David Singh

Let's take a look at that Pirates team.

They just took a series off the Cardinals.

They had just gotten swept by the Phillies.

So a nice little bounce back there.

And, you know, going through how they've gotten to a little over 500 this year, it's been pretty steady.

No big streaks, no big winning streaks or losing streaks.

They've just been kind of steady.

This is a youngish team.

Are you surprised at all at the kind of steadiness they've shown and the ability to bounce back from a sweep against the Phillies, given the relative inexperience, at least on the pitching side?

That's great.

And look, it's fun to have the Pirates good.

It's fun to have 11 teams above 500 in the National League right now when no one can do it in the American League.

So look, it's going to be a tough road to the playoffs, even with the Pirates playing pretty well.

What is, as they build up, and look, this is your...

Year three of Paul Skeens.

Paul Skeens wants to win at some point.

Jared Jones is getting close to coming back here.

They've called up some of their top prospects in Bubba Chandler, in Connor Griffin.

What is the goal this year for this Pirates team?

What would be a successful 2026 season at the end if it's not a wildcard spot?