Look, I’m not saying that the Pirates have made good trades this year and I’m not saying that they have made bad trades this year. All I know that you can’t operate a MLB team this way, and it is certainly not fair to any Pirates fans.I previously mentioned on this site that the pirates have the best stadium in baseball to watch a game. How about giving Pirates fans something to hold on to, something to take pride in. What they are doing with this team is just crazy. This once proud franchise with a great history has become a joke. It's a race between the Pirates and the Nationals to see who can become the first MLB franchise to take a step down and become a minor league franchise.
In 2009 they have traded away their 2b starter Freddy Sanchez, their SS starter Jack Wilson, their 1B starter Adam LaRoche, their CF starter Nate McLouth, and a starting pitcher, Ian Snell. Sanchez, Wilson, and McLouth have all been named to All-Star teams and Snell was the 2008 opening day starter.
There are only 9 guys in the lineup and on the field at any one point in time. They just traded 56% of the players that were on the field for them! Can you imagine being a little kid in Pittsburgh? What are the parents supposed to do?
“Little Johnny, don’t worry about it, we’ll just put the McLouth jersey away, I’ll get you a LaRoche one. – Ok, don’t worry, I’ll get you a Sanchez one……… a Wilson…… …… I know Snell is in the minors at the moment, but I’ll get you his….. Oh, the hell with it…. I’ll get you a Pittsburgh Pirates mascot costume….. or would you rather the bobble-head?" - Blake Kearny
Blake Kearny is a retired baseball scout from Los Angeles, California. He currently runs a baseball school for children in Los Angeles
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