OK, I guess the 'good' news is that ESPN.COM thinks that the Pirates will finish 3rd in the NL Central with 82 wins, their first non-losing season in 20 years.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview13/sto...-central-teams

Yay, team, and all that.

But here's what I don't quite get... this is their predicted order of finish, and their predicted max / min number of wins for each team. Now, look at this and tell me if you're seeing what I'm seeing:

1. Cardinals 90 83
2. Reds 97 87
3. Pirates 82 72
4. Brewers 84 74
5. Cubs 80 72

Really? :chin:

Oh, I'm sure they can double-talk their way around this one, but c'mon...