Everyone is welcome to participate in this Bucs Dugout contest. The rules are simple: guess what the Pirates' won-loss record will be in the 2006 regular season, and, as a tiebreaker, guess the number of runs the Bucs will score and allow. You can leave your answers in the comments, or you can email them to me. If you email them, please let me know what your Bucs Dugout handle is, if you have one. The registered user who gets the closest to the Pirates' actual won-loss record will win a CD copy of Jimmy Pol's CD Jimmy Pol Cheers the Black & Gold, which features "Pirates Power Polka."

Be sure to turn in your guesses by Friday.