THE BULLPEN

     If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere! Our Pittsburgh Pirates take their show on the road when they open a 3-game series tonight in New York against the Mets. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Pirates ship is sinking like a stone. Losers of 5 straight, the Bucs find themselves on the outside of the playoffs, looking in. They are currently 2.5 games behind these Mets for the 2nd wild card spot. Right the ship. Find the win column! 2)During their 5-game losing streak, the Pirates have been outscored 37-17. You gotta do more Hit, Run, & Score! 3)No doubt about it, our favorite Black-N-Gold Baseball Team has hit a rough patch. That's about the only thing they've hit lately. The pitching has been no better and with RH Gerrit Cole expected to miss his next turn in the rotation, the pitching staff is spinning out of control. Hopefully yesterday's day off gave our guys a chance to re-group. Come on Buccos, there's no need to sucko! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!