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From 1970-1972 the Bucs reached the playoffs and in 1971 won the World Series. Beginning in 1990, Pittsburgh won their division in three straight seasons only to lose each time in the league championship series first to the Cincinnati Reds and twice more to the Atlanta Braves.
On Wednesday, October 7, the Buccos will be in the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Ironic isn’t it that this is the third time the Pittsburgh Pirates have been in the post-season three straight seasons, never getting past three consecutive playoff seasons.
The last two playoff years in 2013 and 2014 resulted in a wild card victory over those same Reds but last year was a disappointing one-game blowout to the eventual world champion San Francisco Giants.