My first article for The Hardball Times

Today at The Hardball Times I have posted my first article. It's about the Pirates and no doubt Pirate fans will hate me for it because I imply that they weren't good last year and that there is no excuse for 18 straight losing seasons.Shooting the messenger will be in the cards today.CLICK HERE to give it a read.I'll be doing articles for them from time to time.But don't worry. I'll be writing