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Sun May 11, 2008 2:46 pm EDT

Video: Penguins fans assail Rocky statue, leap victoriously

By Greg Wyshynski

The assorted tomfoolery continues between Pittsburgh Penguins fans and Philadelphia Flyers fanatics over the desecration of assorted landmarks in their respective cities. Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Horses put out a hit list of other Philadelphia targets for Penguins fans to hit with shirts, jerseys and digital cameras. The Pensblog published photos of a few competed missions, including this assault on the Robert Indiana "LOVE" sculpture.

But the epicenter of this battle continues to be the Rocky Balboa statue, which Penguins fans gleefully defaced even after a Philadelphia radio station attempted to protect it with a bodyguard. This silly attempt at hexing the Flyers has even started its own fashion trend: The image here is from a T-shirt currently being sold by Moewampum.com, which is also the producer of the "Avery Rule" shirts.

But there have been so many attempts at draping The Italian Stallion with Penguins schwag that some fans want credit where it's due. This weekend, we received an e-mail from a reader who claimed he and his boys were the "original guys" to hit the Rocky statue before the series, and provided this YouTubage as evidence:

It should be noted that they also ominously wrote "there is more to come against philly." Honestly, what else could these Penguins fans have in mind? You don't think ... nah.

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  1. eshmart2003
    1. Posted by eshmart2003 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:56 pm EDT

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    First!!
    that waas awesome
    go pesn
  2. Leahy
    2. Posted by Leahy Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:27 pm EDT

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    So THAT'S what Mark Eaton has been up to since he got hurt....well done
  3. Philly For Life
    3. Posted by Philly For Life Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    A bunch of total morons, Like that helps you team win Pens Fans are a bunch of losers
  4. M P
    4. Posted by M P Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:49 pm EDT

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    Moronic Demonic? Like the Flyers' fans that draped a jersey of the statue of "The Chief" Art Rooney Sr.?
    It's all in fun.
  5. flyers2185
    5. Posted by flyers2185 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:01 pm EDT

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    Its funny...they dont have the balls to do it during the day like the Habs fans did. And we all know how well that turned out for the Habs.
    LET GO FLYERS!!!
  6. lunchbox
    6. Posted by lunchbox Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    rocky isnt good enough to wear a penguins jersey. he couldnt make the team. pens will take it to the flyers again tonight and we will be going to philly up 2-0
  7. Phily teams suck
    7. Posted by Phily teams suck Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    Let's go Penn's..series sweep
  8. MALKINTENT 71
    8. Posted by MALKINTENT 71 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:06 pm EDT

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    1975 FOREVER!!!!!!!!!
  9. wha?
    9. Posted by wha? Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:20 pm EDT

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    wow this pasty f*ckr was too busy eating and not getting tan in the coal mine he calls a house to figure out if your going to pull a prank make it worth it...spend a little scratch and get a jersey up there not a giveaway t shirt with logo so small you cant even see the type.... bush league. oh and I love the first post..."GO PESN!!" friggin hicks.
  10. sponger
    10. Posted by sponger Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:32 pm EDT

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    So defensive over a fictional movie person...
    which by the way the only reason rocky made another movie is to move out of the slums of philly
  11. Matt T
    11. Posted by Matt T Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:12 pm EDT

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    I don't understand why people get so uptight over this. It's a few meaningless pranks, they're just having fun. Of course it doesn't "help their team win"--I doubt they thought that putting a Pens jersey on the Rocky statue would magically give them the series; they're just showing support.Don't be dumb.
    And stop it with the threatening people. You're safe, chillin' on your computer. You're not going to beat anyones a$$, so stop fronting like you're a tough guy. Just have fun and enjoy the series.
  12. steelcactus
    12. Posted by steelcactus Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:40 pm EDT

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    Filth-adelphia lives in a deep envy of their more ring adorned cousin, Pittsburgh. The Penguins are gonna smoke the perpetual bridesmaids, Filth-adelphia! The broom we use to sweep you in the playoffs can be used later to clean up your nasty, grafiti laden city. And please, if there is any Penguin fans left in Filth-adelphia please bring the Liberty Bell out of that crime-ridden dump!
  13. Sam
    13. Posted by Sam Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 pm EDT

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    At least we don't have to beg our city for a new arena!!!!
  14. fedak
    14. Posted by fedak Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

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    too bad pittsburgh is such a shlt hole it doesnt have any landmarks to f with
  15. James M
    15. Posted by James M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Wow, I never thought I'd say this, but after hearing you guys talk, I'm kinda proud to be from Detroit. Have fun people. It's only a prank.
  16. A Yahoo! User
    16. Posted by A Yahoo! User Sun May 11, 2008 10:58 pm EDT

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    WTG to the Pens for beating Philly again tonight!
    Notice when the Flyer was hit with the puck and when he finally got up the fans cheered? That's what's great about Pittsburgh fans. We don't cheer when someone gets hurt.
    Had it been a Penguin, the Philly fans would have cheered. Pretty lame for people who claim to live in a city of "brotherly love."
    I chatted with our friends who had to move to Philly from Pittsburgh (thankfully they still have taste and cheer on the Pens)... they had no clue that Philly is whining about their beloved statue of some fictional character. Sort of funny that they live there and didn't know about it. Goes to show that there are actually a couple of normal people out there who aren't traumatized by a little harmless prank.
  17. GerardM
    17. Posted by GerardM Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:03 pm EDT

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    Don't worry the Penguins are more then taking care of business where it counts. Guess the folks in Philly can go back to getting beaten by cops on videotape and raping thier kids.
  18. Lawrence Watson
    18. Posted by Lawrence Watson Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:57 pm EDT

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    Look, I'm a Pens fan... This is all for fun. Since we draped one over Rocky, I fully expect something to come against us in return. We have so many great sports statues because this is the City of Champions. Not our fault Philly only seems to have one (Fictional I might add) sports hero.
  19. Dsquared
    19. Posted by Dsquared Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    Pennsylvania Playoffs: Pgh Pens plaster Philly (again) Oh Yeah! Philly just had an off night. They will have 4 "off nights" in the 5 games against the Pens.
  20. Dsquared
    20. Posted by Dsquared Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    Low flying Philly crashes and burns.
  21. Russ Cargill
    21. Posted by Russ Cargill Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:35 pm EDT

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    It's college all over again! But really...shenanigans are in good fun...only a moron would take a jersey on a statue as a personal challenge.
  22. Josh D
    22. Posted by Josh D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:40 pm EDT

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    Better hurry Philly fans, you've only got until Thursday to retaliate, then its on to a bigger and better series. Oh and the excuses about the injuries I keep hearing need to stop as well, Mad Max just beat you with a broken foot.
  23. Josh D
    23. Posted by Josh D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:40 pm EDT

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    Oh and Master of Sparks:
    368 Oakville Drive
    Pittsburgh Pa, 15220
    I'll be the one with the Eastern Conference Champs shirt on.
  24. mfurey99
    24. Posted by mfurey99 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

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    We're not dead yet!!
    Go Flyers!
  25. mfurey99
    25. Posted by mfurey99 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

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    It's kinda funny when we're all watching a bunch of millionaires skate on ice for 60 minutes and people get angry over who wins/loses. ha ha!! Just a thought.
    Go Flyers!

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