Q&A

Wednesday means it's Q&A time, as the readers ask some tough questions like "why are almost all the teams with young players doing well except us" and "why do people hate poor Josh Fogg." Another reader declares us superior to Beltway fans (which is nice to hear, I always think Pirate fans get a bad rap). Other readers are very excited about the team. Wilber Miller (of Pirate Player Profile fame) writes to agree with Dejan's conclusion from last week, that only management can screw this team up. He then cites a list of his own complaints with the way the team is run, which Dejan agrees with. He closes by reminding us:

The Pirates are the National League's youngest team, but that should not make them immune to criticism, contrary to what a few readers seemed to indicate in notes sent here this week.

For one thing, these players are in the majors. Whether they would be in the majors in the Yankees or Cardinals organizations is immaterial. They are in the majors now, and their performance should be weighed same as that of any player at that level. If Brad Eldred is hitting home runs and winning games, that is what will get written. If he is striking out just about every time there is a man on third base, that will be written, too, just as it would for Craig Wilson or Daryle Ward.

I'm all for playing the young guys, but I'll be the first to tell anyone that we need to cut down on stupid baseball.