Remember two weeks ago? We were all riding high, and planning our Pirate playoff parties. Then the Buccos lost the 19 inning nightmare game verses Atlanta. Since then the Pirates are 1-8. Not only are they falling rapidly out of contention, but at 2 games under .500, are starting to show symptoms of another losing season.
On the "if thats not bad enough" front, Derrek Lee was scratched from the lineup tonight with a sore hand. As one of the only recent signs of life from this putrid offense, the Pirates can not afford to lose him for any extended period. On the bright side, Ryan Doumit returned to the lineup with a solid 2 for 4 effort tonight.
The Pirates are now 54-56, and need only 4 wins to surpass last years paltry 57-105 record. There are 52 games remaining, and as it has been for over a week now, the magic number for finishing at .500 or better is still 27 wins. That now seems like a lot taller order than it did at the All Star break doesn't it?
Being the lazy and mediocre writer/researcher that I am, there isn't much more for me to add. So in closing, here are some sinking ships.
