http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ en-us eweinrich@portlandpirates.com 2008-04-21T23:28:06-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/025796.html Folks, it has been awhile, and I appreciate your patience and all the kind words during my injury and absence. This has been the hardest two months of my career. During other injuries, I could see a light at... 25796@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2008-04-21T23:28:06-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/022072.html We have started down the home stretch with 20some games left, and playing on the road is a good place to start. Why, because to win in the playoffs, you have to win on the the road. As a... 22072@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2008-02-10T16:56:12-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/021286.html I was recently at a highschool game, and I had an interesting conversation with a parent. It was concerning concussions. It has become kind of an epidemic in contact sports in this era. Not only professional sports, but highschool... 21286@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2008-01-25T13:45:01-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/020358.html Hey, in case you missed it, we are on a roll! Not to jinks ourselves, but we haved crept up into third, two points behind Hartford, who we took a point from last night. With solid special team play,... 20358@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2008-01-03T16:41:31-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/019982.html Well, it's almost that time of year again, and I had to tell you about a few things going on with our team. The first one is an old tradition that many take part in. The Yankee Swap. We... 19982@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-12-21T14:08:13-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/019686.html I purposely waited until tonight to submit this entry. I made a trip up to Orono and Bangor yesterday, to help Maine Savings and the Pirates promote next Tuesday's game between Manchester and Portland. the Pirates decided early this... 19686@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-12-13T22:18:02-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/019008.html The holiday season is upon us, and we celebrated Thanksgiving at home with 5 of the guys and some family. It was a nice, cool, November day in Maine. Unfortunately for us, not all our family was here. My... 19008@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-11-27T21:22:46-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/018600.html Today we endured the sad part of professional hockey. A trade. We lost two great guys and two good players for us. It is always a shock, mostly for the players involved, but to the rest of us as... 18600@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-11-15T15:06:08-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/018369.html Hey folks, sorry about the tardiness. I am always looking for time to write and some days it just doesn't happen. There is so much hockey going on for me, it is coming from everywhere. Playing again has been... 18369@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-11-08T23:10:13-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/017977.html Hi folks! I'm happy to say I'll be skating for another season and writing this blog for the year. These are two of my favorite things to do. And I feel that I can at least keep your attention... 17977@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-10-31T22:33:30-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/010863.html Well, fans, the fight for a spot in the playoffs is finally over. Not to downplay the tremendous support from our fans both at home and on the road. With some callups and injuries, we could not sustain a... 10863@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-04-11T23:36:45-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/010618.html So, it comes to this. We are at a point of do or die. With six games left, we have put ourselves in a position to clinch a spot in the playoffs, and the next two weekends will be... 10618@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-04-03T20:45:50-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/010442.html This part of the season has always been my favorite. Why? Well, for a number of reasons. Springtime, for one, and since I have played in many different cities, the seasons change a little quicker in those places. Or... 10442@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-03-27T13:21:10-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/010294.html After a windy couple of nights knocked out our internet, I'm back on line. I was in charge for the of days around the house and finding free time has been tough. I know what my wife has done... 10294@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-03-21T13:04:28-05:00 http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/010113.html Amidst a brutal schedule, this week is time to rest some aching bodies and recharge for next weekends three and three. Don't forget the "Evening with the Pirates" Tuesday night! Good fun for a great cause... Have you seen... 10113@http://sports.mainetoday.com/pirates/weinrich/ 2007-03-12T21:43:42-05:00