About this alleged pending contract extension for Clint Hurdle: Does he consider it a formality as he heads into the final two months of the guaranteed portion of his deal with a club-option year looming?
I wondered as much Thursday, after the Pirates completed a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers to move within three games of first place in the NL Central.
“I haven’t gotten caught up in that,” Hurdle said, beaming.
Me: “How can you not? It’s your livelihood.”
Hurdle, still beaming: “I’m just in that good a place with my life.”
You know what?