THE BULLPEN

     The crack of the bat, the thrill of the hit! Our Pittsburgh Pirates take their show on the road to St Louie tonight to battle their division rivals, the Cardinals. These are your keys for tonight's game. 1)The Bucs have dropped 4 straight, including a sweep at the hands of the Central-leading Cubs. During that sweep, the Pirates plated just 2, 1 and 2 runs. Gotta have more Hit, Run, & Score! 2)As previously stated in Key#1, the Buccos have not raised the Jolly Roger in their last 4 games. Mrs. Black-N-Gold is issuing an APB for the much-ballyhoed Black-N-Gold symbol of victory. If found, please return to the Pittsburgh Baseball Club immediately. They can currently be reached at Busch Stadium III. Right the ship and raise the Jolly Roger! 3)Mrs. Black-N-Gold constantly preaches the virtues of hitting the ball, running the bases and scoring runs. But there are other elements involved to a winning baseball team. There's pitching. They team ERA is 4.28. They've issued the 2nd most walks in the NL with with 119. The starters are tops in the NL with 73 free passes. There's also fielding. They are tied for 2nd in the league for most errors committed with 22. So far the Pirates are 0 for May. Stop SUCKN and start BUCN! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!