What if, instead of wasting our time on this garbage, we spent it learning, exploring a new hobby, reading, writing, spending time with friends and family, exercising, cooking healthy meals, deepening our spiritual lives, listening to or playing music, meditating, drawing, painting,
Do it. That's what I did about ten years ago. All of those things but play my guitar cause I didn't become Hendrix after a year of practice. Play a mean bongo drum though. I never renewed the MLB package after moving. I'm a fan of all things Pittsburgh so that is why I at least follow on here and box scores. That and my 44 year old ass remembers riding the school bus in our little league uniforms to games and being in awe of Slyke.
I don't regret any of it. I bet you won't either. Time to let the hoard of farm creatures out and fry some eggs for the chaps. Life's a garden.
I’m going to try my best to practice what I preach. This team sucks and it’s been a real bummer to realize how little enjoyment I get from the wins compared to how much negativity comes with the losses. Baseball is the real beautiful game but a no salary cap league is a broken league. I feel like I’m Charlie Brown and the football Bob Nutting keeps pulling away at the last second is the promise of the next wave of prospects and the next five year plan. I wanted to do this sooner but the thrill of watching Skenes and Jones convinced me to hang on but I’m done sinking my time into this product.
What bothers me in retrospect it that I didn’t appreciate it as much as I should have at the time. From 1960 to 1979 it was just a given that the Pirates were one of the best organizations in baseball. That’s just the way things were.
Then Parker decided to become a druggie, Edmeads died in a freak on-field accident, Stargell got old, and we had a brief downturn. Then we get Barry Bonds with the frickin’ #5 overall pick in the 85 draft. To this day I cannot believe that that team did not make a single World Series.
So arguably from 60 to 92, 58 to 92 if you want to stretch it, the Pirates were always part of the national baseball conversation. I can’t believe how low we’ve sunk. It’s appalling.
Why do you pit this as an either/or proposition? I hope for all of our sakes we are doing many of those other things, while suffering as a Pirate fan. I know I am. I love baseball and the Pirates, but there is much, much more to life than that!
I love baseball and in turn, I’ll always love the Pirates but I’ve lost the joy around it. Anymore I feel like I unconsciously flip between here and P2 and listen to post game podcasts or check box scores all because it’s a deeply ingrained habit and nothing else.
Well it isn’t super joyful to lose again and again, but maybe stepping away makes sense. We only get so many years on this Earth. I know I will stand in judgment someday before God and I will need to answer for how I spent my time. It is quite possible that I do spend too much time on the Pirates and that it is a “vanity” that takes me away from more important things, yet sport is a deeply human thing and when participated in and followed in moderation I think it can give glory to God. I hope that is how I indulge it, but it sounds like you may need a break to pursue other worthwhile things!
Like the team just keeps wretching. You think they are done, but there is more to come. The lows, the humiliations, the punches to the gut, and the utter letdowns this team has foisted upon us this year is historical.
One hopes against that. Bednar, Holderman, and Chapman have played tagged with who is “it” to destroy wins this year. This team easily, easily, should be 76-66 with a decent bullpen. How is it possible that ALL 3 of them have taken turns crapping the bed this much? It’s insane.
Just end this season. Not only do we blow saves, we make sure to give up more runs on top of that just to squelch any residual hope. I feel for Shelton in this sense, he didn’t blow all of these saves.
Was having a really good day till now. UConn won a football game by 46 pts, Notre Dame lost at home to Northern Illinois, Pitt won a game they should've lost... all was going right. Got overconfident.
What if, instead of wasting our time on this garbage, we spent it learning, exploring a new hobby, reading, writing, spending time with friends and family, exercising, cooking healthy meals, deepening our spiritual lives, listening to or playing music, meditating, drawing, painting,
Do it. That's what I did about ten years ago. All of those things but play my guitar cause I didn't become Hendrix after a year of practice. Play a mean bongo drum though. I never renewed the MLB package after moving. I'm a fan of all things Pittsburgh so that is why I at least follow on here and box scores. That and my 44 year old ass remembers riding the school bus in our little league uniforms to games and being in awe of Slyke.
I don't regret any of it. I bet you won't either. Time to let the hoard of farm creatures out and fry some eggs for the chaps. Life's a garden.
All great ideas! Have at it brother this crap is truly a waste of time. The entire organization is full of incompetent losers.
The hours I have wasted on the Pirates since 1992 is truly scary, and awfully depressing.
