The Pirates are deciding to join FSG and the Pens on Sportsnet Pittsburgh

[Headshot77]

Post Gazette article here

Main takeaways:

- The Pirates could have also gone with an MLB package but it was likely for less money.

- Apparently the Pirates made 50-60mil a year previously on their RSN deal and this one is significantly less. This raised questions in the article if the Pirates will decrease payroll even further which I think is a valid question. Especially when their payroll coincidentally is also 50-60mil per year.

- FSG really wants to bring us a direct streaming app for the Pens and Pirates like they have with Boston.

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[TooManyHumans]

The Pirates are going to have a smaller payroll than Ohtani's salary. Brings to mind when the Pirates faced Albert Belle and the White Sox back in the day and Belle's salary was bigger than their entire payroll.

 

[SomeDude]

Baseball, or more specifically, the MLB sucks.

 

[Jacob]

Baseball, or more specifically, the MLB sucks.

Unless you’re a fan of a medium-to-high payroll team I don’t see the point in following.

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[SomeDude]

Unless you’re a fan of a medium-to-high payroll team I don’t see the point in following.

People can do whatever they want with their free time, but you have to be a legit psychopath to waste time caring about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

[Ugene Magic]

<---Not since 2007

16 years of no Pirates after 30+ watching/going since I was 2.

Worst people ever.

People can do whatever they want with their free time, but you have to be a legit psychopath to waste time caring about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

[TooManyHumans]

This may be dumb, but I enjoy the Pirates precisely because I have such low expectations. I don't get upset when they lose as it is expected. If they win it is a pleasant surprise. Plus, baseball just makes great background for reading or playing a video game or napping. Hockey sucks for that because the announcers make it sound too damn exciting. Oh, and MLB in general was greatly improved with the pitch clock, imo. Much less dead time and you get games under two hours sometimes.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

The Pirates are going to have a smaller payroll than Ohtani's salary. Brings to mind when the Pirates faced Albert Belle and the White Sox back in the day and Belle's salary was bigger than their entire payroll.

Would be curious how a salary cap would work in that league.

How many mlb teams would fold because they have a low pay roll.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Would be curious how a salary cap would work in that league.

How many mlb teams would fold because they have a low pay roll.

It would be coupled with much more revenue sharing and a floor.

 

[TooManyHumans]

Would be curious how a salary cap would work in that league.

How many mlb teams would fold because they have a low pay roll.

There would have to be a salary floor and more extensive revenue sharing.

 

[tom_servo]

If FSG bought the Pirates that would be something.

This thread just tells me the Pirates will continue to be on TV.

 

[BusinessGoose]

I like the Pirates, A's, and Cardinals. I might need counseling.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

If FSG bought the Pirates that would be something.

This thread just tells me the Pirates will continue to be on TV.

FSG can't buy the Pirates since they already own the Red Sox.

 

[metalan2]

This may be dumb, but I enjoy the Pirates precisely because I have such low expectations. I don't get upset when they lose as it is expected. If they win it is a pleasant surprise. Plus, baseball just makes great background for reading or playing a video game or napping. Hockey sucks for that because the announcers make it sound too damn exciting. Oh, and MLB in general was greatly improved with the pitch clock, imo. Much less dead time and you get games under two hours sometimes.

Yea, I came back this season because the product was infinitely better. You don't really have to pay attention much.