Bottom-line Bob Nutting is doing a great disservice to Pirates fans who would like to see a competitive team. Since Nutting doesn’t own PNC Park, can the Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority do anything about putting pressure on Nutting, such as raise the rent so high that he will be forced to sell the team or move it out of Pittsburgh? If he moved out, I have no doubt other prospective owners would love to have a team in Pittsburgh. This is a great sports town.

What else can be done? If you want competitive baseball, you should boycott the games. If you go now to the games, you are helping Nutting abuse the fans. These may be long-term solutions, but ultimately they should bring fans the competitive baseball they deserve.

John Kristof

Lower Burrell

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