SAN FRANCISCO -- If you missed the Pirates' 5-3 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park Friday, you had already watched it before. Probably multiple times over the course of the season.
Consider it a sampler of the greatest hits of all the talking points we have been addressing all season. There were opportunities to win and the Pirates were once again close, with Friday's game being the 68th they have played this season decided by one or two runs, the most in baseball.
But falling short in those games more regularly than not gets frustrating too, especially when it's the same shortcomings routinely poking its head.