Pirates fans are on their last leg of hope and the 2008 draft represents that leg.

Emails circulating in Pirateland suggest an all out revolt if the best player isn’t selected.

Will the Pirates listen? Or are they planning to go on the cheap again?

Ten days to go to the draft.

Pirates fans have already made up their mind…

… they want a mashing machine. It’s just a matter of which one.

But do you rebuild a farm starting with mashers?

And if we draft a pitcher in the #2 slot, how will the fan base react?

We took a look.

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Slice it and dice it any way you want…

and the numbers add up the same.

Kevin McClatchy and Ogden and Robert Nutting

continue to pull the con of cons.

And the fans just keep believing them.

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I think it’s time we stop -
Hey! What’s that sound?
Everybody look
What’s going down.

No doubt…

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Bucs win a six-pack worth of games…

and the fans are starting to think .500 again.

But don’t choke on your brew waiting for it.

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A peek into a different kind of “Green” edition.

No, not Nuttings.

Aruba’s!

Here’s a few tidbits on current events.

Bari?

It means “sweep” in some language used here.

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Pulling your hair out watching this team?

Join the crowd.

It’s time to take a break.

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The Pirates released Matt Morris and replaced him with Phil Dumatrait…

Who has never seen the 19th out, never made it through the third time in a lineup, and never pitched more than 6 MLB innings.

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Neal Huntington made a decision back in February to shut down Tom Gorzelanny who had come up with shoulder tenderness before his first scheduled start of the spring.

Back then Huntington explained his reasoning by asking a question: “Why? Why start him now rather than letting him have a chance to rest?”

Pirates players now join the fans asking Huntington the exact same question: Why? Why continue to run Gorzelanny out every five days?

It’s a legitimate question and one Huntington better think carefully about before he answers.

Or he just might end up with a lot more problems than he could ever expect.

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The doorbell rings - you have a package.

You see the packaged is damaged. Do you:

A. Reject the product?
B. Inspect the product and, if ok, accept it?
C. Accept it then call for credit if damaged?
D. Accept it unconditionally?

Your answer might explain why the Pirates continue to be a losing franchise.

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