Cueeeto. Cueeeto. Cueeeto.
The chanting started quietly but quickly became audible on the television broadcast. The crowd at McFadden’s, a bar just across the street from PNC Park, joined in. I started to tense up as I was behind enemy lines and did not have much ammunition with the Reds facing an early 1-0 deficit.
Cueeeto. Cueeeto. Cueeeto.
Ball two to Russell Martin. Acquired by the Pirates in-part due to his undervalued pitch-framing abilities, Martin was fresh off a resurgent 2013 campaign both behind and at the plate. As Martin sized up the next pitch, the chant intensified.