The Origin of the Busters

The Busters were a softball team, formed in Pittsburgh PA in 1982.  They were very untalented.

Most of the Busters grew up together in Mt. Lebanon, went to grade school together, went to high school together, some even went to college together.   Quite frankly, by 1982, a lot of the Busters-to-be were sick of each other, which would explain the rotten chemistry of the softball team.

The softball team formed in the Summer of 1982.   The games were usually played on early Sunday Mornings.   The Busters were big drinkers.   And they smoked.  Hangovers were common on these early Sunday Mornings, but the Busters showed up "ready to play ball" anyway.   The Busters won (1) of their first (3) games.   After that initial "success", they proceeded to lose (79) out of their next (80) games, by an average margin of (17) runs per game.

Tragedy struck in 1984 when a horrible, freak bus accident on the Homestead High-Level Bridge forced their bus into the muddy Monongahela River, wiping out the entire team.  None of the Busters were ever recovered.
 
 

As the years passed, "Buster Sightings" have taken place everywhere from their beloved Pittsburgh, to Central Virginia to Southern California.  The mystery continues.

Thus, to have legally been considered a Buster, the following criteria must be satisfied:

• You must be a native of Pittsburgh PA
• You had to have actively played in at least (10) softball games as a Buster between 1982 and 1984
• You must know who Schnitz, Flint and Pepsi were
• You must have visited The Plaza at least 200 times
• You must know what an Old German is
• You must know all the words to "Texas Tea"
• You must know where Tionesta is
• You must know who Chrisssssssssss is
• You must own at least (1) plaid flannel shirt
• You must know the name of the Dormont Bar that "almost" sponsored the Busters, but bailed at the last minute.
• You must have been rooked by Neville no more than 1 time