"Come hungry."
"We will."
For several years, the Pittsburgh Pirates marketing department has been diligently trying to bring hope to the hopeless fans with its slogans.
But, in those same several years, the Bucs have found new ways to make us lose our appetites and beat a dead horse coming up with countless pithy comments to insert after, "We will."
Although the Pirates have been and always will be my big league team, I have come to terms with the fact that loving my Bucs is nothing more than an unrequited romance.
I know going into each season that it most likely will not be that season, and the only record they're breaking is the one for most consecutive losing seasons.
I have even made the statement aloud that Bud Selig should allow the Buccos to pump up with some performance-enhancing drugs, just to give them the chance to compete.
When I look and consider the saxophone guy on the Clemente Bridge, the SkyBlast fireworks, and the Styx and Clarks' concerts to be the highlights of the season, I know things are pretty futile on the field.
But the Pirates are like that boyfriend you keep coming back to, even though you don't know why. Sure, he's pretty to look at in uniform and makes a lot of promises, but he always breaks your heart in the end.
I can only wonder what the marketing team is working on for the 2008 season. My heart goes out to them. I can't imagine bein responsible for trying to come up with a motto for a team whose Jolly Roger is getting depressed from being raised so rarely.
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8 months ago
My slogan is in a similar vein as the "We Will "slogan. It also has a song to go will it. "Not a Crime" by Gogol Bordello. It's not a crime to....draw a walk....hit the cutoff man..... go from first to third on a single... hopefully you get the idea...
8 months ago
With it's powerful double drum beat and the warhorse whinny of "Stand and Deliver!" by Adam and the Ants would sound great over the loud speakers at PNC park. What a great slogan that would be and song to with it to fire up the fans!
Mark
RatsLinger1@aol.com
8 months ago
Hi, Em. Welcome to the war.
Some time back on my sports blog, I proffered the double-edged slogan: "Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball: Making History." Since the ownership and the media seem intent on diverting the attention of the fan base back to the good ol' days of Maz and Clemente, Pops and Teke, you could look at it as the progression of the franchise (save the last 15 years). Or you could also look at it from the perspective that in two years time, we'll be wondering if the Bucs will be headed for 18 straight.
~Steeltown Mike
(link to original article - http://steeltownsports.blogspot.com/2007/07/72-thursday-july-26-2007.html - gotta scroll down, but it's in big red letters)
3 months ago
Emily, I can be that boyfriend you keep coming back to. You Hot-buttered Muffin!
2 months ago
Nice article - so suggest some new slogans! How about 'Seta-rip - with Neal Huntington we're going backwards night'
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