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Pirate Baseball :: Sad Fact

Author: chazz
Subject: Sad Fact
Posted: Oct 22, 2008 13:10 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Since The Pirates started their 16 consecutive losing seasons back in 1993, 4 expansion teams,(Fla., Col., Az., T.B.), entered MLB. Not only have all 4 made the playoffs at least once, but all 4 have made it to The World Series, with Florida,(1997;2003), and Arizona,(2001), winning it all. Yet The Bucs can't be bothered to field a team to play .500+ baseball in that same timespan? What a joke.

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Inexcusable

Author: badbaseball
Posted: Sep 25, 2008 09:33 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

Every year, the Pirates have the Steelers to thank for taking the focus off how bad they really are and how bad the management of this team really is. Of course, what do the Pirates care, they make money off the Steelers also. The Pirates should also thank the Steelers for keeping this city and region interested in sports in general. The Pirates are riding the coat tails of the Steelers and will continue to do so.

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Where Are They Now?

Author: badbaseball
Posted: Sep 25, 2008 09:29 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

Both are in MLB. Littlefield is with the Cubs working in the MLB scounting department and Jim Tracy is a MLB scout too as well as other things. Littlefield was actually in town for the last game of the Cubs series and still lives in the area.

As you can see, maybe there were not as bad as what we have now. Kind of like politics, more of the same.

Pirate Baseball :: Where Are They Now?

Author: chazz
Subject: Where Are They Now?
Posted: Sep 24, 2008 12:22 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

-Former Pirates GM Dave Littlefield(2001-2007)

-Former Pirates Manager Jim Tracy(2006-2007)

It's been about a year since we've last seen them. Anybody have a clue as to what they're doing now? I'm going to go out on a limb and say they're not in MLB. But that's just a guess.

Pirate Baseball :: Inexcusable

Author: chazz
Subject: Inexcusable
Posted: Sep 10, 2008 21:40 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

I don't care what your record is,what time of the year it is, or who the hell your playing, there is no excuse for what happened last week. I.E.- 3 losses in which the team had a sizeable lead, only to see the pitching staff,(both starters and relievers), piss it away. And it wasn't like it was to really good teams, either. 1 to The Reds and 2 to the horrid Giants, one of which they scored 10 runs in an inning to erase a 5-0 lead. 10 f****** runs!! A team like that shouldn't be scoring 10 runs in a game, let alone in one inning! Teams want to start digging in against you? Fine. Then start digging into their arms and ribs with fastballs. Then again that would actually take balls to do, something which this team is in short supply of.(Among other things.)

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Nice Job On The Trades (So Far...)

Author: chazz
Posted: Aug 31, 2008 22:27 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

It's one thing to be overmatched and untalented.(Which they are.) But it's quite obvious to me that little to nobody on this team is even trying anymore. When I had the misfortune of watching 10 minutes of one of the games this past weekend, there seemed to be a collective,"Let's hurry up and get this game over with so we can get out of here" vibe. And this is the same squad that will be here next year and beyond? As far as Russell goes, you'd be calm too if your team could lose every game between now and the end of the season, yet still know that you'd be retaining your position. Accountability my a**.

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Nice Job On The Trades (So Far...)

Author: badbaseball
Posted: Aug 31, 2008 19:29 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

I watched the game today and I must say that this team has nothing left. They are going to come very close to 100 lose season. I will say this for Littlefield, he had the only good trades that I have seen so far. Nady and Bay. Other than that, it has been a total joke. Littlefield had nothing to work with and Huntington is fooling himself if he really believes that he has anything to work with.

The field looks bad, the team looks bad, the stadium looks bad, this entire thing looks bad. I really thought that we would see an improvement, but it is not looking like it will be. Pitching is bad and they have given up more runs than any other team except Texas Rangers.

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Nice Job On The Trades (So Far...)

Author: Nutbags
Posted: Aug 31, 2008 16:39 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

10 straight losses as of today...LOL That 100 loss season is still possible!!!!!!
Its unbelievable how inept the team is...and the only thing Russel says is "We haven't been scoring much"......LMFAO So nice he can sit back and be so calm. Go Steelers and Pens...the only Pro sports team this town has.

Pirate Baseball :: Nice Job On The Trades (So Far...)

Author: chazz
Subject: Nice Job On The Trades (So Far...)
Posted: Aug 30, 2008 10:11 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

It's been nearly a month since management blew up the team for the umpteenth time in the last 15 years in another desparate attempt to make it look like they are trying to put a winner on the field. Whatever. Here are the players current stats The Pirates got who are playing with them now, compared to how the players they traded away are doing:

Pirates:

-Andy LaRoche; 2HR 5RBI .129AVG. (Just what the team needed. Another LaRoche who can't hit.)

-Brandon Moss; 4HR 8RBI .236AVG.(Has shown flashes that he may be good, but that's no gaurantee that he will.)

