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| | Pittsburgh Pirates, Joe Randa, Major League Baseball - CBS SportsLine.com |
 | | Now, Randa wants to do what he felt was left undone following his one and only season in Pittsburgh: Help get the Pirates back to.500 and, after that, re-establish them as a contending team in the NL Central. |
 | | Randa played on the only contending Pirates team in 13 years, the 1997 team that had a $9 million opening day payroll and was widely predicted to lose 100 games, yet finished second in its division and contended until the final weekend. |
 | | Randa, a fan favorite when he played previously for the Pirates, didn't need much persuading to return, even though his agent, Ron Shapiro, talked to the New York Yankees among other teams. |
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