There was a time when the Pittsburgh Pirates gave the Chicago Cubs a hard time. In the seventies and the sixties the Chicago Cubs didn’t have a chance against the black and the gold. The would take a beating from the likes of Dave parker,Willie Stargel, and Roberto Clemente. These Pirate teams were strong and baseball did not get bad about free agency. Many of the top players for teams in small markets wilol jump ship nowdays. In the past great players were usually stuck with a team unless the team traded them. The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to afford their best players and not have to get rid of them. The sorry excuse of a team in Pittsburgh and Cincinatti can’t compete with the Chicago Cubs big bankroll today. The Cubs beating up on these teams is the primary reason they have been good inn recent years. The Pirates and the Reds lose so many games to the Chicago Cubs these days it is sickening. It seems like they don’t even try. The Cubs can win 85 to 90 games a year annually now as they have about thirty five games with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinatti Reds. These are not your fathers Pittsburgh Pirates anymore.
Archive for October, 2009
