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‘We really believed we were the greatest team’: A retrospective on the Pirates’ ‘Freak Show’

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June 1, 2020June 1, 2020News Room

For a summer in 1997, against all odds, the Pirates made a playoff push

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Ron Cook: Sports won’t completely save us, but we need a galvanizing force
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  • Butler’s Josh Forbes is selected as the Post-Gazette Coach of the Year for baseball
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  • Butler’s Josh Forbes is selected as the Post-Gazette Coach of the Year for baseball

    June 24, 2026June 24, 2026News Room
  • North Allegheny grad Cole Young ‘blacked out a little bit’ after homering in his PNC Park debut

    June 24, 2026June 24, 2026News Room
  • Local product Cole Young spoils Mitch Keller’s night as the Mariners beat the Pirates

    June 24, 2026June 24, 2026News Room

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