Pirates-Yankees

With the Yankees scheduled to make their first trip to Pittsburgh since the 1960 World Series, the Post-Gazette is gearing up for the series. They've kicked off their preview to the three-game series that begins Tuesday with a great article by Paul Meyer that can be read here.

It's a sort of long, but well written and worth the time if you enjoy reading about the days when the Bucs were good. Growing up and watching the Pirates over the past 20 years, you find it hard to imagine the Bucs competing in the World Series with such franchises like the Yankees. This article helps. It takes you back to an era where baseball was at the top of the world and so were the Pirates. The '60 World Series hero Bill Mazeroski will be on hand Tuesday to throw out the first pitch to begin this series so hopefully the Pirates can actually do something and honor his presence instead of just getting swept. Now if only they could play this upcoming series in Forbes Field...