Pirates might win the world series this year

[thetrinity]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-d...r-it-can-last/

Good read on Pirates. Author's prediction is that they play .500 ball second half.

500 ball is gona be more then enough

[thetrinity]

if i was a pirates fan i would be happy if they finish the season above .500 u know they are going to struggle 2nd half of year, the cards win nl central and the reds finish 2nd, pirates finish 3rd and out of the post season only question is will they be above .500

we really think they are going 29-52 the 2nd half the year, thats would it would take to finish under 500

as a long time pirate fan im going to be massively disappointed if they dont make the wild card at least. they can play sub 500 ball and still get the 2nd wild card spot

[Chi_archie]

interesting blurb I just read

The club apparently also is becoming a hit nationwide. While it might be premature to affix the label America's Team, the Pirates were No. 2 in MLB in apparel sales for the week ending Tuesday, according to Fanatics.com, an online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise. The company reported a 50 percent increase in sales from the previous week, the largest among the 30 big league teams, with especially strong sales in New York and California.

Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4...#ixzz2YCe2Kc36
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[physed]

They don't have enough hitting.

[stevenash]

interesting blurb I just read

The club apparently also is becoming a hit nationwide. While it might be premature to affix the label America's Team, the Pirates were No. 2 in MLB in apparel sales for the week ending Tuesday, according to Fanatics.com, an online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise. The company reported a 50 percent increase in sales from the previous week, the largest among the 30 big league teams, with especially strong sales in New York and California.

Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4...#ixzz2YCe2Kc36
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Reason being for the sales is the color black.
Proven fact that black colored apparel sells like no other color.
That's why the Mets went to a black jersey, so did a lot of other teams.

[InTheDrink]

Reason being for the sales is the color black.
Proven fact that black colored apparel sells like no other color.
That's why the Mets went to a black jersey, so did a lot of other teams.

because the pirates just added black in their color scheme?

[stevenash]

because the pirates just added black in their color scheme?

Don't be a wise ass Drinker. lol
No they have been black forever, point is if they wore green, the sales would not be as high.

[Smoke]

Don't be a wise ass Drinker. lol
No they have been black forever, point is if they wore green, the sales would not be as high.

Nashy ice pick sharp

[InTheDrink]

Don't be a wise ass Drinker. lol
No they have been black forever, point is if they wore green, the sales would not be as high.

nasher thats just what i do

of course but im just saying its not the only reason they're popular all of a sudden

white sox going black years ago had to be the biggest boom in one team's sales ever

[stevenash]

^
Smokey, cuddle me like a hamster in a West Village bath house

[InTheDrink]

^
nasher be careful where youre pointing that thing guey

[stevenash]

^
nasher be careful where youre pointing that thing guey

Hey now !

[Smoke]

Definitely a dark horse

They could do it

[InTheDrink]

3967/4073

[Wulfman14]

solid team, yea i agree they go far into this post season. winning the world series may be asking too much but you never know.

[cyclone22]

cleveland

[Smoke]

cleveland