Posted By:
Mark LAnswering as a Pirate fan:
in terms of great baseball: I remember lots of great Pirate wins but there was an especially great game in 1975, I think, when the Cardinals beat my Pirates 2-1 in 13 innings. Bob Gibson went 9 and Al Hrabosky finished for the Cards, while Jerry Reuss pitched all 13 innings for the Bucs. We lost, but I recall that the pitching and the play on the field was exceptionally quick and exciting for the whole game. When it was over, it was so good that I almost didn't mind that we lost.
in terms of personal memories: There was a game around 1969 when I chatted up Vera Clemente and Mrs. Manny Mota at a hot dog stand around the 5th inning and through this got to spend about ten minutes after the game talking baseball and life with my hero, Roberto Clemente, as we leaned against his El Dorado.