I don't mean to downplay how good the Pirates are playing right now, but I wanted to add a little perspective. Here is a list of every season during the streak, and when the team's last game at the .500 mark occurred. The bolded dates are all later than today.
1993 - 37-37 on June 28th
1994 - 38-38 on June 30th
1995 - They were never .500 at any point.
1996 - 15-15 on May 5th
1997 - 68-68 on August 30th
1998 - 33-33 on June 12th
1999 - 67- 67 on September 1st
2000 - 2-2 on April 7th
2001 - 4-4 on April 11th
2002 - 19-19 on May 15th
2003 - 14-14 on May 2nd
2004 - 23-23 on May 30th
2005 - 30-30 on June 11th
2006 - They were never .500 at any point
2007 - 12-12 on April 30th
2008 - 7-7 on April 15th
2009 - 12-12 on May 3rd
2010 - 7-7 on April 21st
So while it is more than okay to be happy about this ballclub, there is a whole lot of season left to play. It's nice to know there are only eight later dates though. This club has made it farther than over half who have tried.
Monday, May 9, 2011
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