Can the Pirates beat Cubs ace Jake Arrieta?
We've heard that question a lot lately. It's not a particularly serious question, is it? Of course the Pirates can beat Arrieta. I mean, Fernando Tatis hit two grand slams in an inning. Truman defeated Dewey. The Crash Test Dummies had a hit record. Anything can happen. The Pirates defeating Arrieta isn't even all that unlikely, in fact. It's one game, and individual baseball games are subject to all kinds of surprising outcomes. I mean, remember this? Or this? Or this?