It is only by mere percentage points, but, nevertheless, THE PIRATES ARE IN FIRST PLACE in the NL Central this morning. I could not let this moment pass without noting in this space.
First off, the game that Jeff Karstens pitched last night can only be called "masterful." Only 83 pitches and he didn't even seem, as John Wehner noted, to break a sweat. And the two RBI trip-trip-triple for Andrew McCutchen was another thing of beauty in that game last night.
There is so much stuff on Facebook today and in the blogs (please check out Bob Smizik in the PG and DK in the Trib), that there is not much that I can add here. Dejan noted a t-shirt he saw a young kid wearing in town yesterday that said: "I was a Pirates fan before it was cool." I want one of those!!
Who knows where this will lead or how long it will last, but it sure is an amazing feeling on the morning of July 16!
The Bizarro World of sports on the North Shore today:
ReplyDeleteThe first-place Pirates are the pride of Pittsburgh and the Steelers are an embarrassment.
Congrats to the Pirates! It's the 20th and they are still in 1st place in the division.
ReplyDeleteMany Rockies fans are pleased Clint Hurdle is making such a difference.
Best of luck the rest of the season.
Meg