Pirates Sweep Cincinnati

[Sweetleaf22]

The Pirates moved within a half-game of first place, two games above .500 by beating Cincinnati, 5-3, and sweeping the Reds this afternoon before 13,860 at PNC Park.

"We're in a spot that a lot of people didn't expect," outfielder Ryan Church said. "People thought we would be cellar-dwellers or breaking some record for losses. Hey, anything's possible. We might not have the big names or big contracts, but we've got ... is mojo a good word? We're out there to win. We mean business. We're not going to be anyone's doormat. And I think we've shown that so far."

At the same time, several players guarded against getting caught up in standings in the third week of April.

"It doesn't mean too much at this point," Maholm said. "Now, if we're at that point in September? That will be something."

[walk066]

LOL Pirates are so bad.

But how bad are the Reds?

[Sweetleaf22]

Buccos all the way buddy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,




Division winner



buy me a bullpen

[TCD619]

UM NO. Cards win by 8.5 min

[Sweetleaf22]

I settle for the Wild Card then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[steel69]

[Kaysee]

[revnecro1273]

hope the usual bed shitting comes about...don't want to see that streak of consecutive seasons without a winning record to end

[Bisket]

dusty baker doesnt belong in the majors. under 79.5 wins was a gift

[be47320]

A. lmao pirates
B. lmao steelers off season
C. lmaaaaaaaaaaaao penguins

[Chris46139]

ESPN the Magazine Players Poll


Question: What is the best franchise?

The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox all earned a smattering of respect, but the majority -- 52 percent, to be exact -- put the New York Yankees at the top of the pile. (Boston finished a distant second, with 16 percent.) "You gotta go with the obvious; that's a lot of championships," says an AL All-Star.

When it comes to the worst franchise, players don't contradict the facts: The Pittsburgh Pirates (23 percent), owners of the longest streak of consecutive losing seasons in American pro sports, are first in worst.

Best franchise

1. New York Yankees: 52%
2. Boston Red Sox: 16%
3. St. Louis Cardinals: 7%
T4. Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels: 5% each
T6. Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins: 3% each
T8. Nine tied with 1% each

Worst franchise:

1. Pittsburgh Pirates: 23%
2. Kansas City Royals: 18%
3. Washington Nationals: 16%
4. Florida Marlins: 6%
5. Oakland Athletics: 2%
T6. Six teams tied with 1% each

Note: 29% of players declined to answer

[Sweetleaf22]

lol thanks, all tied to payroll , thanks






5 World Series

[PHILLYBIRDS20]

payroll is also dictated by the fans attendance and Pitt is a joke when it comes to attendance . 5 ws and u saw how many? lmao

[Sweetleaf22]

1. New York Yankees: 52% $206,333,389
2. Boston Red Sox: 16% $162,747,333
3. St. Louis Cardinals: 7% $93,540,753
T4. Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels: 5% each $141,927,381
T6. Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins: 3% each $84,423,667 $97,559,167
T8. Nine tied with 1% each

Worst franchise:

1. Pittsburgh Pirates: 23% $34,943,000
2. Kansas City Royals: 18% $72,267,710
3. Washington Nationals: 16% $61,425,000
4. Florida Marlins: 6% $55,641,500
5. Oakland Athletics: 2% $51,654,900
T6. Six teams tied with 1% each

[be47320]

Originally Posted by Sweetleaf22

1. New York Yankees: 52% $206,333,389
2. Boston Red Sox: 16% $162,747,333
3. St. Louis Cardinals: 7% $93,540,753
T4. Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels: 5% each $141,927,381
T6. Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins: 3% each $84,423,667 $97,559,167
T8. Nine tied with 1% each

Worst franchise:

1. Pittsburgh Pirates: 23% $34,943,000
2. Kansas City Royals: 18% $72,267,710
3. Washington Nationals: 16% $61,425,000
4. Florida Marlins: 6% $55,641,500
5. Oakland Athletics: 2% $51,654,900
T6. Six teams tied with 1% each

says alot about the disloyal fairweather pittsburgh fans and their attendance at games...disgusting really