In the early 1900s, the Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the NL's most dominant teams, powered by super shortstop Honus Wagner. Wagner was to his time what Alex Rodriguez is to the contemporary MLB. The Pirates have won five World Series in 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971 and 1979. The put great teams together in the early 1990s as well, with Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla carrying the load.
Neal Huntington's focus had been entirely on the future since taking over as general manager late in the 2007 season. However, his first trade of this offseason was more about the present.
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:50:25 GMTNo major-league team has had a longer history in Lynchburg than the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have been the Hillcats’ parent club since 1995
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The Pirates are one of baseball's oldest franchises, founded in 1882.
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