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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - At least the Pirates can say they're No. 1 in something. The Pirates take a string of 13 consecutive losing seasons into 2006, the longest skid in major American pro sports now that the Milwaukee Brewers finished at 81-81 and stopped their slide at 12.
Not even the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, usually the champions of losing, have gone through an extended run of below-.500 seasons as long.
"On the surface it looks like we've taken a step back," general manager Dave Littlefield said of the 67-95 finish. "But I'm very encouraged. ... We've got some pieces in place, and we've arranged things financially so we have some dollars to spend this winter."
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