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Old 07-02-2008, 08:02 PM   #71
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Re: Reds vs Pirates 7/2/08

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Originally Posted by Big Klu View Post
I think it is because the only thing the national sports media knows about West Virginia is that WVU has a big rivalry with Pitt. Ergo, West-by-God-Virginia must be Pirates/Steelers territory. (Well, I might concede the Steelers part--I don't think I've met a West Virginian who wasn't a Steelers fan.)
You haven't met many southern West Virginians. OBM will agree, I think that there are zero Pirate fans in the area. It's either the stupidity of the Reds for not claiming this area or the stpidity of MLB for assigning this area to Pittsburgh
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