The 30, Week 14: Fear the Buccos

"Twenty years. It's been 20 long years since the Pittsburgh Pirates last had a winning season. Not winning as in a World Series, division title, or playoff berth. Winning as in an above-.500 season. When you're that bad for that long, your goals become more and more modest. A summer of not-too-stinky baseball, in which the Pirates are semi-competitive, the beer's cold, and PNC Park's views of downtown Pittsburgh are clear, would seem an appropriate target. Instead, the Buccos are red-hot, they're in first place at the All-Star break, they have a legitimate MVP candidate, and they're reportedly kicking the tires on Justin Freaking Upton. It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world. And it's Week 14 of The 30."
Grantland