Pittsburgh Pirates
It's been a while. Quite literally! My apologies to readers of my work, past and present. Now I'm back in the saddle. The year is 2012 and those followers of the Pittsburgh Pirates are in unchartered waters, so to speak. I'm speaking of the Pirates being in first place in the National League Central Division at the All-Star break. It hasn't been this exciting around the Pittsburgh region in a long time! For those who were around during the early 1990s, you understand what kind of excitement can be created by a winning baseball club. That team won three straight division titles, but could not get over the hump in the National League Championship Series. After 19 years, this franchise is back on top and the bandwagon is filling fast. For those of us who were alive for the last World Series title, 1979, we know how crazy this area can get when there is a winner in baseball. This is what those in our generation wish for the younger generations. The excitement is ...