What you're about to read is something that nobody would have thought, much less written between 2016 and 2022 or even as recently as March 29 of this year.
It's a good time to be a Pittsburgh Pirates fan.
Honestly, you could even say it's a great time. The situation surely calls for hyperbole, as in the air right now is news of the Bucs' record-setting eight-year, $106.8 million contract with All-Star center fielder Bryan Reynolds and, even after a seven-game win streak ended on Tuesday, a 16-8 record that has them in first place in the National League Central.