On a hot night in St. Louis, Pittsburgh Pirates’ baseball returned. On Friday, I took my place on my couch with scorecard in hand. There was excitement in the air, certainly, but it undoubtedly didn’t feel like a true Opening Day. How could it? It was July 24 and there was no fanfare at the ballpark.
But we saw Joe Musgrove and Jack Flaherty begin the season for their respective teams. Flaherty was good – really good. But the Cardinals aren’t the focus of this piece. I wanted to dig into the Pirates and what we saw from them a little bit more.