The question is posed every spring. Will this be the year the Pittsburgh Pirates break the losing streak? They already hold the all-time sports record for most consecutive losing seasons, and math suggests that it can't last forever, but when will it end? The Pirates played with our hearts last year as they found themselves in first place in mid-July, but when all was said and done, they had number 19 in the books.So is there anything to suggest that 2012 will be any different?For one, the division is a lot worse. Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder are gone, and Ryan Braun will be suspended for 50 games. This division was average at best before all of this happened, and now it has to be the worst division in baseball on paper. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it took just 90 wins to take the NL Central this year. But should we even be talking about winning the division? I think we should focus on getting win #81 and going from there. Can the Pirates do that?Well the of...
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The "Mc" Effect:
PLAYERS:
Albert Pujols,
Prince Fielder,
Clint Barmes,
Rod Barajas,
Erik Bedard,
Casey McGehee,
AJ Burnett,
Ryan Doumit,
Paul Maholm,
Andrew McCutchen,
Jose Tabata,
Neil Walker,
Pedro Alvarez
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs
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