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Pittsburgh Pirates: Keeping up with the Jones’

Published by on June 16, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB

The Steelers squeaked out a win to bring home the NFL's top piece of hardware.  The Pens battled the Red Wings to get the same from the NHL.

Big Ben and company are always a huge hit in the 'Burgh. Sidney and Gino are rising superstars.

All is well in "The City of Champions."

Or is it?

For the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are trying to keep from setting the Major League record for consecutive losing seasons, it's not.

The team just traded away an All-Star outfielder for the second consecutive season. Nate McLouth, the face of the franchise, was traded away to the braves for a pack of gum, a new pair of socks, and a bag of batting practice baseballs. Nate followed Jason Bay out of ...

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