I’m going to try my best to practice what I preach. This team sucks and it’s been a real bummer to realize how little enjoyment I get from the wins compared to how much negativity comes with the losses. Baseball is the real beautiful game but a no salary cap league is a broken league. I feel like I’m Charlie Brown and the football Bob Nutting keeps pulling away at the last second is the promise of the next wave of prospects and the next five year plan. I wanted to do this sooner but the thrill of watching Skenes and Jones convinced me to hang on but I’m done sinking my time into this product.
Even us old timers are sick of this shit!
I’m 70 and I feel like a total fool. Since Stan Belinda got jobbed and Bonds failed to get Bream at home it’s just been one false hope after another.
What bothers me in retrospect it that I didn’t appreciate it as much as I should have at the time. From 1960 to 1979 it was just a given that the Pirates were one of the best organizations in baseball. That’s just the way things were.
Then Parker decided to become a druggie, Edmeads died in a freak on-field accident, Stargell got old, and we had a brief downturn. Then we get Barry Bonds with the frickin’ #5 overall pick in the 85 draft. To this day I cannot believe that that team did not make a single World Series.
So arguably from 60 to 92, 58 to 92 if you want to stretch it, the Pirates were always part of the national baseball conversation. I can’t believe how low we’ve sunk. It’s appalling.
Why do you pit this as an either/or proposition? I hope for all of our sakes we are doing many of those other things, while suffering as a Pirate fan. I know I am. I love baseball and the Pirates, but there is much, much more to life than that!
I love baseball and in turn, I’ll always love the Pirates but I’ve lost the joy around it. Anymore I feel like I unconsciously flip between here and P2 and listen to post game podcasts or check box scores all because it’s a deeply ingrained habit and nothing else.
Well it isn’t super joyful to lose again and again, but maybe stepping away makes sense. We only get so many years on this Earth. I know I will stand in judgment someday before God and I will need to answer for how I spent my time. It is quite possible that I do spend too much time on the Pirates and that it is a “vanity” that takes me away from more important things, yet sport is a deeply human thing and when participated in and followed in moderation I think it can give glory to God. I hope that is how I indulge it, but it sounds like you may need a break to pursue other worthwhile things!
This is awesome, we need more of these things in our lives and so much less of the Pirates
Some good news, Termarr with 3 hits tonight including a homerun. Homerun might have been foul but the ump called it fair.
Like the team just keeps wretching. You think they are done, but there is more to come. The lows, the humiliations, the punches to the gut, and the utter letdowns this team has foisted upon us this year is historical.
One hopes against that. Bednar, Holderman, and Chapman have played tagged with who is “it” to destroy wins this year. This team easily, easily, should be 76-66 with a decent bullpen. How is it possible that ALL 3 of them have taken turns crapping the bed this much? It’s insane.
Probably word got around that our bullpen sucks. The secret's out.
Trevor May dissected Bednar tipping pitches; safe bet other MLB clubs with competent staff have done the same
Ouch. Ball 4
Nightmare bullpen.
Just end this season. Not only do we blow saves, we make sure to give up more runs on top of that just to squelch any residual hope. I feel for Shelton in this sense, he didn’t blow all of these saves.
Was having a really good day till now. UConn won a football game by 46 pts, Notre Dame lost at home to Northern Illinois, Pitt won a game they should've lost... all was going right. Got overconfident.
Pirates could have swept but got swept instead.
Three out of four is still a good day. And had a great time with the dog and a great pizza from Harry's. It's a solid 8/10 of a day.
Feeling confident with Chapman for the save.
Or not
Took you guys long enough to say something!
BRey due here, OPS back down to .799.
IKFér
Was an out, but nice to see Cruz actually hit something deep on the fly. Too many grounders lately.
Michael Kennedy with an excellent outing tonight for the Grasshoppers. He's put together a quality season.
The cruelty of inflicting MAT on us night after night….
Now 1-for-28, 19 Ks.
Surely as bad as he has been this has to be the last game.
Nickels paid for him. He ain’t going anywhere.
But MAT’s grit rating is off the charts!
It is frustrating when the fan base obviously wants to win more than management.
Cook with grand slam tonight btw…
Mitch is on fire.
https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/040511#:~:text=By%20Jim%20Caple&text=Moises%20Alou%20says%20he%20urinates,So%20does%20Jorge%20Posada.
My buddy told me this couple decades plus ago. Finally looked into it.
you could not pay me enough to be a sumo steward
lets go bucs!