Go at it harder

As a Pirates fan, something about this end of Bob Dvorchak's article pleases me:

A turnout of 11,029 that was booing lustily in the first inning stood and cheered for Mesa and the Pirates for the happy ending of what could be called the Good News Bears.

McClendon dismissed any notion the Pirates' psyche was battered after falling behind by six runs, especially after an ugly start to the homestand.

"I tend to tighten up the belt buckle and go at it a little harder," McClendon said. "If you start feeling sorry for yourself, you're going to get your [butt] kicked even more."

Hell yeah we'll boo when you embarrass us on the field. We pay attention and we want to win. We'd be a little more patient if we were coming off a 90-win or even an 83-win season. In the meantime the team has to live with our impatience and know that we wouldn't be in the stands if we weren't dying to support a winning team or at least a team that plays like it's going to win tomorrow if not today. No one on the team should take it personally or get their panties in a wad about it. Play the game as well as you can and the everything will fall in line eventually.