Marlon Byrd likens joining a new team to the first day of school. It took the well-traveled outfielder all of four at-bats to become one of the cool kids on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Byrd celebrated his arrival to the NL Central pennant race with a three-run home run, an epic strikeout, two standing ovations and a curtain call in Pittsburgh's 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.