In this clip from Sunday’s Cubs/Pirates game, longtime Pirates broadcaster Lanny Frattare is glowing about how pitcher Sean Burnett overcame injuries and long odds to climb his way back to the majors in 2008, before he is promptly interrupted by a home run and immediately morphs from a professional sportscaster into a tortured prisoner begging for his life.
The following video sums up what it’s like to be a Pirates fan in the month of August in three short, simple words. And those words are “no,” “NO,” and “NOOOOOO!!!!”











