THE BULLPEN

   Happy Bucs & Pucks Day! I don't care if I ever get back! Our Pittsburgh Pirates close out their series this afternoon against the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park. These are your keys for today's game. 1)Thanks to last night's 6-4 win, the Pirates look to clean house today. Break out the brooms! 2)In the 1st 2 games of this series, the Bucs have scored 11 runs. We want more Hit, Run & Score! 3)Atlanta will start RH Julio Teheran. The Pirates counter with RH Gerrit Cole. Cole started opening day in Boston. He suffered the loss. Cole didn't make it out of the 5th inning at Fenway, surrendering 5 runs on 7 hits with 2 strikeouts and a walk. Mrs. Black-N-Gold proposes that the Pirates put C Chris Stewart behind the plate for Cole's starts. Stew was Cole's primary catcher in 2015 when Cole was a 19-game-winning All-Star who finished 4th in Cy Young voting.  Stewart seems to keep a level head and helps calm down the hot-headed Cole. What have you got to lose with Stew? Get the Cole Train on the winning track! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!