PEDIGREE FOR DERBY WINNER "I'LL HAVE ANOTHER"

The winner of the 138th Kentucky Derby was "I'll have another".  Great to see an underdog not only make a run for the roses, but to win.  It was also fitting to see that  Mario Gutierrez, of Veracruz, Mexico,  riding in his first Kentucky Derby, was victorious on Cinco De Mayo.  


To win the derby, as barfly Charles Bukowski would say, takes endurance, and this horse has plenty of that.  However, looking forward to Maryland, the pundits are saying that "I'll have another" does not have what it takes to hang with the sprinters as will be necessary to win the Preakness.  


Now I don't know Jack about bloodlines or genetics, but here is "I'll have another's" pedigree chart.

St. Patrick's Day And The Rest Of The Year?

Another St. Patrick's Day is upon us, and we all will go through our respective rituals in our respective cities.  Most have some kind of Irish-related festivities, but when it comes to drinking, what city has true staying power?  What city has, as  Charles Bukowski would say, has the necessary "endurance" to be legitimately hailed the "Football Town With a Drinkin' Problem".  For my money, it has got to be a gloomy rust belt city, one with a great football legacy, and one with a shot and beer mentality.

Drinkin' Town with a Football  Problem by JackFact
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I don't think there is any question that Pittsburgh is that town, that definitive "Drinkin Town with a Football Problem".  What do you think?  How does your town stack up?