The wait gets harder

Boy, is it getting harder and harder to wait for the season to start! It’s that time of the year when idle speculation takes centrestage, and while I am one of those who enjoys it, it sure isn’t fun watching things get blown out of proportion or the opposing sides align aligning themselves strongly for or against an idea. Undoubtedly, in a sense, this augurs well for the health of Pirate baseball- the fact that people care enough to come out strongly opposing or propounding a view after 17 long hard years of losing. It also tells you that out there is a sea of Pirate fans craving for a good run. That’s all it will take, in my opinion, to put fans back in the seats- a good run, maybe 2 months of .550 ball at the start of the season. (OK, 2 months is a stretch but make that 4 and I’d be surprised if attendance doesn’t climb, especially when Pedro Alvarez hits PNC!)