The team hired Noll in 1969 and he promptly went 1-13, somehow fitting for the sad sack Steelers. But take it he did in the most considerate style, pointing out that if he couldn’t win it, then he was happy that García did. Chances of winning They have no real shot of winning a championship but they are a lock to make their opponents sweat. Yet within the most intense of cricketing battles there are still instances of outstanding, not to say inspirational, sportsmanship.