The Pittsburgh Pirates are in First Place

[bill2266]

im hoping they can hold on, ive been a pirate fan my whole life.

[taxe91]

would be awesome if they did. although theyre going to have to hold out very good cardinals and reds teams

[bill2266]

would be awesome if they did. although theyre going to have to hold out very good cardinals and reds teams

thats totally true, im hoping our pithching holds on for the long run.

[taxe91]

if aj burnett holds it together, they have the best rotation in that division. good to see the team is spending money to keep quality players like mccutchen around too. that team will be in an NLCS at least once in the next 4-5 years

[bill2266]

I totally believe that , there pitching is doing good so far

[john49ers]

pirates offense is horrible

[john49ers]

they are not winning the division or coming close to wild card

[john49ers]

mcutchen only one batting over 300. 2nd best is neil walker at 275. and he only hits single good luck with that horrendous offense

[john49ers]

rotation is pretty good i will give them that , but i still take the brewers and red and cards over them easily

[iceminers26]

20 years in the making, would love this to be the year that finally turns it around.... Go Buccos

[thebestthereis]

Same as last year, we are family

[bill2266]

its scary that there offense is so bad, like49er said and there in first place. really the brewers over the bucs im willing bet you 500 points the bucs will have more wins than the brewers.

[bill2266]

rotation is pretty good i will give them that , but i still take the brewers and red and cards over them easily

so i guess its a easy 500 points for you that you take the brewers

[nrok2118]

Pretty sure this happened last year, they even made noise down the stretch....but ultimately, its the Pirates

[taxe91]

Pretty sure this happened last year, they even made noise down the stretch....but ultimately, its the Pirates

last year is never a reliable tool for predicting this year. phillies won 102 games last year after all. how many are they gonna win this year? 80?

[bill2266]

It's sports you never know, last is last year.

[nrok2118]

Just saying History repeats itself, and I wouldnt get my hopes up if I were you.

[boondoggle]

I have to say...what kind of pinhead comes in to this thread and beats up on pirates fan?!?! It has been 19 years without a winning season and you have the gall to come in and run down the pirates. Beyond pathetic.

[taxe91]

I'm not a pirates fan so doesnt bother me where they finish up. I do think they'll finish no worse than 3rd though. Lots of potential in that pitching rotation. Hopefully they can add a good hitter at the trade deadline and then it'll really get interesting in the Central.

[venture]

50-1 to win NL penent

[bill2266]

Ty boondoggle, it has been a long time for us

[iceminers26]

I have to say...what kind of pinhead comes in to this thread and beats up on pirates fan?!?! It has been 19 years without a winning season and you have the gall to come in and run down the pirates. Beyond pathetic.

thank yo sir

[No coincidences]

Outstanding bullpen.

Wow, what a surprise -- you find good relievers, you win games. Really complicated.



It's amazing how stupidly teams spend their money these days.

[No coincidences]

Pirates +140 worth a look Tuesday.

[taxe91]

Outstanding bullpen.

Wow, what a surprise -- you find good relievers, you win games. Really complicated.



It's amazing how stupidly teams spend their money these days.

so much truth in this. orioles are a testament to this fact too, so simple and so effective.

[No coincidences]

so much truth in this. orioles are a testament to this fact too, so simple and so effective.

As a Tiger fan, I'm amazed by the shit they trot out there and call "middle relief."

It's like having no kicking game in football. If you're going to have a pitch count for starters, how can you not place a value on finding the best relievers out there?

[taxe91]

I'm a sox fan so I know/knew what its like to have a sh*t bullpen. Having said that, the bullpen's been one of the best in the majors for the past 6+ weeks and the team's still finding ways to lose.

[bill2266]

big serious for the Buc balt and this weekend cleve

[Joe D. 416]

Huge Buccos fan, and I feel something extra special this year!!!!!

[bill2266]

same here Joe

[antifoil]

they only have 191 RS and they have three everyday starts that are combined for 9 walks and 111 strieouts.

it would be the worst team in recent memory to make the playoffs.

[bill2266]

they only have 191 RS and they have three everyday starts that are combined for 9 walks and 111 strieouts.

it would be the worst team in recent memory to make the playoffs.

And your point is