ST. LOUIS -- I've checked and checked again but, to be sure, I phoned a friend at the Elias Sports Bureau to confirm it: The Pirates are 81-0, and Clint Hurdle is 0-54.
It's the most staggering of baseball splits, I know, but it's also totally true.
No, really.
It's based on an advanced Pythagorean metric that mathematicians at the renowned Institute of Pittsburgh Public Perception refer to as the Very Last Bad Thing I Saw. I'm pretty sure most are familiar with their work but, if not, here are some recent case studies to consider:
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