While on our Vegas Vacation, I see that Neal Huntington had a press conference - not sure if it was here in Pittsburgh or down in Bradenton - and announced that in the period of 2013 through 2018, the Pirates have had the overall NINTH BEST RECORD IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, and have made the post season in THREE OF THOSE SIX SEASONS (going 2-5 in those three appearances, which I don't believe he mentioned).
I swear that, while sitting in Las Vegas, I could hear the fans cheering, the bands playing, and the fireworks exploding that was surely taking place in Pittsburgh over this joyful news.
WE'RE NUMBER NINE!!
WE'RE NUMBER NINE!!
WE'RE NUMBER NINE!!
Sorry I wasn't home to take it all in.
Anyway, while out in Las Vegas, I figured that I had to make some sort of bet on the Pirates. The Paris Casino Sports Book had the Over/Under for Pirates wins in 2019 set at 79 and 1/2. Now, if I were a logical, unbiased, objective better, I would definitely go for the UNDER on this bet, however, I'm still a Pirates fan at heart, and I didn't want to put myself in a position of rooting against the Pirates winning if, say, the season came down to the final week, and the Bucs were sitting at 76 or 77 wins. It will also make it really interesting if, on the final day of the season, the Pirates are sitting 79-82. Should that be the case, I am going to really, really be paying attention on what would otherwise be a meaningless 162nd game of the season, and I'll be very unhappy if Clint decides to play nothing but September call-up scrubeenies and give Doyvadas Neverauskas the ball to start that final game.
What did I bet, you ask? All of $15. It won't break me if I lose, but I'll STILL want to see Jameson Taillon starting that last game of the season!
Oh, and Marilyn happened to have a two dollar bill in her wallet, and she wanted to do something "fun and frivolous" with it in Las Vegas, so she put that Thomas Jefferson on the Pirates to win the 2019 World Series. At 150 - 1 odds. A tidy little $300 payout when the Bucs kick the Yankees' or Red Sox' asses come next October!
Caesar's Palace Sports Book
on an NFL Playoff Sunday
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