True, the way some of our Pirates have played in the early going, the only way they deserve to go to the All-Star Game in Cincy next month is if they purchase a ticket. But Mrs. Black-N-Gold thinks it's a darn shame that Pittsburgh has arguably the best player in the Majors in CF Andrew McCutchen and he is ranked 8th among NL outfielders (actually that's an improvement. First tallys had him ranked 11th). Okay, so Cutch did get off to a sluggish start, along with most of the team but he's come on like gang-busters since. Or didn't you notice that he was named Co-Player of the Month for May (along with Milwaukee OF Ryan "Fraud" Braun)?
Face facts, fans, the Buccos go as Cutch goes. He's their leader after all. And now that he's taken off, the Pirates have, too, winning 11 of their last 13 and surpassing the Cubs for 2nd in the NL Central. Let us not forget May 5th of this season. That was the day Cutch was batting a lowly .188 and declared that he was tired of going "0 for friggin' 4". Since May 6, #22 has a slash line of .398/.473/.699 with 11 doubles, 5 home runs and 25 RBI. The only player better than that is Nats OF Bryce Harper who at last look was the top vote-getter in the NL. In the past week alone, Cutch is 13 for 24 for a .542 average with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 7 RBI and 6 runs scored. He has seen his season average go all the way up to .293 with 7 home runs, 34 RBI, 2 triples, 13 doubles and 31 runs scored on 55 hits.
Cutch has also endeared himself in the hearts of baseball fans all across the country. He took up the cause for the under-privileged with his article in the Players Tribune, speaking out about the injustice that is served inner city youth with the costly demands of playing organized baseball. And just this weekend a video went viral of Cutch handing 2 young Pirates fans his batting gloves following the team's loss in San Diego. There is also the romantically-inclined Cutch, who proposed to his future wife on the Ellen show. Cutch also dared the baseball gods during spring training by cutting off his signature dreads. Of course, he auctioned the locks off for charity. How many other feel-good stories do you need? The man is always happy, never snippy and sometimes sappy. All the things you want in your baseball heroes.
Just yesterday morning, Mrs. Black-N-Gold read a story stating that a recent survey ranked Pittsburgh, Cutch's home city, as the 2nd Best Baseball City in America. What's that say for us as fans that we can't get our guy to start the All-Star game? Don't hand Mrs. Black-N-Gold the excuse that you can't vote. In years past, fans would collect their All-Star ballots from the ushers at the ballpark, take a stack home and drive a nail through said stack in an effort to vote for your favorite players all at once, then return them to the ballpark Well, the stone ages are over, my friend. Now MLB wants fans to vote exclusively electronically. Log onto MLB's official website or the Pirates website and follow the links. You can vote up to 35 times per e-mail address. Don't hand me that line that you don't have access to a computer or an e-mail address. If you're reading these very words, you certainly have the power to vote. Mrs. Black-N-Gold has already casted 70 votes, one for her personal e-mail address and one for her work e-mail address (work has to be good for something, right?). It's time we Black-N-Gold-clad fans have our voices heard. Cutch certainly deserves our support. So go out and vote. And when you use up all of your 35 votes, get another e-mail address and vote again. Use your mother's, your friend's, your co-worker's, you neighbor's but make sure you VOTE! My name is Mrs. Black-N-Gold and I paid for this announcement. Remember, Cutch is ASG Worthy. Cutch the Vote. Thank you for your time and keep on CUTCHN! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!
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