Welcome to the Pittsburgh Pirates Wake-Up Call, a daily feature here at RumBunter.com. Every morning at 9 AM, one of us will give you our random thoughts on the goings-on around the Pirates’ organization, and we’ll throw out a few links to some good Pirates-related items from around the web
Beautiful agony
Yesterday the Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs in an emotionally charged playoff style ball game. The game had a little bit of everything; timely hitting, clutch pitching and solid defensive plays. It was everything September baseball is supposed to be. Two of the best teams in the league battling it out in a meaningful game.