sep 25th 2009 4:15PM
I see echoes of our next arena style...
Hey, it could happen! Kara had chess!
JamieG Sep 26th 2009 10:12AM
I'd be all for playing Madden for epics.
impurezero Sep 25th 2009 4:15PM
This post was worth it just for the graphic.
Phaelan Sep 25th 2009 4:17PM
eh,steelers better than the cowgirls
GO Pack!! only team own by the fan base :D
jfofla Sep 25th 2009 4:22PM
Somebody posted about this on the General Forums and a Blue was the first response, and locked the thread.
Dane Bramage Sep 25th 2009 4:24PM
they are just gonna use the O & D lines as orc extras in the movie.
Cham Sep 25th 2009 4:25PM
I'm all for changing the name of Heinz Field to Crusaders' Coliseum. Lok'tar Ogar Steelers!
Bethod Sep 25th 2009 4:29PM
Yeah, us Pittsburgh folks have had a decent year in sports. :)
Can't really complain about 18 seasons (or whatever its up to now) straight of a .
Allok Sep 25th 2009 4:30PM
There never has been a more accurate team name than "the Steelers" after they stole that Super Bowl from Seattle (although granted that was a lot of the refs doing).
*yes I KNOW it is steal, they are homonyms you Fing grammar nazi.
RetadinMan Sep 25th 2009 4:43PM
THEY LOST TO THE BEARS! HAH!
CHICAGO FTW!