How One Play Led To 20 Years Of Losing For The Pirates
After struggling in the 80s coming off the Pittsburgh drug trials, the Pittsburgh Pirates rebounded to start the 90s, winning the NL East three years in a row. Led by Jim Leyland, they featured Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla, Andy Van Slyke, Jose Lind, Doug Drabek and more. But in their 3 NLCS appearances, they lost each one. Losing in 1990 to the Reds then losing in 1991 and 1992 to the Braves, including the famous game 7 of the 1992 NLCS where Francisco Cabrera drove in Sid Bream to win the game. And after that play, the Pirates proceeded to have a losing season for the next 20 years, a record in North American sports. Despite moving to the beautiful PNC Park, cheap owners, bad front office moves, and terrible play led to a historic stretch for the wrong reasons not ending until 2013.
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