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The Dog Days: Predicting the Pirates in July and August

July 19, 2013 Tim

On July 19th, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates stood at a formidable 51-44, with a one-half game lead in the National League Central division. It was the latest into the season that the Pirates had been in first place since July 17th, 1997, so naturally there was some excitement to be had. In spite of the buzz, Pirates’ manager, Clint Hurdle remained grounded. “They don’t break a trophy in half and give it to you on July 19th,” he told some enthusiastic reporters in an interview. What happened next was disheartening. The Pirates would go on to win 21 of their… Read the rest

Filed Under: Emotional Baseball Report, Pirates, Sports Tagged With: Baseball, Clint Hurdle, National League, pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates

Emotional Baseball Report: Area 51.5 – Andrew McCutchen

March 9, 2012 Jason

There is room for argument that March 4th, 2012 was the best day to be a Pittsburgh Pirates fan since October 13th, 1992. That amazing night the Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 13-4 to tie the series at 3 games all for the right to go to the World Series. The Pirates, lead that night by a 2nd inning home run by Barry Bonds had all the momentum until the next night in the bottom of the 9th inning.

Filed Under: Emotional Baseball Report Tagged With: Andrew McCutchen, Barry Bonds, emotional baseball report, McCutchen, Pirates, Pittsburgh Pirates

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