The Pirates' youth movement sure has been fun. It's had its painful moments, but it's easier to embrace watching young kids trying to find their place in the major leagues than watch journeyman players try to revive their careers.
The former is exciting. It promotes the future. The latter is ... what happened on Wednesday night.
With Zach Thompson going on the 15-day injured list, the Pirates needed an arm and called upon Jerad Eickhoff for the spot start with the team coming off three straight wins. At first it went just fine.