“27. Pittsburgh Pirates (26.9)
Record: 40-61
Last Power Ranking: 26
Second-half storyline: Why do we watch baseball, anyway?
I mean look, if you’re reading a section about the Pirates, it probably means you care about the Pirates, which means you could tell me a half-dozen reasons you’ll keep watching their games this year.
Paul Skenes is stupid-good at pitching and gets robbed of a loss about every fifth day, which is sad or funny, depending on if you root for Skenes. Oneil Cruz hits the ball 120 miles an hour once in a while (which is neither sad nor funny, unless you are a nervous laugher). Andrew McCutchen is baseball’s version of a wizened old monk atop a mountain, and you never know how much longer he’ll stick around, so you should take that in while you can.
All of these are worthwhile reasons to watch baseball, and I’m not going to tell you otherwise. Life is fleeting, and so very precious, and if watching the Pirates brings you any shred of joy, you should keep doing it. — Weaver”
(The Nationals, White Sox, and Rockies are ranked below the Pirates. The Tigers, Cubs, and Dodgers are listed as the top three.)
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Not fair, we’re shittier and way more hopeless than the Nats!