I think I jinxed my Pittsburgh Pirates. They were the surprise team of 2011 before the all-star break, even rising to first place in July....not bad for a team that has been the joke of MLB for nearly two decades now. Then I went to my first game in many years. My Pirates beat Garrett's Cubs 9-1 on the last game before the all-star break. I might have brought them good luck for the game I attended, but after that they've sunk like a rock. The last I checked they were 10 games behind the Brewers. In fact, they recently faced the Cubs again in a 4 game series. The Cubbies won them all. It was the first time since 1959 that the Cubs have won all 4 games of a 4 game series in Pittsburgh.