Back to the Minors

The Pirates have lost 6 in a row and 18 of 20. At 25-50 only the Orioles are worse at 23-52 but they are catching up to Pittsburgh. The O's, believe it or not, are riding a 4-game winning streak.
Tim Neverett, who I got to know when he was working in Denver, is in his second year announcing Pirates games. Tim, an outstanding broadcaster, has a lengthy history of calling minor league games. With the Pirates he must feel he's still announcing games in the minors.
The Pirates have a great tradition, if you don't count the past 17+ seasons, a tremendous ballpark ("We need a new park to compete" was the battle cry more than a decade ago. How's that working out?")and a great announcer in Neverett. Too bad that's all they have. They are running a AAA team out there night after night. Some nights they look like a AA outfit.
The Bucs continue to be an embarrassment to baseball and will be until they get new ownership, an ownership that actually wants to win.