We’re mad as hell and we’re not gonna take it anymore!

For long suffering Pittsburgh Pirates fans, it has been 15 years of futility and mediocrity for this once proud franchise. Even a new ownership group hasn’t done much to change things… the team plays in beautiful PNC Park and revenues are splendid indeed, not to mention the big fat revenue sharing check that comes in each year, making this team one of the most profitable in MLB. Why do anything to change things, like *gasp* make an effort to spend money to field a winning team?

So tonight a grassroots effort is being launched to do a mass protest… Fans will be encouraged to wear green, symbolizing the color of money, and to leave the stands for the entire 3rd inning. It is hoped that an empty seating bowl will send a message to team management that their loyal fans have had enough.

Apparently the team management is none too happy about this coming protest. From the Allegheny Times…

Sources close to the situation say the Pirates have instructed Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh not to mention or show anything about the protest during the telecast of Saturday’s game. The Pirates also removed all references to the protest on the fan message board on the club’s official website, pirates.com, Monday.

Evidently, the Pirates will, however, allow local television stations to film and report on the walkout, although nobody with the team wants to formally acknowledge that this is even going on.

Ultimately, nothing is going to change, until the owners decide they want to make a change. Canning GM Dave Littlefield, who has made one blunder after the next, would be a good start. Oh and by the way, with a $38-million payroll, guess who is the team’s highest paid player? It’s Jason Kendall, at $5.5-million…who pays for the Oakland A’s, and the Pirates are paying the bulk of his salary. Unbelievable!

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