There's an early Simpsons where Bart's teacher is handing back tests and Bart upon seeing his F starts crying. The teacher says that she thought that Bart should be used to failing by now. Bart responded by saying, "But this time I actually tried!" That must be what Pirates fans feel like. Of course, being a Cubs fan, I know exactly what that feels like. I thought you were going to blow our mind with some sort of that's the last time Pittsburgh was over .500 coincidence. It aired Oct 11, 1990, and the Pirates were eliminated from the playoffs the next day.