Hanging on by a thread...

...not the Pirates playoff chances of course. Those have been dead for weeks. I mean my attention span.

Going into the all-star break, the Pirates had won four straight series to claw their way to an impressive 41-49 record. A week later, they have lost five games in a row.

This is just about how it goes every year. The Pirates, although unquestionably bad for the entire season, play competitive baseball just long enough to tide me over until NFL training camp. Then I forget they exist. Camp Tomlin opens in less than a week.

Now, when we started this blog, I committed to paying attention all season. And I will. But man will it be torture. These guys are walking around like dead men.

R.I.P Pirates 2007 season.