With what can easily be considered the best first half any Pirates team has put together in the last 20 years, many fans are beginning to believe that this year’s Buccos will finally break the streak of losing seasons and can perhaps make a run at the division. So at the all star break, the fans believe, the coaches believe, the players believe, and from the sound of things, the front office really believes the 2012 Pirates are capable of making a run. So with the everyone behind the surging Pirates, we here at BB&G thought it might be a good time to break down the 5 things to expect in the second half from this year’s Pirates:
Big time buyers at the trade deadline- Rumors are already swirling around about the Pirates being buyers at this year’s trade deadline. We have already contacted teams with interest in Justin Upton and Carlos Quentin. Either player would plug the big whole we have in left field and could maybe give the Pirates the edge they need to really be in cont...
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PLAYERS:
Justin Upton,
Carlos Quentin,
Joel Hanrahan,
Andrew McCutchen,
Barry Bonds
TEAMS: Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins
TEAMS: Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins
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