Clint Hurdle, like every manager at this point, is excited about his team. He is excited about the prospects of the season. He talked glowingly Wednesday about how the Pirates’ destiny isn’t predetermined and how every year produces surprising teams. He even went as far as to say that some day soon PNC Park will explode with celebration when the Pirates win the World Series.
Spring is in the air, and hope springs eternal, but, unfortunately, at some point the season will begin, and that is when reality will hit.