The Pittsburgh Pirates are so bad that now they're in the record books for it:
Hi Diddly Dee, the Pirates’ Life is Horrible
The Pittsburgh Pirates ' not-so-magic number is zero, or the number of winning teams they've had during a record-setting run of futility over 17 forgettable seasons.
The Chicago Cubs assured the Pirates of an unwanted place in baseball's record book, getting two homers from Derrek Lee and an effective start from Ted Lilly while beating the last-place Pirates 4-2 on Monday.
By losing their 10th in 11 games, the Pirates are guaranteed of finishing below .500, just as they have every season since 1993. The 17 consecutive losing seasons represent the longest streak for any team in the four major North American pro team sports, and only the Phillies (1933-48) have also had as many as 16 in a row.
But unlike everything else the Pirates do on the field, they are going to go above and beyond the call of duty on this one. If they’re going to lose, might as well be the best at it, right? Eighteen, 19, 20 seasons -- it doesn’t matter. No number is too high for these lovable losers.
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