My main beef with the Pirates' season so far has been that it's been boring. The Bucs haven't been nearly as bad as many fans seem to think, but they've been dreadfully dreary to watch at times.
Today's game was an 11-10 loss in 12 innings, but I'll give the Pirates this: It wasn't boring. Er, well, it was in the early innings, when Jeff Locke threw a billion pitches and the Cubs piled up a 7-1 lead, thanks largely to homers by Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo. (And to Locke giving up a leadoff double to pitcher Kyle Hendricks in the fourth on a ball hit all the way to the wall, which, well .