Speaking as someone who makes a meager living writing about the Pirates and their farm system, I think that was great for the team. They just decided to keep everything status quo in their front office for some unknown reason(possibly as a punishment for those involved in this mess) and hopefully this is another wakeup call that maybe things aren't all sunshine and roses in Pittsburgh.
They sent out a playoff ticket package last month that included raising prices for a second straight season and making people buy tickets through game seven of the WS if they wanted to buy tickets early. Team is a complete joke and run by people who don't realize that things aren't getting better. Finishing under .500 in a very weak central division this year isn't an accomplishment just because they won a few more games than last year.
They claim the farm system is better but overlook the fact they threw a ton of money into it and missed on a lot of players. It also overlooks the fact that the draft and Int'l signing system has been totally overhauled to make every team on a level playing field, even if team's like the White Sox and Cardinals showed little interest in doing that in the past. So all of those misses in upcoming years, including a garbage signing class from this past draft, will be magnified and the problems will start all over again.
The team is run by a group of guys with very little eye for talent except for their Latin American scouts and now they're handcuffed by the new system. End rant.
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09-28-2012, 09:10 PM
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