We're nearly halfway through the baseball season and the Pittsburgh Pirates haven't yet begun their annual implosion during the summer interleague schedule.
The Buccos now have Pittsburgh buzzing about baseball again. But we want to ask you: "Are the Bucs for real this season?"
Yes, the team's starting pitching has been outstanding, but can the pitching staff continue to carry the underperforming bats? And what will happen with the catching situation after losing both start Chris Snyder and backup Ryan Doumit? Will slugger Pedro Alvarez ever get healthy this year?
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Are you leery of their current record and expecting the bottom to fall out as it has for many years before? Or do you think these guys are for real? Is a .500 winning percentage enough to make this season a success?
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