27 years old, home grown All Star, just signed a 3 year deal worth a meager (in MLB terms) $15 million....so they trade him.
Attendance continues to drop, so I can only surmise it is yet another salary dump. I'm thinking I'm to the point where I've been loyal long enough. It's pretty apparent the Pittsburgh Pirates don't care about what's left of their fan base. They give away trinkets and crap for almost every game, have local bands play post game concerts, fireworks, all to deflect attention from the fact that they're playing AAA baseball in one of the nicest parks in MLB, paid for in part by local taxpayers.
I'm almost sorry the team didn't move to New Orleans as was rumored years ago before they got the new stadium. I could've moved on to another team without abandoning the one I grew up supporting, the once proud legacy intact.
What a joke.
