You think this Pirates jersey is strange? How about the Pirates themselves being a half-game out of first as late as July 18? For an entire generation that's not merely strange, it's downright alien.
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(After the jump, see where the Pirates have stood on July 18 every year since 1993.)
Pirates on July 18, 1993-2010
Pittsburgh has been this close once before (1997) and over .500 once before (1999), but never at the same time.
W L Pct. GB
Ave. 41 51 .442 12.5
1993 43 49 .467 14.5
1994 43 48 .473 11.5
1995 33 38 .465 12.5
1996 42 52 .447 9.5
1997 47 48 .495 1.0
1998 44 53 .454 13.5
1999 46 45 .505 8.5
2000 39 53 .424 14.5
2001 35 58 .376 20.0
2002 44 51 .463 9.5
2003 42 51 .452 8.5
2004 42 47 .472 14.0
2005 40 52 .435 20.0
2006 33 62 .347 20.0
2007 40 54 .426 13.0
2008 44 52 .458 13.0
2009 40 50 .444 8.5
2010 32 59 .352 18.5
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