So why does a play about Wagner have to be family fare?
It is 1917. The team's record is 9-19, and they are in New York to face the Giants. 43-year-old Honus now mans first base. He no longer threatens pitchers, and he's surrounded with a cast of inept kids. The team's top slugger, Will Fischer, finishes the year with 3 home runs and a .376 SLG. The Pirates are headed toward a 51-103 season.
The curtain rises to reveal a group of angry fans gathered in a saloon. One fan reads aloud the astoundingly bad news about the Pirates from the newspaper. The others swear a lot. The bartender is very, very busy.
I don't know where we go with it, but it's ugly.
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