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Entries Tagged as 'Pittsburgh Pirates'

Health Care’s Winning Season?

March 15th, 2010 · 4 Comments · AR, Politics, Sports

Every year about this time, I start talking myself into believing that this will finally be the year that the Pirates have their first winning season since I was 10 years old.  I even have a pathetic exercise where I go through the starting lineup and the rotation, and imagine the best-case scenario stat line [...]

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Pittsburgh in the News!

September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Labor, Politics, Sports

With the G-20 in Pittsburgh and much chaos expected, the media spotlight is on the Steel City. The LA Times and CNN emphasize the city’s transition from gritty and industrial to trendy and high-tech. But since no outsider could truly capture Pittsburgh’s greatness, I feel obligated to share some of the more pertinent [...]

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Tying the Pirates to Electoral Politics

July 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · AR, Politics, Sports

As a lifelong Pirates fan, I think I kind of understand what it must be like to be a post-George Bush Republican. While the Republicans four year electoral losing streak pales in comparison to the 16 (soon to be 17) straight losing seasons of the Pirates, there are similarities: incompetent leadership, the loss [...]

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