Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ndị Pirates dara azụ na mediocrity na 1980s wee laghachi na egwuregwu post-oge na mmalite 1990s n'azụ ndị na-eto eto dị ka Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla, na Doug Drabek. Ndị Pirates meriri aha ngalaba atọ n'usoro site na 1990 ruo 1992 mana ha tufuru na National League Championship Series oge ọ bụla, ọkachasị na-abịa n'ime otu site na ịga n'ihu na World Series na
1992. Ọtụtụ n'ime ndị egwuregwu kachasị mma nke otu ahụ, gụnyere Bonds na Drabek, hapụrụ dị ka ndị nweere onwe ha mgbe oge ahụ gasịrị.