The Safko Sportszone


A picture from the day Sappo & I tried out for the Pens

Ok, you caught me: I'm lying. We never tried out for the Pens and you're probably thinking that the picture is not that cool. Well, sometimes the truth is better than fiction! Remember the movie "Sudden Death" with Jean-Claude Van-Damme? Would you believe that Randy and I actually got paid to dress in full Penguins gear and skate on The Civic Arena ice. He played Tomas Sandstrom and I played Greg Brown. Eating the grilled Mako shark with the cast & crew was also pretty cool.

There's not really much here besides links to my other pages and a listing of all the places I've seen sporting events. It's more for my reference than anything, but hey, I'm pretty darn proud of it: I get around! I always have said that I only work to support my sports habit. This just is the evidence to support that theory.

My Sports Pages & links

Pages designed by ME!

Safko's
Steelers
Zone
Safko's
Pirates
Page
Safko's
Penguins
Page

The Official AFL Page - This is the homepage of both fantasy football leagues that I run (AFL and AFL Europe)
The Official Randy Sappo Fan Club - A site dedicated to my best friend's hockey officiating career

News
ESPN
USA Today Sports
The Igloo Report - Good Pens news source

Favorite Team Sites
Pittsburgh Pirates Official Homepage
Pittsburgh Penguins Official Homepage
Pittsburgh Steelers Official Homepage
Oakland Athletics Official Homepage
The Copenhagen Towers - The official site of Copenhagen's American Football team (which I will be playing for in 2001).

Ballparks in which I've seen a MLB game:
Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA
Date Teams Outcome Note
Too many to list here: See my Pirate's page
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Date Teams Outcome Note
? ? 8? Montreal Expos @ Cardinals ? w/ Steve, parents, & Uncle Gene / Aunt Jane
Jacob's Field - Cleveland, OH
Date Teams Outcome Note
26 Jul 97 Oakland Athletics @ Indians L 3-6 109 P 6 - w/ Klein, Jones, & Mazzola
27 Jul 97 Oakland Athletics @ Indians L 2-4 209 G 24 - w/ Klein
16 Aug 98 Baltimore Orioles @ Indians 3-5 309 G 23-24 - w/ Lisa
29 Aug 98 Oakland Athletics @ Indians W 11-6 109 P 8 - w/ Steve & Mazzola
30 Aug 98 Oakland Athletics @ Indians L 4-9 309 G 24 - w/ Steve
Veteran's Stadium - Philadelphia, PA
Date Teams Outcome Note
18 Jul 97 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Phillies L 6-8 342 01 10 - w/ Klein
19 Jul 97 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Phillies W 13-3 208 F 03 - w/ Klein
Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles, CA
Date Teams Outcome Note
4 Apr 97 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Dodgers L 3-5 35 A 1 - w/ Tom Regola
6 Apr 97 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Dodgers L 3-6 56 T 10 - solo - sat next to bullpen & Spin Williams gave me a ball
18 Apr 97 Houston Astros @ Dodgers 3-5 161 S 17 - solo
26 May 97 Florida Marlins @ Dodgers 3-5 1 C 2
29 Mar 98 Anaheim Angels @ Dodgers Pre 52 D 5 - solo
27 Jun 98 Pittsburgh Pirates @ Dodgers L 0-2 36 R 3-4 - w/ Lisa
12 Jul 98 San Diego Padres @ Dodgers L 0-2 39 R 9-12 - w/ Lisa, Mark Wasylson, & John Hubbard
Edison International Field - Anaheim, CA
Date Teams Outcome Note
29 Mar 97 Los Angeles Dodgers @ Angels 1-5 249 G 110 - w/ Randy & "The Wolf Pack"
30 Mar 97 Los Angeles Dodgers @ Angels 0-2 29 S 8 - w/ Randy - caught foul ball
19 Jun 97 Oakland Athletics @ Angels L 3-4 2 C 3 - solo - two rows back immediately behind home plate: great seat!
12 Sep 97 Kansas City Royals @ Angels 5-8 201 D 2
10 May 98 Detroit Tigers @ Angels 2-4 129 L 6
20 May 98 Oakland Athletics @ Angels L 4-5 224 F 18
3 Jul 98 Oakland Athletics @ Angels W 10-6 523 A 12 - w/ Lisa

Stadiums in which I've seen an NFL game:
Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA
Date Teams Outcome Note
Too many to list here: See my Steelers page
Veteran's Stadium - Philadelphia, PA
Date Teams Outcome Note
23 Nov 97 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Eagles L 20-23 350 7 1 - w/ Joe Klein
Ralph Wilson Stadium - Buffalo, NY
Date Teams Outcome Note
10 Oct 99 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Bills L 21-24 338 14 3-4 - w/ Lisa, Steve, Trenga, & parents
Cinergi Field (Riverfront Stadium) - Cincinnati, OH
Date Teams Outcome Note
17 Oct 99 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Bengals W 17-3 329 17 111 - w / Steve, Romary, Janicki, Harkins, etc

Arenas in which I've seen an NHL game:
Mellon Arena (The Igloo) - Pittsburgh, PA
Date Teams Outcome Note
Too many to list here: See my Penguin's page
First Union Center - Philadelphia, PA
Date Teams Outcome Note
? Pittsburgh Penguins @ Flyers L 3-6 118 25 21 - w/ Klein - Mario Lemiuex's final game
Great Western Forum - Los Angeles, CA
Date Teams Outcome Note
5 Apr 97 Dallas Stars @ Kings 3-3 35 W 11 - w/ Kevin & Nancy Sechler
The Arrowhead Pond - Anaheim, CA
Date Teams Outcome Note
24 Jan 98 Los Angeles Kings @ Mighty Ducks 3-3 422 H 13 - solo
1 Apr 98 Phoenix Coyotes @ Mighty Ducks 5-1 426 U 9 - ?
Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI
Date Teams Outcome Note
11 Apr 99 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Red Wings W 3-0 207 13 1 - w/ Steve & Guptils
Continental Airlines Arena (The Meadowlands) - East Rutherford, NJ
Date Teams Outcome Note
4 May 99 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Devils W 4-2 226 15 4 - w/ Steve & Randy
HSBC Arena (Marine Midland Arena) - Buffalo, NY
Date Teams Outcome Note
26 May 00 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Sabres W 5-3 106 12 17 - w/ Steve

Minor League / Junior Games I've seen:
? - Great Falls, MT
Date League Teams Outcome Note
5 Jan 96 American Frontier Hockey League Central Wyoming Outlaws @ Americans ? Sat in penalty box - Sappo as referee
? - Billings, MT
Date League Teams Outcome Note
6 Jan 96 American Frontier Hockey League Jackson Hole Grizzlies @ Bulls ? Sappo as referee

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