-Jeff Karstens; 2-3 3.48 ERA 1CG 1SHO. (Coming back to earth after his first 2 starts with the team.)

-Craig Hansen; 0-2 8.10 ERA 1SV 12BB 10INN

Yankees:

-Xavier Nady; 8HR 23RBI .308AVG.

-D.Marte; 0-2 7.15 ERA 0 SV

Red Sox:

-Jason Bay; 4HR 27RBI .327AVG.

**Gee, I wonder who made out better? Management better pray these players,(and the one's down in the minors, too), get real good real fast. If you were writing a comedy about a baseball team, I swear you couldn't come up with s*** as funny as this.(And I'm not even talking about that whole Alvarez mess. That's a separate thread.) Just pathetic.**

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Losing To Losers

Author: badbaseball
Posted: Aug 18, 2008 07:18 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

I did not think that the Pirates would lose 100 games this year, but looking at the schedule that they have the rest of the month and the current record, it is possible.

Pitching has been the problem this year as always, and I think that it will probably get better with the trades that Huntington made, but for the rest of this season, it is not looking like it will make a difference. In the Runs Allowed , the Pirates are way up there at the top. think they maybe 2nd in MLB next to Rangers.

When you are giving up that many runs, you better have some fire power to come back with, the Pirates traded the fire power away. SO, even if the pitching does improve over the next year, got to have some offensive weapons to supplement, and they just do not have it.

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Losing To Losers

Author: chazz
Posted: Aug 15, 2008 02:55 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

So they just managed to lose 2/3 games to the f****** Reds. At home. I don't care if Bay and Nady are gone, you don't need Bay and Nady to beat these choads. Wonderful. And since apparently nobody else is left here,(not that I blame anybody), I'm out.(At least until more than 2 people start posting again.) I'm tired of talking to myself. If that never happens again, it's been fun!

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Losing To Losers

Author: chazz
Posted: Aug 14, 2008 03:37 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

To reinforce my point;

-2-5 against Colorado(2008 Series Over)

-3-4 against Washington(2008 Series Over)

-1-3 against San Diego (3 games left @ SD)

Pirate Baseball :: Losing To Losers

Author: chazz
Subject: Losing To Losers
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 00:48 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 3

What's with this team not being able to beat teams that are worse than they are? I mean it goes without saying they are incapable of beating top teams like The Cubs, Brewers,etc. But losing to a pathetic team like The Reds, who just traded away their top 2 guns,(who really weren't doing all that much when they were there), is unacceptable. This is a team that not only got swept recently by Colorado,(which The Pirates can sympathise with), but got swept by The Washington Nationals as well. Yes, the owners of the worst record in The National League, The Washington Nationals. Looking at The Reds roster, though, and it's no mystery as to why. Players like Corey Patterson, Javier Valentine, and Paul Bako should not be in any major league lineup, let alone helping to beat your team.(Such as they did tonight.) Jay Bruce hasn't done anything beyond his first 2 weeks in the majors. And Brandon, "My team is a joke, but I'm going to celebrate meaningless HRs' I hit", Phillips is the biggest self involved douchebag in MLB. Reminds me of another overpaid athlete from another pro sports team in Cinci.(Is it something in the water there?) People like those 2 would rather look good and have his team lose, than look bad and have their team win. Says it all. Yet this Pirate Team, who just finished a 10 game road trip 4-6 against 4 teams who are all in contention for a playoff berth in The N.L., can't beat a team who is not only worse they they are, but have given up on the season weeks ago. Great Job! The future is sure looking bright!

Pirate Baseball :: Ian Snell; What's With This Guy?

Author: chazz
Subject: Ian Snell; What's With This Guy?
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 04:44 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

For all the talk about players being held accountable for their lack of production by the new management, this apparently doesn't apply to Ian Snell for some reason. It's not only that he's been ineffective for almost all of the games he's pitched in so far, but it seems like he doesn't really care if the team wins or loses. On more than one occasion after he/the pirates lost, he was interviewed on camera smilling and laughing. Then against The Phillies last week, while putting the team in an early hole yet again, he bunts into an inning ending double play. It wouldn't have been so bad, but he was shown on camera laughing and smilling with some of The Phillies right after. (Strange behavior for a guy who said in the past that he hates losing.) Even the brown nosing announcers brought it up. If I were Russell, I would've yanked his ass right then and there. Yet he's still managed to avoid being sent down to AAA despite his pitching outings being just as bad, if not worse than Tom Gorzelanny's. Accountability indeed.

Pirate Baseball :: RE: Random (Rant) Thoughts

Author: chazz
Posted: Aug 11, 2008 01:49 (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 2

The 800 lb. Ape in the room that nobody wants to talk about amongst these trades is cheapwad Bob Nutting. It takes more to build a winning ballclub than aquiring young prospects and drafting wisely. You also must be willing to plow a substantial amount of $$$ into the team as well.(See The Brewers.) Until he comes to grips with this,(if he ever does), than the Pirates will continue to lose year after year after year.