Though the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2007 MLB season left much to be desired, the team’s organizational management has been overhauled making the prospect of a winning season in 2008 a real possibility. With chief labor counsel for Major League Baseball Frank Coonelly as the new team president, former Cleveland Indians scout Neal Huntington as the new GM and former Ottawa Lynx manger John Russell as the new manager, the Pirates are approaching the 2008 season with an entirely new perspective. Hopefully this new management team will better utilize the team’s talented roster, like Jack Wilson, Jason Bay and Nyjer Morgan, and parlay raw talent into success on the field. Pirates’ fans know that the only way to truly appreciate a game is to see it live, so get your tickets to PNC Park and watch the Pittsburgh Pirates triumph in 2008!

From the Pittsburgh Alleghenys to the Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates are one of the earliest franchises in baseball having begun play as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1882. By the turn of the century the Pirates had established themselves as the best team in the game. Led by one of the games’ earliest superstars, Honus Wagner, the team won the NL Pennant 3 straight years and played in the first World Series. Aside from his play, Wagner is best known for his baseball card which last sold for over $2 million, significantly more than Honus ever made.