Irate Fans

[chazz]

When I first became a member of this site nearly 3 years ago, it was pretty booming. However, I've noticed members posting less and less over the years that followed. Has the consecutive losing seasons finally gotten to everybody or what? This board is just about dead!

[badbaseball]

It is pretty obvious that nobody cares anymore. The team is starting to resemble the old Pirates. Now there is trade talk of Freddy Sanchez. I think they are cashing it in again. I think everyone is just frustrated and tired of talking about it anymore.

The new regime has not been able to change the chemistry of the team or the direction as they thought they could. I know that it has only been 2 seasons, but looks like things are going in that same direction. Football is not far away.

[badbaseball]

Today will mark a record in history of sports that will probably last forever. Consectitive losing seasons. 17 to be exact. So, that brings us into a new era that will take a long time to surpass. Could possibly be broken next year and the following and the following by the team that set the record.

This is not a big surprise to me, given the way the team has been managed over the years and the current management that is in place. No longer can the fans blame Dave Littlefield, Kam Bonifay, or even the managers of the past 17 seasons. It is the ownership that refuses to invest into a winning ball club. That is the bottom line. I think that the club should be investigated as to where the revenue sharing is being spent. It obviously is not on the field where it is intended.

If after 17 years you do not success, spend, spend again. That is spend millions of dollars in the Dominican for a new training facility instead of investing in the club directly. IN fact, make the state of Florida spend even more money to keep you in Bradenton to upgrade the facility and promise winning to the fans as a return.

The Pittsburgh PIrates have become the laughing stock of baseball. It is a shame becuase of the history that the club has and the many players that have come through the system which have had such an impact on the baseball world. However, those days are gone for now and there does not look to be a lot of change in the next couple of years to come. New ballpark, new managers, new employess, new GM's, new everything and nothing has improved. Therefore, one must look themselves in the mirror (owners) and ask the question, "How committed to winning are we"? Answer can be answered in 17 parts. I for one wish the PIrates well. However, there nees to be a spring cleaning of upper management because the free ride should be over after 17 years.

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