I am 52 and when I was young, the Buccos won the World Series in 1971 & 1979. We had Hall of Fame caliber players on the team and were competitive year in and year out. We even had a short run in the late 80's/early 90's that was fun but, Barry (weakest arm in the outfield ever) Bonds couldn't throw out Sid (slowest white man in baseball history) Bream scoring from second base on a short single to left field thus beginning an era of losing that has left a whole generation of Pirates fans not ever seeing a winning team. I follow them closly and I really feel that Huntingdon is doing a great job in stocking the minors with talent. I can only hope that some of that talent can make it to the parent club and help them become a competitive team again...I guess I can DREAM!!!! In the mean time, I can enjoy watching some of the youngsters in McCutcheon, Alvarez, Walker, Tabata, Hanrahan, and Meek.