Bob Nutting animosity, frustrated fanbase, failure to build around Skenes, no commitment to winning.
Perfectly said by Michael Kay and John Flaherty on the Yankees YES broadcast this afternoon.
Next year will be Bob Nutting's 20th as principal owner of the club.
The resume thus far ...
The Pirates have ranked 26th or lower in Opening Day payroll 17 times in 19 years (never higher than 20th)
4 winning seasons
3 playoff appearances
0 division titles
0 playoff series wins
*Top free agent signing on record: 3y/$39 million to Francisco Liriano in Dec. 2015
*A bottom third ownership group this year in terms of payroll spend as % of revenue (in other words, still cheap when adjusted for revenue) ... and with a golden arm in Paul Skenes on a pre-arb contract
As we are seeing in videos and social media posts, fans are reaching a breaking point
Hey @Pirates@SNPittsburgh do you think cutting the crowd mic will silence us? The embarrassment has only just begun. (18 second mark)
SELL! THE! TEAM! Oh, and Happy Easter!
@runwithcreative @Etsy PLEASE look into this and have the common courtesy to reply to @runwithcreative with an explanation as to why this has happened?! My wife & I purchase a lot from Etsy but will be boycotting until an explanation or resolution to this problem! #BoycottEtsy
Traditional pre #DopeyChallenge 1.4 mile shakeout run complete because 48.6 isnt enough! 🤣 Ready to kickoff Dopey #11 tomorrow morning! #PerfectlyDopey
#DopeyChallenge #11 starts tomorrow morning! Looking forward to another year running with my OHANA & #perfectlyDopey @KatieLizLife @harveymonster 486 miles completed! ONLY 48.6 more! 😁