Back to a game below .500

The Pittsburgh Pirates made the 134 mile trip to Cleveland, OH for a 3 game interleague series that began on Friday. They had raised their record to two games above .500 for the first time in many many years and it looked like they may have a chance to put up a fight against the closest thing they have to an interleague rival.

The ruling attendant steams before the infinite disguise.

Neal Huntington and Frank Coonelly have tried to convince the league that just as the Browns are a rival to the Steelers, or at least were a rival before the Brownies moved, the Pirates are a rival to the Indians.

Well, the Pirates equipment manager should receive some severe discipline after this series because, unfortunately, he forgot to pack the offense when they made their 134 mile trip to Cleveland. The Pirates have not been the the greatest of offensive teams this year, but they have managed to score enough runs to outscore their opponent in many of their games. Thus, they were able to climb 2 games over .500.

Maybe it was too much to ask of these young guys to familiarize themselves with a new set of pitchers from the other league. They did manage to play even with the Indians today until the 11th inning.

It would have been nice to win the series or at least a game against their, "interleague rival" but hopefully they can regain the momentum that put them over .500 and continue those winning ways. After all, let's give Cleveland a little break. I'm happy seeing the Steelers repeatedly stomp the Browns until the Pirates gain some more momentum and dominate the Indians also.