Wait, Are The Pirates Good Or Terrible?
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
After back-to-back 100-loss seasons, and with one of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball, life as a Pittsburgh Pirates fan has been pretty frustrating. However, this year, they started out as one of baseball's biggest surprises, with Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen helping to fuel a 20-8 start. Then came a recent seven-game losing streak — and fans were scratching their heads once again. Today, we look at the key factors behind the Pirates’ early success, the cause of their recent struggles, and what to make of this roller coaster season so far.
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| 0:31.0 | You gotta look to the future. |
| 0:33.7 | As a Pirates fan, you have to. |
| 0:35.1 | You have to hold on to hope. |
| 0:36.5 | You have to. |
| 0:37.0 | What else do you have? |
| 0:38.5 | In recent years, as the losses have piled up, and the team payroll has languished among |
| 0:43.5 | the lowest in Major League Baseball. |
| 0:46.2 | Life as a Pittsburgh Pirates fan has been pretty frustrating. |
| 0:50.3 | But in 2023, those same sad pirates started out the season as one of baseball's most pleasant |
| 0:57.4 | surprises. |
| 1:13.4 | It felt like a Renaissance fueled by emerging young stars and the return of one of the most |
| 1:19.3 | popular players in Pirates history. |
| 1:28.1 | But just as soon as things were looking up, the Pirates lost seven in a row. |
| 1:38.0 | And now fans are scratching their heads once again. |
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