Article: LOWLY PIRATES HIT SWEEPSTAKES VS. ROCKIES BAYLOR CAN'T EXPLAIN ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN BY PITTSBURGH.(Sports)

Byline: Tracy Ringolsby Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates are supposed to be the laughingstock of the National League with their roster filled with inexperienced and low-paid personnel.

Lately, however, they have made a joke out of the self-proclaimed National League West contenders from Colorado.

The Pirates rallied for a 4-3 victory against the Rockies at Three Rivers Stadium on Thursday night, completing their second two-game sweep of Colorado in the past nine days.

In between fiascoes, the Rockies lost three of four to the woeful Phillies in Philadelphia. In the process they have fallen from first ...

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