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Article: Reds-Pirates, Pirates-Reds;Mirror Images to Determine Fairest in NL
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- The Washington Post
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- October 4, 1990
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds have been
constructed from virtually identical blueprints with a common
architect. They both ended zero-for-the-1980s frustrations this
season and believe, however justifiably, they've established a
foothold for years of success. Each sports some of the game's most
imposing young talent.
They are a statistical tossup, their ballparks are
artificial-turfed clones and the cities that house them less than a
hour apart by airplane. Their situations are so similar that the
Reds rooted unabashedly for the Pirates to outlast the
postseason-hardened New York Mets down the stretch so that the
playoff battleground wouldn't be tilted by the experience ...