About

Without apology, I have faithfully and blindly been drinking the Pirates Kool-Aid since March 31, 2008.

Born in Erie in 1971, the Bucs have always been in my blood. My very first memory of watching baseball was the 1979 World Series, cheering on the fam-a-lee with my father, who was born and raised in Western PA. (as was my wife coincidentally). Then having moved to Maine, I became a default Red Sox fan. After multiple heartbreaks in the 80's and 90's, they finally won in 2004. I was as die hard a Red Sox fan as there is, but many people wondered how the fan base would respond to the curse breaking. I found myself losing interest in the game, culminating with a "don't care anymore" attitude after the Red Sox won yet another title in 2007. I responded by starting this blog and rekindling my love for the game, and the Bucs.

And in case you were wondering what "newpiratesfan" is supposed to mean: 1) I am a "new" fan to the team because I traded in my Red Sox Nation card for the Bucs, and 2) Living in Indianapolis, I get to watch the AAA guys come up, the "new pirates" if you will. I hope there are plenty of new pirates fans in the future, as the bandwagon is starting to fill up!

Beat Em, Bucs!

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