Miracle Win, Frustrating Loss

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Let's start on the bright side of things: ---- Saturday night. Remember my disbelief as to how the computer predicted the Pirates to be the favorite for this game? The computer was right. ---- We'll begin with Yoslan Herrera. We all basically knew he was going to be awful, but he did show us reason for hope early on. In the top of the 1st after a groundout and walk, he struck out Pujols and ... [link]

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July 12, 2008: A special day for faithful Pirates fans
Published 7/15/2008 by Deaner (noreply@blogger.com) at Blue Collar Baseball
... fans have been experiencing over the past decade plus will pay off in the end... and that will make our reward as faithful fans that much sweeter. I mean think about it... what are the chances that the Pirates will have a long championship drought like the Red Sox has or the Cubs currently have? ... It will happen Bucco fans. Keep the faith. Other Pirates bloggers on the game: Pittsburgh Lumber Co., WHYGAVS, Bucs Dugout, Bucco Blog, and Raise the Jolly Roger. Here are some of the pictures that I took of the final moments: ...

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