being bad for a long time

I saw an interesting stat about the NFL today.  It stated that in the past 20 years, there have been 13 different Super Bowl winners.

The sport of baseball is the opposite, and is marked by some teams that are always competitive, and some that are historically just awful for long stretches of time. 

One of those horrible teams is the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Pirates have not had a winning season since 1992.

The Pirates win a game in 2011
Photo Credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

One of the most interesting news stories from the Pirates this week is the fact that right now they have a winning record for the first time in May in 7 years.  There are certainly many more games to play in this season, but normally at this time in the season, the Pirates have fallen way to the bottom of the standings.