Let's go Bucs!!!

My beloved Pittsburgh Pirates are doing amazing this year. While many clubs can claim their sports team sucks one year or another, the Pirates have had a losing season for two decades now. Barring the world falling apart in the next month, this year will not add to that statistic. Not only that, at more than a couple points this season, they have carried the best record in Major League baseball.

Tonight I have the rare opportunity to be watching a Pirates game on TV. Living in North Carolina now, the majority of games shown are the Atlanta Braves, which is the closest MLB team. Boooo!!! As I sit here watching the game, there have been quite a few things that have made me smile. I thought I'd share them...

• When I turned on the game it was the bottom of the third, and the Bucs were down 3-0. A walk put a runner on base, a single put another one on, a double scored both of those runners, and then an amazing triple by their big man scored the tying run.
• There is a little girl in every camera shot of the batter from the third base line, and she's holding up a sign with her name on it: Zoey. The field reporter eventually made his way to her and gave her a short interview. What a sweet little girl who will now famous amongst her friends.
• A couple times they have shown the view of the Pittsburgh skyline from inside the ballpark, and I am reminded that PNC may very well be the most beautiful park in all of baseball.
• Tonight is Pup Night at the stadium, and there are tons of dogs in the ballpark. What an awesome idea. (I may be a bit biased as I sit on the couch watching baseball with my new pooch at my side.)
• They keep showing shots of the park from within the walls, and I realized this is the first season in at least a decade I won't be able to see the Pirates in person. Thanks to the camera crew for letting be there in spirit.

Let's go Bucs!!!