Just what the doctor ordered. A team that has no problem pushing around the Charmin Soft Pirates after they got swept by the Padres. Not sure if you noticed but I took the day off yesterday. Nothing to do with the Pirates. Twitter blackout, no message boards. And this is basically where I’m at. This [...]
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