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A pirate ship, red brick, row houses and other rejected designs
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Cubs crush Pirates fans' hopes for playoffs at PNC Park
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The future of Pirates and Penguins TV broadcasts: What we're
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Finally made it to PNC Park and wow, the view from the seats didn
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Pirates Fans Could Establish PNC Park as the Toughest Playoff
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Pirates' turnaround headlines year in sports
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With Playoff Atmosphere at PNC Park, Pirates Thinking of Hopeful
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October 1, 2013: Losers no more: Pirates break postseason drought
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Today we celebrate #OpeningDayAtHome with some classic baseball
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Analysis: 5 storylines plus changes the Pirates could make in