Friday, September 12, 2008

My Apologies

Sorry about the over stay on vacation, sometimes you need it. I was getting a little burnt out on this thing. I mean when your blog consists of 3 months on the Pirates, its unavoidable to get burnt out. And the Bucco's wasted no time in finishing off yet another successful season. Happy sweet 16 Bucs! You are now officially the worst baseball franchise over a 16 year stretch, EVER! There's no need to wonder why the Pirates have the 3rd worst attendance in the league. Money produces winners, winners produce money. It's simple chemistry. No one in a Pirate front office since the 1992 NLCS has felt like doing the work and risking their money. Look at the Braves, they went from being some of the worst teams in the league back in the 80's to competing in the early 90's. They spent money to keep it going (roughly $82 million a year), and they reeled off 14 straight division championships and a World Series title. Atlanta isn't a small market like Pittsburgh, but Milwaukee is and CC Sabathia isn't a cheap commodity. Cleveland's done it, St Louis, and Philadelphia too. No so much World Series titles for the Phillies, but at least they compete. There's only about 6 or 7 teams in the majors that could benefit from a salary cap in baseball, Pittsburgh one of them. All of the others are willing to spend, build, and hold onto their star players for a chance to compete. The Pirates continue to be the Red Sox, Yankees, and the rest of the MLB's farm system. This year, Jason Bay and Xavier Nady. Both were acquired as rebuilding pieces for the future. Well, when is the future ever going to get here? I thought 16 years was plenty of time to rebuild the future.

My thoughts exactly.

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