Riddle me this, bat boys, how many World Series have the Giants won since 1955?

[madinmaryland]

[MrPerson]

1. That would be none, sir.

[madinmaryland]

2. Thank you, sir.

[Upton]

3. How many winning seasons have the Giants had since 1992?

That would be 10...by contrast, the Pirates have had 0... that's right, a big fat ZERO

And now they stand on the precipice of setting possibly the most embarrassing record in sport's history. Obviously Pirates fans will attempt to shift attention away from such a dubious achievement. However, their efforts only serve to highlight the ineptitude of such a pathetic team.

[madinmaryland]

4. "Obviously Barry Bonds fans will attempt to shift attention away.."

You two are fucking classics!

[MrPerson]

5. It was society's fault. I blame society.

The Giants just choke the big one.

[MrPerson]

6. And the Pirates MAKE MONEY. Which is the most important thing.

[Upton]

7. I can show you minor league teams that make money too

the Pirates seem to be following their example....particularly in the area of cheap players, as they are third from the bottom in team payroll.

Everything about the Pirates is minor league.

[madinmaryland]

8. 55 years, upton. We've had three World Series championshios during

that time.

:hi:

[Upton]

17. The last one was 29 long years ago

and how many losing seasons have the minor league Pirates had since that time?....21, TWENTY ONE losing seasons..including 16 in a row.

The Pirates are an embarrassment to the league and the city of Pittsburgh, they are the joke of baseball. It's too bad MLB doesn't have the rules that exist in soccer..for the Pirates would have been relegated long ago, down to triple A where they rightly belong.

If the Pirates can't compete on a major league level, the International League beckons...it truly would be best for all concerned.

[MrPerson]

9. What major league about choking in the playoffs?

[Jack Rabbit]

29. Mr. Person can show you a minor league team that makes money

The Pittsburgh Pirates.

[MrPerson]

32. That team beat the Cards twice and pounded the Reds yesterday.

[Jack Rabbit]

33. Not bad for a minor league team. I agree.

Here's to remembering better days for the Bucs.

[MrPerson]

10. How many would they have had w/o The Cream and The Clear?

[Upton]

18. Seems to me

the Giants were in the WS in 1989, well before Bonds ever came on the scene. 1989 was a banner year for the Pirates as well, they won 74 whole games.

Everything about the Pirates says minor league.

[madinmaryland]

11. ..

**crickets**

[Onceuponalife]

12. *******more crickets and a few frogs********

[cboy4]

14. When was the last time the Dodgers were even in the world

series?

Something like three decades ago or so?

Embarrassing.

The Giants have been in two since the last time LA was there.

[trumad]

15. Don't think you answered the question correctly---

It was how many they won---not lost.

[BulletproofLandshark]

16. Hmm, I seem to remember them making a little noise back in '88.

You know, Hershiser and Kirk Gibson's legendary shot and all that stuff.

And unlike the Giants, the Dodgers actually cashed in once they got there. Come to think of it, how many World Series have the Giants won since they left New York?

[cboy4]

13. Do they have noose day at PNC Park so all of the Pirates'

fans who have to realize by now the team will never finish at .500 again in a million years, can just hang themselves?

It would be a good way to go .. you know, at the park, along with 8,700 other fans or however many is a big crowd in Pittsburgh.

[El Supremo]

19. That's all ancient history. Who's in first today???

[Upton]

20. Look at this

The NL average attendance for 2008 was 34,201

The Pirates averaged but 20,113 per game last year, their lowest since 1998.

While the Giants averaged 35,356

[trumad]

21. Right---but attendance has declined each year since 99

1999---40,900--- to 35,356 in 2008.

I suspect another couple of shitty seasons and the Gnats will be back to their Candlestick days of 20,000.

You're lucky they moved the park into the city, otherwise you would be at 20 grand.

[Upton]

23. Actually you are incorrect

attendance has not "declined each year since 99"...it improved over the year before in 2003 and 2007. Here, check it out..

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/sfatte.shtml

Now admittedly 2008 was the smallest average since the new park opened, but last year's team only won 72 games and still attendance was above the major league average.

[trumad]

27. Dude

It was at 40,973 in 99 to 35,356 in 08... That's a decline.

[MrPerson]

25. There are so many better things to do in San Fran than watch futility.

It Pittsburgh, futility is the only thing on the menu.

[madinmaryland]

22. 55 Consecutive unsuccessful seasons. nt

[Upton]

24. I wouldn't say so

the Giants won NL Pennants in 1962, '89, and '02. Plus they won division titles in 1971, 1987,1997 ,2000, and 2003.

Notice that the majority of the Giants success came during the Pirates incredibly inept streak of 16 consecutive losing seasons. The Giants are a team of the present, with a bright future. The Pirates are a team of the past, with no future at all...in fact, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to believe the Pirates losing streak will end anytime soon.

The shame and humiliation a Pirates fan must endure must be nearly overwhelming.

[nickgutierrez]

26. It's interesting to watch their standards shift.

When we talk about football, it's all about the Super Bowl. When the conversation turns to baseball, it suddenly becomes about winning seasons.

Weird, huh?

[madinmaryland]

28. That is quite odd, isn't it!

:rofl:

[Threedifferentones]

30. Damn

Who would have guessed America's most boring sport could still cause such a ruckus. Well, at least you can say it ain't cricket...I guess.

[MrPerson]

31. Baseball is a GAME. Not a sport.