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Futilitywatch 09: Destiny Awaits

Futilitywatch '09 is a our semi-regular update on the Pittsburgh Pirates and their march toward their record 17th consecutive losing season.Remember last week's Futilitywatch? The one that was so filled with vague optimism because the Pirates went 7-2 on a homestand and took a series from the Phillies? The Pirates have...

Futilitywatch 09: Playing Out the String

Futilitywatch '09 is a our semi-regular update on the Pittsburgh Pirates and their march toward their record 17th consecutive losing season.After 12 losses in 13 games, the Pittsburgh Pirates managed to rally the troops and sweep the Milwaukee Brewers this week. That won't keep the Bucs from their 17th consecutive losing...

Futilitywatch 09: The End Is Nigh

Futilitywatch '09 is a our semi-regular update on the Pittsburgh Pirates and their march toward their record 17th consecutive losing season.Since they finished making moves a day before the trade deadline, the Pirates' have gone into free fall. After winning their first two games in the post-Jack Wilson/Freddy Sanchez era...

Futilitywatch 09: Saddest Time of Year

Futilitywatch '09 is a our semi-regular update on the Pittsburgh Pirates and their march toward their record 17th consecutive losing season.The reason that Futilitywatch wasn't made a weekly feature earlier in the season was fairly simple; I wasn't sure the Pirates would be interesting enough to do weekly updates on. The...

Futilitywatch '09: Trade Winds Blowing

Futilitywatch '09 is a our semi-regular update on the Pittsburgh Pirates and their march toward their record 17th consecutive losing season.How many teams in baseball history have traded 2/3rds of their starting outfields in consecutive years? The Pirates started 2008 with an offense-oriented outfield of Jason Bay, Nate...