Nonsense

Trying to follow the Pirates can be confusing. They can be 11 games under .500 and yet you are reading an article in the newspaper with a quote like this

Will Dave Littlefield be a buyer for the first time in his tenure?

He threw strong hints about being a seller again when the Pirates were swept June 24 in Anaheim, Calif., but they have played their best baseball of the season since then. It is possible the stance could change, if it has not already.

Um... What? No further comment.

Also, the Pittsburgh media is always saying things like, "Well, sure, we could trade/release/bench Wilson/Castillo/Paulino/Armas, but who will take his place??" The answer: it doesn't matter. These players are not good enough to be every day players, so as long as they are, we will keep losing. Therefore, replacing them with someone who is a big question mark or who isn't proven at least gives potential, however small the chance. If we can lose with them, we can lose without them.

Also, the Pittsburgh paper, after the Pirates second loss in a three game sweep at the hands of the Braves, headlined the wrap like so: "Pirates count their curses after 5-4 loss."

Uh... If our main problem is being cursed, this is the worst curse ever. No, I'm afraid our problem is in bad baseball players.

Oh well.