I feel the Pirates are an example of bipolar disorder. One game they look very solid and they seem to be turning the corner, then the next game, they allow 13 runs in a single inning.
What does this mean in terms of our chances this season? Honestly, I don’t know. No one does. There are going to be a lot of people guessing about what the Pirates have to do in order to become more consistent this season, but really it all comes down to pitching.
It seems like other than Zach Duke, no other starters are stepping up and I don’t think you can win 75-80 games with having one consistent pitcher.
The Pirates of course play tonight against the San Francisco Giants. Matt Cain goes up against Paul Maholm. I am hoping Maholm can play the role of stopper, much like Zach Duke. He needs to stop this losing streak. Everyone knew this season would be a grind, but in order to obtain that allusive winning season, you have to prevent prolonged losing streaks. Don’t let 2 games become 6 games, because it can happen, very easily.
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