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Pirates long-term suckatude

metsguyinmichigan Sep 08 2009 11:14 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 08 2009 11:36 AM

It's hard to believe that the Pirates have not have a winning season in my son's lifetime -- and today he started his senior year in high school. How can be that bad for that long?

metirish Sep 08 2009 11:18 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

It will be worth watching them in the next few years. They have a long term plan by all accounts and the ownership and GM seem to be on that same track.

Frayed Knot Sep 08 2009 11:40 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Now they just have to hope that at least some of the young prospects they've been trading for turn out to be good ML players. Not everyone is convinced they got those type of guys.

holychicken Sep 08 2009 11:45 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

I think of things like this and it makes me freaked out about the possibility that the Mets could end up doing something like this.

Edgy DC Sep 08 2009 11:52 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Well, if things hold the way they are, this year would run our streak to one.

Centerfield Sep 09 2009 02:56 PM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Good. I just wish that Van Slyke, Bonds and Bonilla were there to suffer through each of these seasons.

MFS62 Sep 09 2009 04:09 PM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

I still remember the 1960 team that beat the Yankees in the World Series. That team had a lot of players with colorful nicknames. Here are some of them. Can you name the players? (Some should be easy, since they played for the Mets) Arriba! Duck Dog Vinegar Bend Kitten Quail Smokey Deacon Dr. Strangeglove Later

Frayed Knot Sep 09 2009 04:53 PM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Arriba! - I'll guess Clemente just for the Spanish name. Pittsburgh was among the first to heavily scout Latin America but most of them came later on in the '60s Duck - I want to say Don Hoak although I have no idea why Dog Vinegar Bend - Mizell Kitten - Harvey Haddix (IIRC he was 'the kitten' because he reminded some of a smaller version of Harry "the cat" Brecheen) Quail Smokey - Joe Burgess Deacon - Vernon Law Dr. Strangeglove - Dick Stuart, one of the great nicknames of all time

MFS62 Sep 09 2009 05:55 PM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Mostly correct. Duck was wrong. Quail and Dog still nameless. Later

Frayed Knot Sep 09 2009 05:58 PM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

I'd just be throwing darts at this point

MFS62 Sep 09 2009 06:01 PM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Thank you for playing. You win the home version of our Buc trivia game. Next player, COME ON DOWN! Later

MFS62 Sep 10 2009 08:07 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Buehler? Anyone? Later

Edgy DC Sep 10 2009 08:24 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Um, Mazeroski for "Quail." Dick Groat for "Duck." "Dog" was Hoak, I guess. He's still on the board. I don't know. I'm making barely educated guesses here. But I know Mets. And I know Bob Friend's nickname was "Warrior."

MFS62 Sep 10 2009 11:07 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Nope, nope and nope. OK, Quail was CF Bill Virdon, for the way he ran after a fly ball. Duck was infielder Dick "Ducky" Schofield. Pirate fans just called him Duck. (The best man at my wedding was a lifelong Pirate fan.) Dog was left fielder Bob Skinner. And hitters' nickname for Friend was probably "That f'n spitballer". Later

Edgy DC Sep 10 2009 11:32 AM Re: Pirates long-term suckatude

Yeah, of course, Ducky Schofield. I just didn't really think of him as a 1960 Pirate, as he wasn't starting that year.