Breaks Over

Hey All,

Today marks the end of the All Star break as the Pittsburgh Pirates get back to action for the second half of the season. If all goes well, and the Bucs have as good of a second half and they did in the first, then they will be a contender at the end of the season. The Pirates had an amazing first half to their season, going 6 games above the .500 mark, and only a game out of first place in their division. If the Bucco's can make a few moves, maybe with their minor leaguers, to pick up a power hitter, they will fair well in the second half of the baseball season. The Pirates are showing the major league that you don't have to be a large market team, in terms of money, to have a good season and make a run at your division. The Pirates do not have many "big named" players. Instead they relay on heart, the love of the game, and the will to win. The only really "big named" player that they had is Andrew McCutchen. He constantly produces for them, his bat stays hot, and he does pretty well on the defensive side of the ball with his speed.

I don't think that the Pirates should get rid of any of their players on their line up. However; they will need to make a move of some sort to pick up that power hitter to move themselves into a better position to make a run at the division. I think the Bucco's have turned a lot of heads in the baseball world, not many people know what to say about the way they are playing. All I know is that this is making for some exciting baseball as of late. Today the Bucs go into Huston to face the Astros, a team that is one of the worst in the league right now, and at the bottom of their division. Pittsburgh should have an easy task to pick up the win in this one with ease. The one thing they will have to watch out for is the hitting of the Astros. Most think that just because they are in last place in the division that they simply just can't hit. Well, I would have to tell those people, you are wrong. The Astros can hit, it's their pitching staff that needs the work. They have probably the worst pitching rotation in the majors, in my opinion. Pittsburgh needs to take advantage of this tonight and move themselves even closer to that all important 1st place in the NL central. The only thing people are going to be wondering, myself including is; can the Bucco's do it?