Climbing Tal's Hill » Clint Hurdle http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 26 May 2013 02:58:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The N.L. Central Farewell Tour: Pittsburgh Pirates Edition http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/02/14/the-n-l-central-farewell-tour-pittsburgh-pirates-edition/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/02/14/the-n-l-central-farewell-tour-pittsburgh-pirates-edition/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:12:51 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3167 The next stop on our tour is the Steel City, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. I’ll have a Primanti Brothers sandwich and a couple of pierogies, please. Pittsburghers have always loved their local cuisine and their Steelers, but have had a hard time getting behind the Pirates for almost an entire generation. The Buccos have failed to record [...]

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]]> The next stop on our tour is the Steel City, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. I’ll have a Primanti Brothers sandwich and a couple of pierogies, please. Pittsburghers have always loved their local cuisine and their Steelers, but have had a hard time getting behind the Pirates for almost an entire generation. The Buccos have failed to record a winning record for nineteen consecutive seasons. Last year looked like it could be the year, but a late season collapse postponed the celebration.

Manager Clint Hurdle and pitching coach Ray Searage had a positive affect on a young Buccos team in 2011. Pittsburgh was tied for first place on July 25th when their inexperience began to show and things started to go south. Can the Pirates right the ship this season and put an end to the losing streak? Tom Smith, editor at rumbunter.com, has agreed to climb the hill with us and try to answer that question. Well, actually he has agreed to answer a few questions that Brian and Alex have posed about the 2012 Pirates. Let’s get started with Brian.

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