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Podcast: Pirates will be really bad this year. So when can they be good … and for how long?

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The Pirates are going through a major rebuilding plan and are expected to lose about 100 games this season. And maybe next year, too. But what about after that? When can the Bucs start to be good, and how long will their window of opportunity be open at that point?

Alex Stumpf from DK Pittsburgh Sports talked about all of that on “Sports Central with Cory Giger” on WRTA in Altoona.

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Cory Giger is a 15-year veteran of the Penn State beat and a journalist with 28 years of experience. He has won more than 100 state and national journalism awards during his career, plus he's a voter for the Heisman Trophy in football and Wooden Award in basketball.

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