I just bet my friend $50

So I just made a $50 bet with my friend that the Pirates will have a better record than the Nationals next season.  I've been following the buccos pretty closely and I like what Huntington has done with this squad.  I feel pretty confident that the Pirates can at least do better than the Nationals, and maybe actually make a run at having a good year.  I like the pitching staff with Duke, Morton, Ohlendorf, Maholm and look forward to seeing Lincoln, McCutchen and maybe Alderson sometime.  I think the offense can be built around McCutchen, Jones, and Doumit and i'm looking foward to seeing more of Laroche, Milledge, and Iwamura.  I can't wait to see Pedro Alvarez and Tabata and think when those guys get up here the Pirates might actually think they're ready to win some games.  I'd like to watch a team with young talented guys having fun and looking to prove something.

I know Pittsburgh's ready to see a winning baseball team and hope this group of players is finally going to be that team.  I like what management is doing and I don't doubt that soon enough they'll be willing to spend some money on a missing piece.  I don't know much about the Nationals team next season but I'm hopin theyre still bad and will be very disappointed if this Pirates team can't do better than them.