IT'S FINALLY OVER

The Pirates' 2009 campaign finally ended on Sunday, and they came as close to 100 losses as humanly possible, finishing with a 62-99 record.Sunday was a virtual microcosm of the entire season: 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, 13 men left on base, and seven pitchers, including a starter (Jeff Karstens) that went 2 1/3 innings. Those are the ingredients of a 6-0 loss at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds, who sufficiently owned the Buccos to the tune of 13 wins in 18 games this season. Sunday's pitcher, Homer Bailey, beat the Pirates four times himself this season, which is painful when you consider that he won only four other games the entire rest of the season.This team pretty much played down to every expectation this season, but as Neil Huntington recently pointed out, at least they lost with different players in the second half. Cynical Pirate fans could have a field day with this quote from the GM:"Obviously, nobody's happy. We were projected to lose in ...