Pirates' Duke to be dumped from rotation?

the Pirates have no choice to pull Duke seeing that they are surging towards the.... oops! my bad!!

Talk about irrelevant. A pitcher with an ERA of almost 6 being removed from a team that's 35 games out of 1st place....riveting.

I've Duke a couple of times and I think he's a good pitcher, but I doubt many pitchers would look good with that team behind them. Plus the only motivation is.... hey maybe we can break the all-time road loss record... how long will this team be a joke?

*I've seen Duke a couple of time....

this is awesome news.

He'll get traded and win about 15 games with another team next year!!

Good, let him leave.

Great. They'll probably trade him to the Cards where he'll win 15+ games or something like that. I don't see the Buccos having a winning season any time soon.

Like Maholm did so much better last night and he's considered the ahem, "Ace" of the staff. They need a whole new starting rotation.

a Pirates thread....about time

The Pirates will be bad as long as they are owned by the nuttings. And the people in Pittsburgh are dumb enough to keep goign to games and spending money which these guys take directly to their pockets. The only way the Pirates get better, is to become non-profitable, then the Nuttings will sell the team to someone who cares more about winning than making money.

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Originally posted 11:29 AM ET  09.16 by crbusch11

The Pirates will be bad as long as they are owned by the nuttings. And the people in Pittsburgh are dumb enough to keep goign to games and spending money which these guys take directly to their pockets. The only way the Pirates get better, is to become non-profitable, then the Nuttings will sell the team to someone who cares more about winning than making money.

EXACTAMUNDO!!!!!!!

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Originally posted 08:32 AM ET  09.16 by Ace in the Hole

Talk about irrelevant. A pitcher with an ERA of almost 6 being removed from a team that's 35 games out of 1st place....riveting.

Irrelevant indeed!!

just trade duke to the angels!!!!!!!

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Originally posted 08:34 AM ET  09.16 by I Must Break You

I've Duke a couple of times and I think he's a good pitcher, but I doubt many pitchers would look good with that team behind them. Plus the only motivation is.... hey maybe we can break the all-time road loss record... how long will this team be a joke?

a joke will remain for the next twenty years!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted 11:29 AM ET  09.16 by crbusch11

The Pirates will be bad as long as they are owned by the nuttings. And the people in Pittsburgh are dumb enough to keep goign to games and spending money which these guys take directly to their pockets. The only way the Pirates get better, is to become non-profitable, then the Nuttings will sell the team to someone who cares more about winning than making money.

Studies have shown the Pirates could turn a profit every year and not even sell a single ticket. So there's really no point in boycotting. Sure they have sellouts on certain nights, but most games, the stadium is only half full.

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Originally posted 11:29 AM ET  09.16 by crbusch11

The Pirates will be bad as long as they are owned by the nuttings. And the people in Pittsburgh are dumb enough to keep goign to games and spending money which these guys take directly to their pockets. The only way the Pirates get better, is to become non-profitable, then the Nuttings will sell the team to someone who cares more about winning than making money.

Nutting also just opened his check book to get their top 2 draft picks signed. Don't know the exact figure, but they got about 6-7 million each. Trust me, I'm not defending Nutting by any means, but the ownership seems committed to this new group. Would you shell out big bucks for average players that have already reached their peak ala Jack Wilson, Xavier Nady, etc... I wouldn't. You have to adhere to a certain system when you're a small market team in an uncapped system like the MLB. Granted, in shouldn't take 18 years, but this current ownership group has only been at the reigns for 3 years.

what took them to so long to announce this. lifelong pirate fan but haven't been to a game in 5 yrs and don't plan on going anytime soon, although pnc park is the greatest.

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Originally posted 08:39 PM ET  09.16 by SteelCurtain32

Studies have shown the Pirates could turn a profit every year and not even sell a single ticket. So there's really no point in boycotting. Sure they have sellouts on certain nights, but most games, the stadium is only half full.

I disagree regarding the boycotts. It's not only about profits, it's about sending a message to the Nuttings. Plus, I personally wont put a freakin dime in their pockets, let them get rich off someone else.