For what seems like the millionth straight season, I am relegated to rooting for either: 1. a good story in the post-season or 2. a former Pirate to do well in the post-season With the Cubs gone and the Brewers gone, the good stories shake out like this: 1. Tampa Bay in the post-season and worst to first 2. Joe Torre’s escape from New York 3. The Phillies going for just their second World Series title ever 4. The Red Sox becoming the new version of the Evil Empire So, let’s look at all the ex-Pirates remaining in the playoffs. Los Angeles Dodgers Jason Johnson and Joe Beimel are in the bullpen. Johnson’s ML tenure with Pittsburgh was a meager three games back in 1997 before he was taken in the expansion draft. Beimel has come back from the edge of being out of baseball to becoming a rubber armed stud in the Dodgers bullpen....
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