Odds and Sods

Brave Captain John and Co. will embark upon their epic struggle this weekend, as they travel to face the mighty footballing giants of the Israeli national team. Faced with such a daunting challenge, the boys will try to scrap and scuffle their way to earn a well earned result to keep their embattled qualifying [...]

The Pirates finished an abysmal 67-95 in 2006, the latest in what has been a putrid stretch for the franchise (though they did finish 37-35 down the stretch). It was their 7th straight season finishing 4th or lower in the NL Central. They have not finished above .500 since 1992 when they won [...]