Gel

No, not hair gel. The gel that happens when a team plays together for years and knows what other players are going to do before they do it. This Pirates team, after a dismal stretch, has put together a string of wins in the last week and looks to be gelling. The thing is they've played together very little. That would explain the losing streak that preceded the 5 game winning streak, but not the winning streak. These guys are looking like a team that can put up a few winning streaks of more than 2 games. Hopefully they can keep it up. If they can do it the rest of the season it is something to look forward to next year for us and the players. The pitching should continue to grow, if one guy doesn't do it we have others to choose from. Huntington did get pitchers in all of his trades and that should provide competition. Except for Charlie Morton's short stint in the 10 run effort I don't remember too many 1 or 2 inning outings from these guys. I'd like to see Ohlendorf continue to pick up wins but don't overdo the innings.

Did you see another team had a 3 run rally in the 9th last night? Indianapolis. Funny how both teams came through in the 9th.