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Pirates hoping to avoid fire sale

By By Jim Baker
MLB Insider

Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Here's a list of records after 23 games: 14-9: 2002 13-10: 1994 12-11: 2004, 1997 11-12: 1999, 1996, 1993 10-13: 2003, 1998 9-14: 2001, 2000, 1995 What, exactly, does this represent? It's what the Pittsburgh Pirates have done out of the gate over the last dozen years. As you can see, their decent 2004 start is their third-best since 1993, or, as it is known in Western Pennsylvania, "the year it all went to seed." Regardless of how they start, the Pirates have ended up under .500 in each of the ...

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