Exactly. You can blame a lot on the Federal Street Suits, but some years the dogs bites, the bee stings, the bear (cub) gets you and there ain't nuthin' to say. Too early to write off the Pirates, officially. But this could be One of Those Years. Now, do you go off The Plan to turn the season around? Or take the long run view and keep plugging along?
They have also constructed a lineup that's been devoid of kep pieces during the entirety of their tenure. Entering into long term contracts with 3 or 4 key players doesn't make up for the failure to plug kep gaps that have existed for YEARS, like at first base . They continue to be bargain basement shoppers covered more about total payroll than fielding a championship team. Nutting's a bum!
You need help. Try: healthcare.gov No pre-existing exclusions. How many games do you attend?? Don't you mind your cotton candy stand in Rehobeth?? High season for you entrepreneurs.
Amen to that recruits, you just nailed it!
For much of the last 3 years, there was no steady, reliable first baseman, no consistent SS, no consistent RF and no consistent third baseman. For at least even the first year, the LF was an inconsistent performer. That's more than half of the everyday lineup composed of question marks. Talk all you want about licking people up but the reality is that for just about the entirety of the last three years the Pirates' everyday starting lineup was flawed leading to extremely tepid offensive production which prevented them winning a championship even though they had great pitching. As for the guys locked up that you list, the jury's still out on Harrison, a career utilityman, and Kang-they may be flash in the pans. Contrary to what you suggest, what Nutsack built is a house of cards particularly given the state of the pitching staff-it's a complete mess. The only other relevant thing to add is that Nutsack locks up players before their track record actually suggests they deserve a long term deal so that he can lock players up on the cheap-see Jose Tabata. Locking players up in of itself doesn't mean squat.
Nutting's a billionare not a bum......you, not so much even with your alleged 5 masters degrees
He may be rich but as an owner, he's s bum! And I will stick to that characterization unless he changes his management/financial philosophy in regard to the Pirates.
They were a pretender except in the eyes of the naive BB fan, the sucker that allows Nutting to do what he does. Congratulations on being a select member of this club.
So, how would you FORCE Nutting to follow YOUR rules for him....as we know you have all the answers.
they had the second best record in baseball. See Del, it's garbage like this that makes taking you serious very hard.. One of a very few teams that made the playoffs 3 years running.. If they snuck their way into contention then maybe your points have validity. I mean, you reference '97 buccos as a fluke, I'll give you that. But every bit of evidence and fact go against your arguments.
Every time they faced a top pitcher last year they rolled up in a fetal position and died and their record against teams in their own division and teams with a record abive.500 wasn't good. On the basis of this data, I knew they weren't going anywhere in the playoffs, particularly as a wild card participant. The Pirates struggled to score runs last year- that's fact. They were never a serious playoff contender in my mind with that offense.
funny thing...the Cubs are loaded...absolutely loaded..more than likely they will come up short from winning it all....wonder if there will be a Cubbie DelPanther type railing against their management?
There's a difference between going all in and falling short lehich would be the Cubs' situation and Nutting's feigned efforts to win a championship.
I'm not name calling. That's a lie!And I stick to my position on the Pirates' offense last year. You have been completely discredited in these various threads on the Pirates. You just can't comprehend that.
You're doing the name calling.... As usual and then pointing figures at others.
Your post is a lie. If you check every one of my posts in this thread you will see that I only answered a post sharply if the poster responding to my post either got personal or attacked me. You on the other hand attack people who reject your theories as the nonsense that they are. You have followed this pattern in your last 3 posts.
you mean my post responding to yours calling me and others "stupid"?
That's a pretty weak defense. Insults are insults whether direct or by implication. My so called use of pet names isn't an insult to anyone other than the person referred to and casts no aspersions on you or anyone else.
