THE PIRATES NEED TO GET TO .500… Does This Season Actually Mean Anything?

<p></p><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates are 75-77 with just 10 games left in the season… so what are we actually supposed to make of this team?</p><p>After going from completely out of the conversation to making September baseball interesting, the Pirates are now trying to finish the season at .500 — and that matters more than it might seem.</p><p>In this episode, I’m looking at the Pirates’ entire season and breaking down where this team succeeded, where it failed, and what we should actually take away from the 2026 season.</p><p>I’m also going through the last three series:</p><p>• The three-game sweep over the White Sox<br>• The series against the Cubs where Pittsburgh lost the first two before salvaging the finale<br>• The current Brewers series, where Milwaukee has taken the first two games</p><p>And then we look ahead at the final 10 games against Milwaukee, Kansas City, St. Louis and Detroit.</p><p>Can the Pirates get to 81-81?</p><p>And even if they do… does finishing .500 actually change how we should view this team?</p><p>This is the final stretch of the Pirates&#39; season — and there is still plenty to figure out.</p><p>Sports are not just games.</p><p>#Pirates #PittsburghPirates #MLB #Baseball #Pittsburgh #KAICAST</p><p></p>