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Connection to World Series history makes compelling baseball novel worth a 'Swing
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Pirates celebrate 1979 World Championship team
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Remembering the 'We Are Family' 1979 Pirates
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2023 MLB 'Wild-Card Era' Franchise Rankings: Where does your team belong? - The Athletic
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March Madness: The best and worst from Sunday's Elite Eight games
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Grant Jackson, winning pitcher in Game 7 of 1979 World Series, dies at age 78
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Cardboard appreciation: 1981 Topps 1980 NL Championships
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Pirates celebrate 1979 World Championship team
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JAMES BOYD: I'd like to say thank you to everyone who made this possible
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