The biggest storyline of 2011 will not be Jayson Werth’s missing beard or the Red Sox setting sprinting records or even the Diamondbacks’ hosting the All-Star Game amid controversy. It will be the Pittsburg Pirates breaking out of their 18-year slump and winning more than half their games. After winning 95, 98 and 96 games …
Monthly Archives: April 2011
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
With all due respect to the winter holidays this past weekend lays equal claim to this title. Starting on Thursday afternoon, the regular season of Major League Baseball in 2011 began. Like March Madness or Sunday football, the opening weekend has every team playing game after game after game. Every pitcher starts with an ERA …