The Pittsburgh Pirates are doing something they usually don’t do. Instead of having a solid first half before collapsing in the second half like they’ve been known to do, they followed up their poor first half with a solid summer. However, the Pirates cannot attribute any of that success to their general manager, Ben Cherington. This cannot be used as an excuse by the organization to bring him back for another year next season.
Since May 10, the Pirates are 51-54, a winning percentage narrowly below .500. That may not be great, but it is a lot better than the .