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Originally Posted by Automaticchaos
I was born in Pittsburgh and a lot of my family is still there. It's mostly a football city, but I am convinced if they get an owner who wants to raise the payroll and put a competitive team on the field, they will fill that beautiful park they have
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Pirates are never gonna field a competitive team. It would take a miracle. Baseball is all about expectations in my opinion. And for the Pirates, a .500 season is something that should be hoped for. Teams like Pittsburgh just don't have the money to get superstar players. There is no incentive for any big free agent to want to play in Pittsburgh. Same goes for plenty of other baseball cities as well. Unfortunately a salary cap will never happen. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. It's like...If the Yankees don't win the world series every year, their season was a failure. But if the Pirates get to .500 it's a great season.
I am planning to go with some buddies to Pittsburgh for the June 4th game VS the Phillies, just made tentative arrangements the other night.
Also, my Mets are on a 6 game win streak. It's one of the few times this season they will go on such a streak so I am cherishing the moment while it lasts.