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Thomas Paine Podcast

1974 10-02 Cubs at Pirates

Thomas Paine Podcast

mike moore

Daily News, Philosophy, News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 213 minutes

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0:00.0

From Coltree River Stadium in Pittsburgh with Bob Prince, Willie King to greet you for the final regular season game.

0:06.0

In 1974, the Pirates take on the Chicago Cubs, following Bob Robertson's home run of last night that won the game for the buck 65,

0:13.0

the magic number, it's down to one.

0:15.0

A pirate win here tonight would give them their fourth Eastern Division title.

0:19.0

Meanwhile, up in Montreal, the Montreal-St. Louis

0:22.2

Cardinal ballgame has been postponed because of very inclement weather up there, snow and rain,

0:27.3

and should it be necessary, that game will be played tomorrow at 12 noon. But a buck win here

0:32.1

tonight can make it all academic, and of course I will tell you that this will not be the last

0:36.0

game played at three rivers, no matter what the outcome is here tonight.

0:39.3

The weather very, very cold, the crowd's still filing in here tonight, then a much better turnout than we've had the last couple of evenings.

0:45.3

And I'll be back to set the starting line-ups for this very big ball game after I remind you that this game is brought to you in park by

0:52.3

your pirate land, Crackzler-Plimit dealer, who has immediate

0:55.4

delivery on America's number one selling compact.

0:58.2

By Joy, nature's high-protein food for dogs, higher in protein, and it still costs less

1:03.9

than most other brands.

1:05.5

And by your friends from Iron City beer.

1:07.7

When you're really ready to pour it on, pour on the iron. Point a turnaround season for the Pirates off to a very poor start.

1:14.6

They lost 10 of their first 12 ballgames in their first six in a row.

1:17.6

They were in last place on the 15th of June.

1:21.6

And the lowest point of the season was when they are 14 games back,

1:24.6

or 14 games under 5-witted with an 18 and 32 mark in 6 place,

1:29.4

nine games back. They have turned it around in the second half of the year. The pitching

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