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| - Ugh! Another losing season. WTF man, weren't we in first place at the All-Star Break? What happened? I wasn't expecting a World Series Champ or even a Pennant winner. But was a winning season too much to ask for? This marks the 20th anniversary since the Pirates' last winning season. That's right folks--it's been since 1992. Let's take a look at the world of 1992.
BASEBALL: The Pirates' roster that year included Stan Belinda, Doug Drabek, Zane Smith, Denny Neagle, Jay Bell, Orlando Merced, Andy Van Slyke, and of course Barry Bonds. All have since retired. The only new ballparks were New Comiskey Park (now U.S. Cellular Field) and Camden Yards. No stadiums had corporate names. The Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies, the Miami Marlins, and the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays didn't exist. The Washington Nationals were the Montreal Expos. The Milwaukee Brewers were in the AL. Both the NL and the AL only had two divisions each. The minor league Washington Wild Things didn't exist either and nor did their league. KBL was the big cable sports channel.
TV: "Saturday NIght Live's" cast included Dana Carvey, Ellen Cleghorne, Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Mike Myers, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, and David Spade. "Seinfeld" hadn't become a huge hit yet and no one knew Kramer's first name. Monday nights on NBC included "Murphy Brown", "Evening Shade" and " Northern Exposure".
MOVIES: The top movies included "Lethal Weapon 3", "Basic Instinct", "Hone Alone 2", "The Bodyguard" and "Aladdin". When you wanted to watch movies at home, you had to rent them from the video store and you watched them on VHS tapes or laserdiscs.
MUSIC: Bruce Springsteen released "Lucky Town" and "Human Touch" on the same day. R.E.M. had "Automatic for the People". Gin Blossoms released their first album "New Miserable Experience", which stayed on the charts for almost two years. Bare Naked Ladies "Gordon" featured the cult classic "If I Had a Million Dollars." You either listened to albums on cassette or CD and you bought them at record stores like National Record Mart. Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Shannon Hoon (Bline Melon) and Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) were all alive.
TECHNOLOGY: Few people had internet access. You also used pay phones because you didn't have a cell phone. You watched movies on a VCR. You met up with your friends without texting them. You ordered merchandise by "sending in" or by calling an "800" number. You had to buy tickets by waiting in line.
And OJ Simpson was still a football hero.
So that's it, Pittsburgh Pirates. I feel like telling you I'm done with you guys. I'm no fair weather fan, but 20+ years of losing is enough.
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