Will this be the year the Pirates top .500?

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Liriano comes up big against the Cardinals again.

This time, a complete game.

FRANCISCO LIRIANO O (vs. CARDINALS, 8/14)

IP:. 9 O(COMPLETE GAME)

H:o 4

R:O 1

BB: 1

SO: 6

Pitches: 94 (64 Strikes, 30 Balls)

2013 ERA: 2.68

[Nigel Tufnel]

Holy crap, Felix Pie is starting in LF and batting leadoff for the Pirates tonight.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=330821125&teams=pittsburgh-pirates-vs-san-diego-padres

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Holy crap, Felix Pie is starting in LF and batting leadoff for the Pirates tonight.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=330821125&teams=pittsburgh-pirates-vs-san-diego-padres

And he's still wearing his Orioles hat from 2011 on his ESPN profile page:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/6475/felix-pie

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Former Yankee and Red Sox Mark Melancon has an E.R.A. of 0.91, a W.H.I.P. of 0.826, and 9 saves in 59.33 innings pitched this season.

He has also walked only 8 batters in those 59.33 innings, for an average of a walk every 7.42 innings pitched.

[OFFNY]

A win over the Cardinals tonight puts the Pirates 1/2 game behind them for the best record in the majors.

Liriano comes up big against the Cardinals again.

This time, a complete game.

Liriano has owned the Cardinals this season.

That's 3 straight gems in a one month period !!!

FRANCISCO LIRIANO O (vs. CARDINALS, 8/30)

IP:. 8

H:o 2

R:O 0

BB: 2

SO: 6

Pitches: 95 (57 Strikes, 38 Balls)

2013 ERA: 2.57

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WHEN PITTSBURGH LAST WON

Members of the last Pirates team to finish above .500 relive the memories.

(By Jerry Crasnick)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9616552/the-92-pittsburgh-pirates-recall-team-last-winning-season

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The Pirates just won their 81st game of the season.

They WILL NOT have a losing season in 2013.

One more win, and they will have finally clinched a winning season.

Pirates Win, End 20 Years of Futility

(By Bill Brink)

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pirates-win-end-20-years-of-futility-701924/

[Frobby]

I am happy for them. I'm sure at this point, finishing above .500 is the least of their goals, as it was for us at around this time last year.

[waroriole]

Good for them. We know their pain all too well.

[ShaneDawg85]

No fan, except maybe Boston or New York, should have to go through what that fan base did. Putting the Steelers equation aside, they're still a fan just like me. 13 seasons was hard enough on all of us as fans. Imagine it lasting almost a decade longer. They're an old franchise playing in one of the best ballparks in the country (which I will see one day). They deserve this, just like we deserved last season, and will hopefully this year and several more to come.

[isestrex]

It's really interesting how Baltimore, of all cities, is so accepting of Pittsburgh's triumph and sympathetic to their precedent trial.

The only 2 World Series victories for the Pirates in the last 50 years has come AT THE EXPENSE of the Orioles, and their football teams hate each other. It's kinda weird that many in Baltimore feel glad that the baseball team is enjoying so much success....

[Camden_yardbird]

Its funny. Clint Hurdle was approached by the Clemente family before the season and told that he had to win this season (or lose for the next two) because they didn't want the streak to be 21 losing seasons.

[DrungoHazewood]

It's really interesting how Baltimore, of all cities, is so accepting of Pittsburgh's triumph and sympathetic to their precedent trial.

The only 2 World Series victories for the Pirates in the last 50 years has come AT THE EXPENSE of the Orioles, and their football teams hate each other. It's kinda weird that many in Baltimore feel glad that the baseball team is enjoying so much success....

I think the last active '79 Pirate was John Candelaria, who retired 20 years ago. Willie Stargell is 73. I'm ok with saying it's time to let it go.

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I think the last active '79 Pirate was John Candelaria, who retired 20 years ago. Willie Stargell is 73. I'm ok with saying it's time to let it go.

Stargell is dead.

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It's official.

The Pirates won their 82nd game of the year tonight by a score of 1-0. They will have their first winning season since 1992.

Mark Melancon notched his 12th save of the year to go along with his 0.85 E.R.A., and his 0.853 W.H.I.P.

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Pirates Secure First Winning Season since 1992 with 1-0 Win Over Rangers

(By Michael Sanserino)

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/pirates/pirates-secure-first-winning-season-since-1992-with-1-0-win-over-rangers-702649/