Magic: The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates and How To Save Baseball

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Baseball is undergoing an image crisis. Its most beleaguered franchise may hold the blueprint to its salvation. Join host Casey Bryant in evaluating how the Pittsburgh Pirates died, yet emerged from the Dark Ages of 20 straight losing seasons to orchestrate one of the most remarkable runs in modern baseball history. From Sid Bream to Johnny Cueto's dropped ball, the Pirates' bizarre history reveals MLB's "small market" problem.

Episodes

  1. 19h ago

    6th Inning: The Cole Train

    Before Paul Skenes, there was Gerrit Cole. Meanwhile, Francisco Liriano is running through a glass door. Let's play Price is Right.

  2. 3d ago

    5th Inning: The Great One

    A flippant tarmac dismissal in 1972 causes ripple effects felt all the way in 2013. On Roberto Clemente's indelible legacy, hometown hero Neil Walker, and the Pittsburgh Sports Band.

  3. 6d ago

    4th Inning: Cutch

    The prophecy foretold of a savior. And for once, that savior wants to stick around and not be traded for a pack of beans. Andrew McCutchen is here to save the Pirates. It's time for Pittsburgh to reward his faith and do the unthinkable: try.

  4. Aug 18

    3rd Inning: The Dark Ages

    Sid Bream killed the Pittsburgh Pirates. What follows is a 20-year stretch of suffering unparalleled in the sports world, littered with terrible draft choices and horrendously corny music. At least none of the Pirates rapped.

  5. Aug 14

    2nd Inning: Small Markets, Big Problems

    A lesson in baseball economics, the plight of the "Small Market" team, and how the Los Angeles Dodgers have broken the sport.

  6. Aug 14

    1st Inning: Tarps Off

    Major League Baseball has fully embraced the Tarps Off fan movement. They didn't get the fairy tale ending. But the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates are the Cinderella story baseball needs right now. While a traditionally docile sport looks for an injection of energy, its best crowd environment and most cinematic fan experience can be found in its most win-starved market.

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Baseball is undergoing an image crisis. Its most beleaguered franchise may hold the blueprint to its salvation. Join host Casey Bryant in evaluating how the Pittsburgh Pirates died, yet emerged from the Dark Ages of 20 straight losing seasons to orchestrate one of the most remarkable runs in modern baseball history. From Sid Bream to Johnny Cueto's dropped ball, the Pirates' bizarre history reveals MLB's "small market" problem.

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