PITTSBURGH -- Johnny Rodriguez has been reminding his son a lot lately where he was five years ago.
Sean Rodriguez was playing for the Rays, who began the season's final month nine games out of a playoff spot and stormed back to capture the American League Wild Card. That same September, David Freese's Cardinals made a similarly dramatic comeback and rode it all the way to the World Series.
"[My dad] says, 'Why not?'" Rodriguez said. "I say, 'I believe, I definitely believe. Why not?'"
That "why not?" mentality fits the Pirates as they enter the final two weeks of the season.