Pittsburgh Pirates Week 1 in Review

Week one is over for the Pirates and with a record of 5-1, the team is looking to surprise many doubters. What were the highlights of week one and what should we be trying to forget?

Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. The good, the bad, and the ugly. This saying comes from the title of an old western film starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef back in 1966.

In honor of Francisco Cervelli, I am going to use this Italian phrase to break down each week of the Pirates season. The good and the bad will be sections will be self-explanatory, looking at both the good and the bad of the week. The ugly will simply be a section that covers all of the random notes of importance that don’t…