Pittsburgh Sports Memories
Two lifelong fans take a look at the memorable moments, teams, and characters that make up the storied history of Pittsburgh sports.
Pittsburgh Sports Memories
REWIND: The Freak Show Pirates
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In 1997, the Pirates jettisoned all of their remaining players from the division winning teams of the early 1990’s to start a complete rebuild. They were left with a collection of nobodies with a payroll which topped out at a mere $9 million! Yet improbably, this team took the National League by storm and delivered a near miraculous result for its fans.
REWIND is a series of our favorite Pittsburgh Sports Memories episodes that we will be dropping in between new episodes
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