re: Pittsburgh Pirates and Paul Skenes

I grew up a Pirates fan, but I could never understand why. Then, late in his life, my Pop told me a story about the triple A minor league team that was based in New Orleans. He said that the 1960 Pirates world championship victory was heavily influenced by minor league players that had played in New Orleans. My Dad said he watched the 1960 World series and saw Bill Mazeroski hit the walk off home run to win game 7 and the championship. He said I might have watched it with him, but he could not remember. Although Mazeroski did not play in New Orleans in the minors, I think the fact that my Dad was a big Pirates fan likely influenced my MLB allegiances (Pirates and Red Sox).

I am very hopeful that Paul Skenes has a great pro career and, being a Pirates fan, would love to see him win a world championship with them. A kid can dream, can't he!