The 2013 Pittsburgh
Pirates are for real and talented but once upon a time they were terrible and
nobody wanted to watch them and I mean nobody. For the last two decades the
Pittsburgh Pirates were just a forgotten team who were used to losing 100 games
a season. When you mentioned the Pirates people probably say who? This was the
perception of the team for many years.
But there was a time
when the Pittsburgh Pirates were the toast of the town and the country. In the
1970’s they won two World Series titles and they had a player name Roberto
Clemente who is a legendary baseball player.
This team was well
respected and talented at that and in the 80’s they were getting some steam
back when they drafted despised player Barry Bonds in the 1985 draft. This
young guy came in to make his mark and that’s what he did. The team would go on
to win three straight division titles.
But once the team
started to go in a different direction they made some bad draft pick in the 90’s
and that led to the demise of this club. The Pirates just didn’t sign free
agents but they brought in players that were way past their primes. That didn’t
help the team rebuild and grow. With many people dismissing them as a reputable
team they had a vision to connect better with fans and that’s with putting
talent on the field.
It all started last
year when we saw a sneak peak at what the Pittsburgh Pirates could be with
ex-Yankee pitcher A.J. Burnett at the mound. He won many games for this club
and we saw some glimpses of what they can be. To build a championship team it
doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time and preparation.
This year the Pirates
were considered one of the best teams in baseball and they were always in the
mix and winning many games. Now in the playoffs facing the St. Louis Cardinals,
they are tied 2-2 and it’s a must win to move on. I’m proud of this team and I
know many other baseball fans are as well. 
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