Pittsburgh Pirates

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Mon, Aug 3W 4-3@ MIL14
• Tue, Aug 4L 2-4@ MIL88
• Wed, Aug 5L 2-4@ MIL92
• Thu, Aug 6L 2-5@ MIL86
• Fri, Aug 7L 4-6vs NYM86
• Sat, Aug 8W 9-0vs NYM27
• Sun, Aug 9L 1-11vs NYM88

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

What fans said

• “Just wild how quickly the vibes can change after a week. Just feels like we’ve been waiting for a hot week all year, and it never comes.”

  u/tapdancingtommy7▲ 145despair

• “Damn. They were like fuck our entire bullpen”

  u/howsthistakenalready▲ 131rage

• “i hate to break your heart buddy but there will be no “next year””

  u/1SirJava▲ 95despair

• “We added nothing to the worst offense in the league. Before the season even started, it was a fucking wash.”

  u/phieralph▲ 47rage

• “The pirates are my depression personified. Everytime you think you’re turning a corner and getting better, get knocked right back to the basement.”

  u/hartsbreastmilkstash▲ 42despair

• “there simply will not be baseball next year, and if the Pirates thought there would be, Brandon Lowe would not be on this team.”

  u/GarbageCanStanley▲ 40despair

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