THE BULLPEN

     It's not over, till it's over. Your Pittsburgh Pirates put a wrap on the regular season this afternoon as they square off against the Cincy Reds at PNC Park. But we're not done yet. The Pirates will use today as a warmup for Wednesday's Wild Card matchup with the Chicago Cubs. These are your keys for today's game 1)With last night's 3-1 loss and Chicago's win, the Pirates still have not clinched home field for the Wild Card on Wednesday. If the Bucs can't pull out a win today and the Cubs don't lose, that Wild Card game will be at Wrigley Field, not PNC Park. You gotta want it to win it. 2)The Buccos can make some homestyle Meatloaf with a win today 'cause 2 outta 3 ain't bad. Love that home cookin'! 3)Cincy will start RH Josh Smith, 0-3, 7.22 ERA. He'll face Pirates LH JA Happ, 10-8, 3.74 ERA. The Bucs bats usually fall into a funk against ham-and-eggers like Smith, much like they did last night. Don't worry. Be HAPPy. Have a Happy Happ Day! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!