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This is the only part of your post with which I disagree.
I haven't been to a game in years and had no desire to go this season until I heard this news. This is still a bad baseball team but McCutchen is enough to get me to at least consider going to a game or two.If nothing else, a good PR move.
Pirates Sign Andrew McCutchen
Andrew McCutchen is going home. The Pirates agreed to a one-year deal with the former face of their franchise. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
You're assuming that Reynolds isn't traded soon, a distinct possibility given what the Pirates appear to be asking for him.
Disagree. He carried that team through good and bad. He seems like an even better human being. You know what would have helped the team even more in certain situations? Not having a dead beat owner that is only concerned about padding his pockets instead of winning. Nutting is a poor excuse of an owner and should be run out of town.
This mirrors my experience over the last two or three years.
Ya know, Us Pirates fans know going in the ownership sucks beyond suck and we can expect at best to win 70 games. But….. we have a lot to celebrate. Great nights out at the stadium, great broadcasting team, a few players worthy of discussion, a stadium that is easy to drive to for many…. Do we wish the club was more competitive? Sure. It’s not. Accept it and enjoy what is available to enjoy.
It’s a Tuesday night in July, it’s 82 degrees, the beer is cold, the aroma of Stadium food wafting through the air, some local high school group or young college person singing the National Anthem, the grass is green, the skyline lit up, a chance to see a quality opponent…..
I wish I could, but life is too short to waste my money and time on a bad baseball team. Even when I've been offered free tickets I have turned them down. I would much rather spend my time on a good book or just a quiet evening with friends.
You make a great pitch but as I just noted, life is too short to watch bad baseball, despite the ambiance. Having had the benefit of season tickets growing up, I've watched over a thousand Pirate games in my lifetime. I have many fond memories, but watching this team is not a good experience for the Gambits.
Let me add something else. I am grateful for fans like you who still support the team. I would hate to see them leave town. It is a comfort to me knowing they are still here and that some day.... perhaps....we will have an owner who cares enough to put a competitive product on the field.
Great move by the Bucs. They will still suck but this is probably the only move they could have made that will bring fans back to their games - me included.If nothing else, a good PR move.
Pirates Sign Andrew McCutchen
Andrew McCutchen is going home. The Pirates agreed to a one-year deal with the former face of their franchise. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
@IrishHerb told me the story of him once going to Camden Yards and seeing a mutual friend sitting in the box seats. The friend is deaf-blind, and is with someone who’s giving him the play-by-play. Art, for that was the man’s name, told Herb why a blind man would go to a baseball game: “You feel the sun, have a cold beer and a hot dog, smell the popcorn and the peanuts, and follow the game.” Cool story.
Nutting has suggested in the past that at some point he will pass the team down to his kids. We are screwed for generations to come. MLB really needs to do 2 things: 1) force his sorry *** out. 2) implement a salary cap. MLB is the only major sport without it and it shows.
