Re: No excitement in this thread for Pirates this year, so why are fans still going to the games?

"CandyFan" <CandyFan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Give me a break but what the hell are these young fans doing filling
> up PNC PARK to the tune of some 30,000 to see a last place team play
> baseball?

Okay, just for accuracy's sake, they're in 4th place, 5.5 games out (2
games 
under .500). Nothing special, but better than most of the 15 years past 
compared to this stage of season.

> You mean the Fireworks and the cartoons on the left field screen and
> the $15 beer and hot dogs not to mention the stupid between innings
> displays by nerds trying to hop in a potato sack to win a free pizza
> ARE ALL THAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT?

I'm sure they want the team to win also. At least the cheering gives one 
that impression. Do they care neough about winning to stay away from
games? 
I doubt it. But that's a debatable strategy anyway.

I hate all that extra junk too though. Just gimme the game.

> Goodbye Roberto and Willie and Honus and Jim Leyland and hello to the
> 21st century of NON-baseball fans who don't know what's going on,
> especially the Women in the stadium!

Did women ever know what's going on?

> With stupid fans like this in Pittsburgh, the Pirates will never win
> because the owner****p will never feel the pressure to win (or SELL?)!

I think the Pirates are going to contend this year. Played most of the 
season without their shortstop or very good starting pitching and they're 
still only two games under. The Central is not that strong a division, so
a 
..500 record (if they can get there) will be enough to make it an
interesting 
September. And compared to the last 15 years, I'll take it. I like the new

manager and GM too, but that will take a while to see what they can do
with 
the minors and in building the system back up. So far no bad moves though.

They cut Morris (a bad move by they prior administration). That took guts
to 
eat all that money and is a good sign they want to win IMHO.

> comments please!

You got 'em. :-)