Found November 05, 2009 on Where Is Andy Van Slyke:
And so, the 2009 season wraps up with the Yankees winning the World Series. The team with the biggest payroll, the brightest stars, and the prettiest girlfriends win again. I see people on my Facebook from Western Pennsylvania that I'm fairly certain have never even been to New York crowing about "finally" winning another World Series like it's something they've been waiting for their entire lives. All while I'm stuck trying to remember what that last winning season way back in 1992 was like. I won't sugarcoat it; it sucks to watch. Sometimes it doesn't seem fair that they get to celebrate six championships while we cling to a bad baseball team that won 79 games by accident in 1997. But here's what I can honestly tell you; I wouldn't trade the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates for anything. We might only have five banners, but every single one means something special and unique. 1909 is Honus Wagner's championship, the one where the grea...
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