It seems less freakish, for one thing. There is solid pitching and pretty dependable hitters, especially Andrew McCutchen (pictured) who leads the National League in batting with a .360 average. In any case, the Pirates have been rocking the excellent Pittsburgh ballpark.
The San Francisco Giants are also suddenly in first place, after a series in which they shut out the LA Dodgers completely, and won a home series with the Pirates' main division rival, the Cinncy Reds. But they're now on a torturous road trip, in which Tim Lincecum wilted in the DC heat. Earlier in the week, first place Washington's best pitcher had to leave the game with dehydration. Baseball is not the only sport affected, though with temperatures this dangerously high, more events should have been cancelled. It's another adjustment to global heating that will be eventually made, though probably after the danger becomes all too obvious.
Apart from that, baseball is a ritualized refuge from current madness, and with my teams doing this well, it's fun again.
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