The Future's So Bright?

That in fact, yes, I gotta wear shades.

Let's talk a little Bucco baseball. So the Pirates went to the shit tank over the weekend at Denver. Game 1, they couldn't hit a damn thing. So between Games 1 and 2, they took some extra BP, and did much better. It's just too bad that they're setup man grooved an 0-2 pitch down the middle that was driven for a game-tying 3 run homer in the 8th. Yesterday's Game 3 of the series was close, but the "ace of the staff" was spotted a 3-0 lead and couldn't do jack squat with it. "Pitiful" isn't a strong enough word.

So the ML team has lost 5 in a row to go to a season worst 31-38. They've been teetering on collapse all month, but finally may have hit it.

But fear not Bucco faithful and other Kool-Aid drinkers, the future looks great for our Pirates.

1. 2 words: Andrew McCutchen. Nuff said.

2. Former first rounder Brad Lincoln was promoted to AAA over the weekend.

3. Last years' first rounder Pedro Alvarez, after going on a home run tear in Lynchburg, was promoted to AA.

4. This year's first rounder Tony Sanchez is playing already.

5. The Pirates signed their second round pick from this year, Brooks Pounders. No word yet on how much they had to pay Vivid Video for the royalties to get his name back.

So all in all, as an organization, things are on the up and up. It's gonna be a fun couple years watching these guys come through the system. Sure, the ML club will still suck hind tit, but only for the time being.

Smizik had a good blog post today, wondering who's next on the trade block. As much as I like the players, I root for the name on the jersey. All of these guys are tradable, should the return be right. We've gotten a lot of better players in our minors now, and soon enough, talent will percolate to the top.

So hang on ye Pirate faithful. Calmer seas lay ahead.