Letter to the editor: Killing baseball in Pittsburgh

I am 66 years old and grew up in Pittsburgh watching the Pirates at Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium and then PNC Park. Some of the best sporting events in Pittsburgh happened at those venues. The best one I experienced was the 2013 National League wild card game.

Since that time, I have seen the administration of the Pirates tear apart team after team, all with the promise of good prospects. This year the “administration” has disrespected and embarrassed the Pirates organization, the team, the fans and our city. To start the year saying this is not a year of wins and losses but of seeing who performs the best so we can trade them in July … how’s that working out for you, Mr. Nutting?

I love baseball and love the players, so I ask, please, stop the madness! Please give us our baseball team family back. Please restore the fun at the park. This year, spring training gave me hope until the front office began to release their plans of “the trade deadline.”

There’s a saying that “a rising tide lifts all boats.“ We need the tide to come in again. Ditch your plan before you kill baseball in Pittsburgh.

Rose Harris

North Beaver Township