Andrew McCutchen proves to be an astute observer of Pittsburgh sports history a the Pirates Fan Fest.

“There have been a lot of fans who have been part of it, fans who are older who have seen the ’79 and ’71 World Series teams. They know what that’s like. I truly believe this was a baseball city before it was a hockey or football city. Nothing against the Pens or the Steelers. Great teams. Great franchises. But history has it. I believe that everyone looked at the Pirates at one point. It would be nice for us to be able to build that back up again.”

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“I’ve said it before: There are bad teams, and then sometimes there are good teams that put themselves in bad situations,” McCutchen said. “I felt like that’s what happened here. This is a good team. It’s just finding yourself, knowing who you are as a team, going out there and putting it on the field.”

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The Pirates are a young team. With another year of maturity, they’re more likely to find themselves. McCutchen can help them conserve outs, expanding the offensive context for everyone else.