How about them Buccos!!!!!!

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Wow Originally Posted by flows-with-water
Wow is right. Down 9/0. I even stopped watching and went to the OSU/ND game. Which was really good old school football. I tuned back in tho.

Damn, OSU just won. Great game
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They’re not intelligent fans. Or fans at all. Originally Posted by bambino
Indeed

Seems the naysayers know little about baseball
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https://x.com/gbrowniepoints/status/...0AMolspcYxY9QA

Who knows where the Pirates would be if Cruz didn’t get hurt?
... I'll again state what I mentioned earlier in the season-meet.
That the Pirates got money to ADD talent.
Got a whole season in... Typical peaks and valleys... And yet-.

Prolly will finish with the season outlook - as expected
as the baseball experts surely predicted... Good for them.

Players got some much-needed experience and showed some grit.
Maybe can contend for a play-off spot next year.

The simple fact that the Pirates were not eliminated from
the play-offs UNTIL A WEEK before the finish is a modern miracle.

Just sayin'

#### Salty
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The Bucs win the finale game of the season. 76 wins is a 14 game improvement over last year. They played solid baseball in the second half while playing their youngsters. They’re on the right track. I would say they’re closer to winning a post season game than the Steelers or Penguins.
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The Pirates should sign Trevor Bauer tomorrow


https://x.com/isabellamdeluca/status...0AMolspcYxY9QA
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Look at this, the Diamondbacks beat the Phillies to advance to the WS! The Phillies have the 4rth highest payroll and the DBacks one of the lowest.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...16%2C471%2C292.

The DBacks won 8 more games than the Pirates this season. Anything can happen. The size of payroll doesn’t guarantee anything.
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They got baseball in Pittsburgh?
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Just barely
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They got baseball in Pittsburgh? Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
You don’t have MLB in Austin Tx. Never did. Pittsburgh has had Professional BB for over 125yrs. Up to thre teams simultaneously
They got baseball in Pittsburgh? Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
Sure do. About every 20 years.
... No need to piss on the thread, lads.

... Bambino has a point - maybe, just maybe - our side can Win
with a small payroll... lightning can surely strike inside a bottle
every few years.

### Salty
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... No need to piss on the thread, lads.

... Bambino has a point - maybe, just maybe - our side can Win
with a small payroll... lightning can surely strike inside a bottle
every few years.

### Salty Originally Posted by Salty Again
There are a few teams that never won a WS. The Pirates have won three in my lifetime. They’re close to being a playoff team. It won’t be 20yrs until they get there.
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