In his Age 39 Season (1979), Willie Stargell won NL MVP (tied), NLCS MVP & WS MVP playing for the
@Pirates
. An MVP Triple Crown never done BEFORE or SINCE. 👑
#PopsIsTops
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#LetsGoBucs
Umpire Jerry Meals safe call at home in the bottom of the 19th inning in Atlanta in 2011. Cost my Bucs that game. I was yelling at the TV screen. I couldn't believe Meals called the runner safe. I was incensed. Still gets me upset!
#Grrrrr
😤
#LetsGoBucs
Great painting of Roberto Clemente by artist Tom Mosser ().
30” x 22” Watercolor with acrylic on illustration board.
#Arriba
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#RememberRoberto
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#Retire21
Who is your favorite Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman of all time?
Mine is probably Kevin Young, though I'm a fan of the lesser known Mark Johnson out of Dartmouth.
Franco on Pops good advice:
“‘When you’re out & about & you’re working & dealing with the public, how you act is very important. Always act like you have your little brother by your side & you want to set a good example for him.’ I took that & even applied it toward my business.”
Wilver Stargell began distributing Stargell Stars as achievement awards to
@Pirates
(including himself) during the 1978 Season. The Stars in 1978-1979 were just plain gold Stars. In 1980, an S was added to the Stars.
#PopsIsTops
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(s/o to
@UniWatch
for these great photos!👍)
Hey
@Pirates
, do yourself a favor and sign Zack Greinke to mentor this young pitching staff. 2.6 bWAR at age 38 last year was better than anyone on the Bucs staff in 2022. Worth the gamble at age 39 for the reward he would bring to our Buccos.
#LetsGoBucs
Hey, wanna see a photo of Willie Stargell smiling after hitting the go-ahead HR in the 6th Inning of Game 7 in the 1979
#WorldSeries
? Well here ya go!
#KissItGoodbye
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#PopsIsTops
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Bill Madlock was known for his bat, but his good fielding at 3rd was a pleasant surprise when the
@Pirates
acquired him via a trade with
@SFGiants
on 6/28/1979.
#MadDogAtTheHotCorner
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One of my all-time favorite quotes!
"Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger." - Chuck Tanner 💍
#PopsIsTops
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Our
@Pirates
fall to the
@Nationals
by a score of 7-2 in the series finale in DC. Still took the series and end April 2023 with a Record of 20-9, Best Record in the NL, and 1st Place in the NL Central. So I give our Buccos the day off tomorrow!
#LetsGoBucs
This Logo is the BEST BY FAR for the
@Pirates
. It represent a lot of winning Buccos baseball. And if not the Primary Logo, make it at least a Secondary Logo.
#BringItBack
#LetsGoBucs
Andy Van Slyke spent 8 years playing for the
@Pirates
earning 3 ASG appearances, 5 Gold Gloves & 2 Silver Sluggers. Besides his great play on the field, Slick was admired for his great sense of humor & wit off the field. 😄
#BuccosBaseballShutdownCount
Day 18
#LetsGoBucs
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Two observations: It is wonderful to hear the great Curt Gowdy doing the play-by-play. Roberto Clemente had one of a kind style & talent.
#Arriba
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#Retire21
Roberto Clemente full AB during the 1971 All Star game. Notice how he hits this ball 450ft but yet he sprints at top speed out of the box in a game that didn't count.
Hoy paso por el gran dolor de informar el lamentable fallecimiento de mi esposa Noelia, a causa de un infarto. Es un momento de mucha tristeza.
I go through the pain of making public the unfortunate death of my wife Noelia, due to a heart attack. It is a moment of great sorrow.
#BOTD
in 1945 was former Bucs hurler, Dock Ellis. He was known for being a great competitor on the bump & a flamboyant person off the field. But Ellis should also be remembered for his work counseling others who had drug problems & as a prison counselor. Dock was a one of a kind!
You younger
@Pirates
fans just can't understand how special that 1979
#Buccos
team really was. Such a great team with a bunch of characters who really were a Famalee. Boy do I miss that team.
#WeAreFamalee
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#WorldSeriesChamps
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#FYI
Jim Bibby's younger brother, Henry Bibby, was the starting point guard for UCLA on 3 Consecutive NCAA Champion Teams (1970, 1971, 1972). He played 9 seasons in the NBA. Henry was 6 ft 1 in tall, but his older brother Jim stood 6 ft 5 in. 🏀 ⚾️ 💛
The Pirates and Bryan Reynolds have agreed to an eight-year, $106.75 million extension, per source. The deal includes a limited six-team no-trade clause. Deal starts now, making it a seven-year, $100 million extension.
@JMackeyPG
was on it.