This Pittsburgh Pirates Back Deck Report was originally slated to be published at its regularly scheduled time on Saturday at noon. But, as I wrote to the Rum Bunter editor in an email, “I’m so ticked about this weekend’s charades in St Louis that I went bonkers writing today and I’d rather not let this weekend’s BDR cool down.”
Pirates v Cardinal
With Adam Wainwright out for the season with an Achilles injury, (unsympathetic) Pirates fan rejoice. I’m among the celebrants. Sure, we wish the guy wasn’t hurt, and we hope the pain is minimal, but we toast the news that Wainwright is on the proverbial shelf.