The Bloggy Lasorda crew made it out to a couple of Dodger games this weekend to watch Jim Tracy’s Pittsburgh Pirates make some progress on what is now a 12 game losing streak (tying a franchise record set in 1939!).
We left Saturday night’s 7-0 blowout in the middle of the eighth (hey, it’s L.A.). […]

From pirates.mlb.com: Jim Tracy wants to diffuse the Pirates’ losing mentality.
I’m no expert, but it seems like the simplest way to “change an atmosphere of losing that has engulfed [a] team for close to 14 seasons” would be to WIN BASEBALL GAMES. So how the fuck is Jim Tracy going to help anyone?