Ok, I am doing a little TV trolling when I stumble onto a replay of the '79 Game 7 World Series game. Awesome, a little premature holiday cheer!!! The kids & wife are nestled still snug in bed, so I grab another cup of coffee and sit down to watch the final two innings and the ensuing victory celebration while my soul fills with just how great it is to be a Pirate fan. I am being to feel my heart grow 3x as large as I get visions that this could happen once again in my lifetime. And then.....

The telecast gets pre-empted by a Washington Nationals news conference announcing the signing of Jason Marquis. :(