Barry Bonds isn't Walking Through That Door, Bobby Bonilla isn't Walking Through That Door

A lot of Pirates fans seem to be upset at the McClouth trade and I don't get it. I'm not exactly thrilled about it, but with all trades I'm taking the wait and see approach. The sky is not falling, it fell back in 1992. Right now the Pirates need to do anything they can to get something going. Bob Smizik says the Pirates gave up on their present. What present? The present that has the team a few games out of the basement... again. Yes, they're only four games below the sacred .500 mark right now, but for how long? Another nice road skid takes care of that. And I don't know about anyone else but the sacred .500 mark shouldn't be so sacred. How about a nice .600 mark or .700? It's time to stop aiming to be mediocre at best. The Pirates weren't a good team before this trade, they're not a good team after it. But they could be better down the road. And you have to take that chance. Pirates management is in a damned if they do, damned if they don't state. If they do nothing everyone criticizes them, if they make a big trade like this everyone criticizes them. So, I think everyone needs to stop complaining about the team trading the "best" player. Andy LaRoche has a better average after that 0-for-20 start. Instead fans need to get excited about the arrival of Andrew McCutchen. He should provide for a nice little boost in attendance once this NHL finals thing wraps up. It's what fans have been wanting for awhile now. Enjoy it.