Overtime: Believe it or not, the Buccos are still in it!

JARED JONES :10—Just some random thoughts on baseball from a random mind. The Buccos stand at 17-19 through Monday night, May 6, and though the 9-2 start has been forgotten and wasted, they are still only a few games below .500. No one in the NL Central is running away with the division, either. So believe it or not, the Bucs are still in this thing. :09—Jared Jones. Saturday night, May 4, the 22-year-old phenom pitched seven shutout innings, struck out 10, allowed one hit and walked zero batters. He is the real deal. His ERA sits at 2.63 and he has four quality starts on his resume. Did I mention his wicked attitude on the mound, too? He knows he’s better than the hitter and he has the stare down to prove it. And don’t lie, before training camp none of us had ever even heard of the young man. This is the future of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. He is electric. He hits his spots. He is nasty. He is amazing. :08—Let’s waste no more time and talk about the other half of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ future, Paul Skenes and his 100+ mph fastball. In seven starts in Triple...