Still in second

The 2012 Pirates still trail their 1992 counterparts and the 2012 Reds by four games. The 1999 Bucs inched up to tie for second. The big losers in the past ten days has been the 2010 squad, extending their losing streak to 12 games and falling to the worst Pirates team in the past 20 years at this point in the season.

Standings for Jun 18
1992  38  27 .585 --
2012  34  31 .523 4.0
1999  34  31 .523 4.0
2011  35  35 .500 5.5
1998  35  37 .486 6.5
1997  33  36 .478 7.0
2008  34  38 .472 7.5
2009  31  35 .470 7.5
2005  31  35 .470 7.5
2002  32  37 .464 8.0
1996  32  37 .464 8.0
1993  30  35 .462 8.0
1994  30  36 .455 8.5
2007  30  39 .435 10.0
2000  29  38 .433 10.0
2003  28  39 .418 11.0
2004  26  37 .413 11.0
2006  26  44 .371 14.5
1995  17  30 .362 12.0
2001  23  43 .348 15.5
2010  23  44 .343 16.0

Welcome

I started a small project last year where I compared the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates record to their previous records from 1992-2010. Since 1992, the Pirates have had a grand total of one winning season. This year, I'll post some occasional updates on how the Pirates are doing compared to their predecessors, because, frankly, this is usually the only way the Pirates look semi-competitive. So here are the June 8th standings heading into Interleague play. The 2012 team looks to be in a bit of pennant race with the 2012 Reds and the 1992 Pirates, both two games ahead.

Standings for Jun 8
1992  31  25 .554 --
2012  29  27 .518 2.0
1999  29  28 .509 2.5
1997  31  30 .508 2.5
2011  30  30 .500 3.0
1998  31  32 .492 3.5
1993  27  28 .491 3.5
2005  28  30 .483 4.0
2008  30  33 .476 4.5
2002  29  32 .475 4.5
2009  26  31 .456 5.5
2000  26  32 .448 6.0
2004  24  30 .444 6.0
1996  27  34 .443 6.5
1994  24  32 .429 7.0
2007  26  35 .426 7.5
2003  25  35 .417 8.0
2010  23  35 .397 9.0
1995  14  24 .368 8.0
2006  22  39 .361 11.5
2001  18  40 .310 14.0