**PIRATES fans are an embarassment

[milwaukee mike]

Come on pittsburgh

2 1/2 games back of the wild card and the stadium is empty

[firedawg]

atlanta is empty during the playoffs..... worst sports town in the country

[milwaukee mike]

atlanta is empty during the playoffs..... worst sports town in the country

True but not THIS empty

I count 5 people in the entire left field bleachers

[thetrinity]

people have gave up around here, football season now. im going thursday sitting in first row in center field.

[Easy-Rider 66]

Pitt is not a Baseball town. Plus the Economy probably plays a part as well.

[Vegas39]

True but not THIS empty

I count 5 people in the entire left field bleachers

That. Was a good night when Atlanta had a hockey team

[milwaukee mike]

people have gave up around here, football season now. im going thursday sitting in first row in center field.

Are the outfield seats bleachers or assigned seats?

Seems like people in the first deck in left field, then nobody. And down both lines its just empty seats

[Bostongambler]

How about TB. Ghost town there as well.

[anthonydiamondLC]

Pitt used to be a huge baseball town, but all the years of losing have really drowned them. I just had the game on myself and I can't believe so few are in the stands. I mean honestly they may have been playing very shitty as of late but 2.5 games is nothing. They go on a little run to end the season and they will be in the playoffs. More people should be at this game.

[thetrinity]

left field is bleachers and reserved bleachers. i usually sit over there or in a box when i can get invited to one. hate sitting down the lines have nightmares about line drives off my face.

[milwaukee mike]

How about TB. Ghost town there as well.

Yeah and theyve had a good team for a while

Pittsburgh has a great stadium, contending for the playoffs, not rainy or overly cold, and tickets are probably dirt cheap.

Head scratcher to me since the brewers draw so well in a smaller, poorer city

[DudleyDawson]

How about TB. Ghost town there as well.

You ever been to Tampa? I have......and the last thing you wanna do is go sit in a barn and watch a baseball game...

[firedawg]

tampa, jacksonville, atlanta all the same.... true sports towns do not wxist in the south unless its college football.

[milwaukee mike]

Pitt used to be a huge baseball town, but all the years of losing have really drowned them. I just had the game on myself and I can't believe so few are in the stands. I mean honestly they may have been playing very shitty as of late but 2.5 games is nothing. They go on a little run to end the season and they will be in the playoffs. More people should be at this game.

My thoughts EXACTLY

gives you negative home field advantage when the players think nobody cares

[EVPlus]

I think the Buc's fans have been so disappointed in the past that they figure 'why bother getting your hopes up?' Also, as someone else mentioned, the economy has to play a role.

If anything, the Brewers should be embarrassed to have only one run after having so many in scoring position.

[thetrinity]

Yeah and theyve had a good team for a while

Pittsburgh has a great stadium, contending for the playoffs, not rainy or overly cold, and tickets are probably dirt cheap.

Head scratcher to me since the brewers draw so well in a smaller, poorer city

got my seats for 12 bucks each on stubhub just this week.

id imagine milwaukee is a bigger city though, i thought pittsburgh was the smallest city with 3 major sports teams.

[Bostongambler]

You ever been to Tampa? I have......and the last thing you wanna do is go sit in a barn and watch a baseball game...

But they got a crowd a few years back. And they r still in it now.

[milwaukee mike]

tampa, jacksonville, atlanta all the same.... true sports towns do not wxist in the south unless its college football.

In atlanta last year for a brewers series, a girl i was talking to could not believe me and my son were from milwaukee. She kept saying "no way did you come all the way here for baseball games" and really thought i was lying.

[Bostongambler]

Pitts got the casino next door as well. I remember when the red sox played there last year. I didn't go, but heard it was a good trip

[Chi_archie]

Pirate fans are an embarrassment when measured by attendance. But the few proud long term fans are pretty cool and knowledgable.


What really boggles my mind though is the White Sox drawing even less than the Pirates....what is that all about?

[thetrinity]

ya rivers right next door, a few restaurants nearby, lots of bars, it is a shame no ones here tonight.

[thetrinity]

pirates have sucked hind tit in this town to the steelers forever and the penguins for the last 20 years.

[SBRMAN23]

Lots of bars that close down all the time there are lots of good fans left they just don't go to games I will say Pitt area has some if most die hard fans for their town I ever seen

[Chi_archie]

Hell Baltimore and Oakland are doing alot worse than the Pirates in attendance numbers too

unreal

[ebelisle22]

burnett blows, i wouldnt go to watch him play if u payed me.

[Joe D. 416]

Give us a reason to ROOT, and it'll sell out nightly. Their recent losing streak has pissed the Bucco faithful off something fierce. Take 2/3 from mike's brew crew, and we're talking jam packed.

[ebelisle22]

also, baseball is much better to watch on TV.

[Chi_archie]

Give us a reason to ROOT, and it'll sell out nightly. Their recent losing streak has pissed the Bucco faithful off something fierce. Take 2/3 from mike's brew crew, and we're talking jam packed.

nah,

the numbers were dwindling even when the Pirates were still right near first place.

Pirate fans just don't have the attention span in general for 162 game season, even when they used some smoke and mirrors to be appear to be a contender.

it will take a real deal strong season and deep playoff run before they start to push through the turnstiles like 1991 or something.

I think that could very well be in 2014

[milwaukee mike]

got my seats for 12 bucks each on stubhub just this week.

id imagine milwaukee is a bigger city though, i thought pittsburgh was the smallest city with 3 major sports teams.

Youre right, i stand corrected in terms of city population. But. Milwaukee And cincinnati are essentially tied for smallest tv market in all of baseball

[Vegas39]

Youre right, i stand corrected in terms of city population. But. Milwaukee And cincinnati are essentially tied for smallest tv market in all of baseball

Isnt KC smallest

[milwaukee mike]

Give us a reason to ROOT, and it'll sell out nightly. Their recent losing streak has pissed the Bucco faithful off something fierce. Take 2/3 from mike's brew crew, and we're talking jam packed.

My point is that the chances of taking 2/3 would be much greater if it was packed now.

[Joe D. 416]

I forgot to add that it is a tuesday nights. Sell out's happen friday and saturday night no matter who they're playing.

[milwaukee mike]

Isnt KC smallest

Nope, here's the tv market list

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/167726185.html?ipad=y

[You mad bro]

I forgot to add that it is a tuesday nights. Sell out's happen friday and saturday night no matter who they're playing.

shut up .. u know nothing about sports

[Vegas39]

Nope, here's the tv market list

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports...85.html?ipad=y

Thanks Mike