My mom cheers for the Pirates. She was raised by a single mother in Central Pennsylvania and has supported Pittsburgh sports for her entire life.
She met my dad—a die-hard Orioles fan—at Penn State University. My dad detests the Pirates to this day after a pair of fall days in the 1970s. For whatever reason, I sided with my dad as a child.
Today is a day to celebrate mothers. Unfortunately for all the Baltimore moms out there, the Pirates provided mine another reason to smile. The Orioles struck out 17 times in a 4-0 loss at Camden Yards.