Yeah, that's right

Last week, ESPN power rankings had Pittsburgh at #7 with the following comment and warning: "With 22 of their next 34 on the road, the Buccos needed a strong homestand. Taking two of three versus both the Giants and Dodgers qualifies." The Pirates took off for a nine game road trip with four games against division rival Cincinnati, and five interleague games against the Angels and Mariners. A split of the series in Cincy didn't help the Pirates move up to second place, but winning the next five games did. I'll take a 7-2 road trip any time. I'm actually disappointed that the Bucs have travel days on both Monday and Thursday of this week. I'd actually like to see more of this team. And maybe we'll see on the third of July. Heading home to WPA for a family reunion and Kennywood, and the Pirate are playing Philly the 2nd through the 4th.

Standings-wise, the 2013 has a 4.0 game lead over their 1992 counterparts, and a 3.5 game lead over the 2013 Reds. Alas, St. Louis is stil a ril bunch of jags n'at, so we are currently a half game out of first place pending the outcome of the St. Louis @ Houston game tonight. And Houston, currently at 0.372 is actually worse at home this year than on the road. It would be real nice if they could improve that record tonight.

Standings for Jun 26
2013  48  30 .615 --
1992  41  31 .569 4.0
2012  38  35 .521 7.5
2011  39  38 .506 8.5
1999  36  36 .500 9.0
1994  36  36 .500 9.0
1993  35  37 .486 10.0
1998  38  42 .475 11.0
2008  37  42 .468 11.5
1997  36  41 .468 11.5
1996  36  41 .468 11.5
2009  34  39 .466 11.5
2005  34  40 .459 12.0
2002  34  42 .447 13.0
2003  33  43 .434 14.0
2007  32  44 .421 15.0
2000  31  43 .419 15.0
1995  22  32 .407 14.0
2004  28  43 .394 16.5
2001  27  47 .365 19.0
2010  25  49 .338 21.0
2006  26  51 .338 21.5

In the meantime, while this may not be Better than Ezra, it's still "Good"