Pittsburgh Pirates

6 March 2008

March 6th, 1964.

Tom O'Hara of Illinois finished the indoor mile in under four minutes 44 years ago today.

Yikes!

Myself, I keep an eight-minute pace and I've never just tried to race a mile. It might be an interesting undertaking, if you're into punishment from the pavement like myself anyhow.

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4 March 2008

The Pittsburgh Pirates fans are the kind of fans you have to just feel bad for.  When was the last time this was any good?  This team does have some nice pieces, kind of like the Reds, with Jason Bay, Tom Gorzelanny, Freddy Sanchez and Ian Snell.  This team has a great core of young kids to build around and they seem to be trying to do that.  At least the Pirates seem to have an idea of what their direction is.  This is not the Pirates year and who knows when it will be their time again but they are getting there.  Pirates’ fans, your team has a plan, remember that while you struggle along for at least one more summer.

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