{"id":834415,"date":"2018-08-01T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=834415"},"modified":"2018-08-01T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T13:01:00","slug":"pittsburgh-pirates-wake-up-call-a-truly-beautiful-day-pb11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-up-call-a-truly-beautiful-day-pb11\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call: A Truly Beautiful Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our daily Wake-Up Call, we get you ready for the day with a complete look at all things Pittsburgh Pirates.<\/h2>\n

One month ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates seemed destined to be sellers at the Trade Deadline. The team was mired in a long losing streak and fan apathy was at an all-time high. The Pittsburgh Pirates have won a lot of games lately, but I don\u2019t think anyone expected them to win the MLB Trade Deadline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pirates added Keone Kela from the Texas Rangers to improve the bullpen. I said yesterday, this would help both the bullpen and the starting rotation by way of shortening games. Honestly, I expected the team to add a decent starting pitcher but not much else. It\u2019s safe to say the Pittsburgh Pirates shocked the world when they added Rays ace, Chris Archer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Black & yellow, black & yellow!!!! @Pirates<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Archer (@ChrisArcher22) July 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n