I have a little more hope for the Pirates this season then I had coming in. Our offense has picked up a hell of a lot faster than last season (It took us about a fourth of a season last year for our offense to heat up), some young guys (Marte and Snider) have taken some significant strides towards becoming impact players, our rotation is pretty solid despite the fact that the back end of it is injured/rehabbing and our bullpen is pretty damned solid. Oh, and we have Cole on the way (although he's not pitching to well in AAA atm :|)!
We're off to a better start than last season, so hopefully we can rack up enough wins to before the All-Star break to coast our way to a .500 season!