Rock Bottom

                                        
                This is what it's like to be a Pittsburgh Pirates fan...

At 12:32 this afternoon I got this via email from a friend. (Editor's note: We were forwarded the e-mail and photos below from a friend who did not credit the author...we believed them to be our friend's words and pictures - - we were wrong.  The italicized words below belong to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

12:14: p.m.: The Pirates have closed the upper deck for today's game a move unprecedented in PNC Park's history.  Actual turnout is expected to be extremely light, despite an advance sale of more than 12,000 tickets, in large part because of the G-20 summit.  The team is passing out certificates to any fans with upper-deck seats to "Plese enjoy a seat upgrade, courtesy of the Pirates."  As this is being typed, there might not be 200 people here.

Ladies and Gentlemen...your 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates!!!

As a Pirate fan I have laid claim to seeing rock bottom on several occasions.  But this one takes the cake.  I know that the G-20 summit is wreaking total havoc on the city and even if you had tickets to today’s game you are not going to fight the traffic snarls to get a seat to see this ball club.  They are 3-22 over the past 25 games.  That is a .120 winning percentage.  If the Pirates lose today’s 12:35 game they will have been swept (again) by the Reds (again).   Things have been characterized as “epically bad” and “historically terrible” for the Pittsburgh Pirates for so long that you begin to forget just how bad things really are.  The city could not get over the baseball season soon enough and how can you blame them with the Super Bowl defending Steelers and the Stanley Cup defending Penguins coming back.  Since football fever has set in, everyone has completely abandoned the Pirates...and rightfully so. 

 

It just pains me to watch this team be so inept.  There was an opportunity for today and they blew it.  After drawing a total of 4,000 fans (that’s butts in the seats) for the last two games combined, they should have thrown open today’s gates and given the seats away for free.  No one was going to come anyway.  If you live on the south or eastern side of the city you can’t get to the North Shore and PNC Park but the news would have shown up to talk about it.  Western PA has G-20 fatigue.  They would have appreciated the gesture even if they could not or did not take advantage of it.  Bring back Buc’ night for today’s day game (one dollar soda and one dollar hotdogs).  Anything...do anything to make people care!  Just quit being so fucking BAD at running a baseball team… Please I beg you.  I’m not sure I can take it any more.

Thanks for coming and suckling on Daddy's Sugar Ball...
Bearcat

UPDATE:  Here are the photos at gametime






    Photos courtesy of Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SECOND UPDATE: We are very grateful to have this post linked by Deadspin and Mondesi's House.  If you are new to our little site, please take the time to check us out and leave us comments.

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Posted by Bearcat at 9/24/2009 11:47 AM
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  • 9/24/2009 6:06 PM J.S. wrote:
    Damn.
    I feel for you.
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  • 9/24/2009 7:05 PM Nase wrote:
    I feel so bad for the Pirate players. I'm glad my Red Sox could save Jason Bay from this.
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  • 9/24/2009 7:59 PM Dave Kerwin wrote:
    How could you not credit Dejan Kovacevic from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for these photos? You copied his exact words, in the exact font. You are nothing but a thief. The link to the site where this jackass stole these photos from is linked below.

    http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2009/09/24/pirates-vs-reds-9-24-09.aspx
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  • 9/24/2009 8:21 PM Max Power wrote:
    Mr. Kerwin,

    We were forwarded the e-mail and photos from a friend who did not credit the author...we believed them to be his words and pictures.

    I have updated the website giving Mr. Kovacevic full credit for the time-stamped entry and the photos. I am sorry for any misunderstanding there was concerning this.

    We pride ourselves in being original and giving credit when it is due and we are sorry for the unfortunate occurrence.

    I hope you accept our apology and think better of us than your original comment.

    Thank you,
    Max Power
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  • 9/24/2009 10:43 PM Manny Sanguillen wrote:
    I can only hope some 50 something fan ran onto the field wearing a Papa Stargell jersey with a boom box blaring "We Are Family". I've seen bigger crowds at Arby's.
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  • 9/25/2009 10:58 AM Alan Tompas wrote:
    I was at a Met game earlier this week and I thought that was depressing. Pirate fans have one of the prettiest parks in the game. You guys deserve better!
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