Comments on: Protest the Pittsburgh Pirates

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:53:28 +0000

THIS IS IT!!!!!! AUGUST 1, PIRATES BOYCOTT

By: JohnnyG

JohnnyG — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:46:02 +0000

Correction to your article:
If the Pirates finish below .500 this season, they will go into next season with a chance of equaling the Phillies’ major-league baseball record of 16 consecutive losing seasons set 60 years ago.

That may be all pro-sports too, the article doesn’t say, but you’re off with your estimation of the record.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:13:18 +0000

Look, the truth is that despite the Pirates blundering baseball highlights, and lack of direction, I always have been and always will be an avid Pirate fan. For anyone who remembers Clemente, Stargell, and even Bill Mazeroski, the hope still lies in our hearts. Average White Guy, you can walk out on the Pirates and Kevin McClatchy a million times, but you won’t win us over. McClatchy may be the head of the worst ownership group in baseball, but let us not forget that he and his group stepped up when nobody else would and saved our beloved Pirates from moving elsewhere. McClatchy won me over simply for keeping the Pirates in Pittsburgh, and I’ll stick around and watch my Pirates finish with a .411 winning percentage every year as opposed to watching our beloved Pirates end up like the Expos.

By: Wade

Wade — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:29:03 +0000

Oh, and if the walkout was really about the ownership and money, why buy tickets and then walk out? Shouldn’t there have just been a protest outside the stadium. Kinda defeats the purpose when you’re giving the owners what they ultimately really want… Your $$$$

By: Wade

Wade — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:23:09 +0000

The walkout did nothing but create a seperation between the fans. Face it, people love their team, not because they win or lose, but ultimitely because its THEIR team. So the Pirates did poor this season and every season for the last 15 years. They’re making progress (if only a little). You don’t win championships over night. Just have faith that they’ll get better. They have a good core and last i checked great fans to back them up. I agree with Heather, its not about winning or losing. I do hope that this has not ruined the support for this team. If you turn your back now then you might as well just give the Bucs to a place that will appreciate them. Trust me, i’m sick of losing too, but it will be that much sweeter when they finally start winning.

By: MB

MB — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:11:04 +0000

So, the protest is over. What’s the next step? Or did McClatchy and Nutting learn their lesson in one inning?

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:59:57 +0000

I will say just one last thing and that is it. I was thinking, why did the attempted walk out make me so angry. After all, I totally agree with freedom of speech and it is a great privilege to have it. I guess it is the choice of venue. Everything has a time and a place. Every one is entitled to their opinion, but have some respect for all opinions and do not push your views on others. Say you were lactose intolerant and went to an ice cream shop and complained the whole time you were there that their ice cream gave you a stomache? Would’nt people wonder why the heck you were there in the first place. If you want to protest, whatever, but do it somewhere other than outside the park when people who want to be there and have paid their hard-earned dollars because they WANTED TO see a game are trying to do just that. Have it at an off-site location where those who support each other in the cause can be together and not disturb those who don’t and so those who don’t support the cause don’t have to be ear-beaten and insulted. Like when Kanye West made his comments on the Hurricane Katrina telethon about President Bush. Freedom of speech, yes, proper choice of venue, no. Just like we say to terrorists, you don’t like us or our country, stay out and ignore us! It’s common sense. Don’t involve those innocent people who don’t share your views.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:58:13 +0000

I am neither a beach towel nor bobblehead collector and I have no children. But apparently you are one of those types who would mock your child’s coach instead of stepping up or leave the game because they aren’t winning. I go to games because I enjoy it. I enjoy watching the competition. Somebody wins, somebody loses. At the end of the night, you get a good time, especially if everyone around you in the other seats also wants to be there for the enjoyment and atmosphere. And as you do, I have a choice to go or not to go. I have a choice to root for my home team or not. I watch the Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins win or lose and I enoy it. We were getting a new Casino for a tax break and then the Penguins stepped in. So long tax break. But hey, that’s life in a city. Anywhere you go, it’s the same thing. But take it up with the bigwigs, don’t insult the players. It’s ignorant and rude. I think they’d rather you stay home if you’re going to disrupt the other fans who want to be there. Stay home and don’t buy tickets. They’re out their doing their jobs, sometimes their good, sometimes great, sometimes not so great. Find a different way to get to the higher ups and leave the players and their fans to enjoy themselves at the ballpark.

By: The Average White Guy

The Average White Guy — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:42:20 +0000

Heather,

How sad that instead of teaching our children about winning and losing, you’d rather teach them how to bend over a barrel and take it in the ass for 15 years.

Teach your kids what responsibility is. Teach them stealing and lying are wrong. We’ve been stolen from and lied to. We’re not going to take it anymore. Teach that to your children. Nutting and McClatchy took YOUR tax dollars to build PNC Park and a winning baseball franchise. They got the money, but we only got 1/2 of what we were promised. If that’s legitimate to you, perhaps you shouldn’t be raising children.

I have to agree, winning isn’t everything, and I would never teach my children to the contrary. There are more important things in life: values, discipline, respect, courage, wisdom, education, etc… Winning isn’t everything, but it’s should be something. Winning isn’t ANYTHING to the Nuttings and McClatchy.

Oh, one last thing: Professional baseball is about winning. It always has been and always will be. If winning baseball isn’t what you expect from your PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL TEAM, then you’re not a fan. You’re a bobblehead and promotional beach towel collector.

By: The Average White Guy

The Average White Guy — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:34:29 +0000

Pittsburgh Girl,

I’ve been to the luxury boxes; They’re quite nice. I like the private lavatories too.

I’m glad you enjoyed the game. Thanks for your support. By the way, the rubbing it in doesn’t work, because you’re the proof that something needs to change. Instead of telling me about your sitting in the stands with your Pirate jersey proudly worn, watching us walk out like that, you tell me how things looked from your amenity-rich luxury box. Those boxes are just another part of the “amenities/ballpark first, baseball second” mentality which has been sold to the Pittsburgh ticket buyers. It’s sick.

I hope you enjoy another 15 years of bobblehead giveaways.