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Mario Lemieux offers to buy the Pirates.

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Al Capone

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Jan 30, 2010 5:10 PM
That would be sweet but Nutting is making to much money putting a triple A team on the field.
Jan 30, 2010 5:10pm
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rock_knutne

Jan 30, 2010 5:27 PM
Nutting is an asshole! I've said before, the only way the fans will be able to get rid of this ownership is to completely boycott the Pirates........no game attendance or purchasing of merchandise. It's amazing that they can get their needed quota of ticket sales by promoting several fireworks nights and post game concerts by groups like Zac Brown Band, OAR and Foreigner.........only in Pittsburgh.:-/
Jan 30, 2010 5:27pm
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GoPens

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Jan 30, 2010 7:45 PM
Sad thing is, he makes a profit before a ticket is even sold, so a boycott would hurt but he still wouldn't lose any money.
Jan 30, 2010 7:45pm
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Al Capone

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Jan 30, 2010 7:49 PM
GoPens wrote: Sad thing is, he makes a profit before a ticket is even sold, so a boycott would hurt but he still wouldn't lose any money.
Thats what i'm saying. This guy is making money hand over fist putting a crappy team on the field
Jan 30, 2010 7:49pm
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Fabio

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Jan 30, 2010 7:56 PM
I don't follow the Pirates, but it is perplexing that with the success of the Steelers and the Penguins that the Pirates administration wouldn't feel added heat and pressure to put out a quality product like their sport counterparts. You usually see when a couple teams in a given area have success, it usually fuels the other pro teams to do the same.
Jan 30, 2010 7:56pm
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Fly4Fun

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Jan 30, 2010 8:45 PM
I'm pretty sure the league would interfere if there was a complete boycott of the Pirates by their fans. If the stands were completely empty and all merchandise movement stopped.. something would have to change.
Jan 30, 2010 8:45pm
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rock_knutne

Jan 30, 2010 8:49 PM
GoPens wrote: Sad thing is, he makes a profit before a ticket is even sold, so a boycott would hurt but he still wouldn't lose any money.

I don't think that's entirely true. I read a blog outlining what a full and totall boycott would do to the Pirates and it wasn't good. Plus, their already small advertising dollars would dry up, crappy ratings to almost none would cripple them. The end result would be either selling or moving the team ala the Montreal Expos. It's been a couple years but I'll try to find that article and post it, the author gave some compelling facts.
Jan 30, 2010 8:49pm
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Al Capone

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Jan 30, 2010 8:52 PM
I used to be a season ticket holder but have not been to a game in 3 yrs. I'm doing my part to send the message.
Jan 30, 2010 8:52pm
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rock_knutne

Jan 30, 2010 9:01 PM
^^^^^Haven't been to PNC Park in over 8 years and I can get freebies out the ying yang.
Jan 30, 2010 9:01pm
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GoPens

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Jan 30, 2010 10:03 PM
Now if people extended a boycott to Nutting's other interests like his newspapers and Seven Springs ski resort...then something might happen.
Jan 30, 2010 10:03pm
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rock_knutne

Jan 30, 2010 11:41 PM
^^^^^The newspaper industry is dying and I'd like to think that the profit he turns with the Pirates is supplementing him. Forget about Seven Springs, that place is an institution, lol.......yinzers will always flock to that place.
Jan 30, 2010 11:41pm
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paulspadafora

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Jan 31, 2010 7:11 PM
It isn't guaranteed that mario will spend money; yes he saved the pens but thats because he was owed a ton of deferred money. It took a franchise saving player for him to start spending money. One of the reasons hes looking to buy the pirates is so that he can create a "pittsburgh sports network" that can broadcast pens and bucs games without all the fees from FSN. For all you slow people out there thats a few extra million in his pocket every year.
Jan 31, 2010 7:11pm
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Al Capone

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Jan 31, 2010 7:30 PM
paulspadafora wrote: It isn't guaranteed that mario will spend money; yes he saved the pens but thats because he was owed a ton of deferred money. It took a franchise saving player for him to start spending money. One of the reasons hes looking to buy the pirates is so that he can create a "pittsburgh sports network" that can broadcast pens and bucs games without all the fees from FSN. For all you slow people out there thats a few extra million in his pocket every year.
Still better than being the laughing stock of the mlb every year.
Jan 31, 2010 7:30pm
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paulspadafora

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Jan 31, 2010 7:34 PM
I agree. mario would at least offer hope but its not the same as mark cuban coming in an almost immediately doubling payroll. Lemieux would likely take a different approach.
Jan 31, 2010 7:34pm
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Al Capone

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Jan 31, 2010 7:50 PM
Isn't Mario's partner a multi-billionaire? I just can't see Mario excepting nothing but winning.
Jan 31, 2010 7:50pm
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End of Line

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Jan 31, 2010 7:54 PM
Nutting doesn't care if he's losing, all he cares about is money.
Jan 31, 2010 7:54pm
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Al Capone

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Jan 31, 2010 8:04 PM
Agreed
Jan 31, 2010 8:04pm
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rock_knutne

Jan 31, 2010 8:39 PM
Al Capone wrote: Isn't Mario's partner a multi-billionaire? I just can't see Mario excepting nothing but winning.
Yes, Ron Burkle is a multi-billionare and would provide more than enough financial backing to buy the Pirates. Read the article Non posted, good stuff.
Jan 31, 2010 8:39pm