Pirates Sad Tweet After Getting Destroyed by Orioles Already Has Fans Preparing for Disastrous Season
Pittsburgh Pirates fans enter 2020 wondering if the team will ever reach great heights once again. The team last made the playoffs in 2015 when it lost a second consecutive Wild Card Game.
Pittsburgh is now in the midst of Spring Training looking to rebound after a 69-93 season in 2019. Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles, in which they lost 13-0 to an O's team that entered the day with an embarrassing run differential, was a disaster and the Pirates wanted to try to calm fans down.
Reminder: this is only Spring Training.
— Pirates (@Pirates) February 27, 2020
Box Score: https://t.co/jFnz2EjBp7 pic.twitter.com/Sfo5nzDwwj
The snark from the team's account naturally led to frustration in the replies.
It's only spring training, but it's also a preview of what we're going to see during the season.
— Rob Zimmer (@PGHfan72) February 27, 2020
Blowout losses are bound to happen. But against the Orioles? That is bad.
50-112 CAN'T. WAIT. pic.twitter.com/aomAJyY8AI
— Karl Kolchak, INS (@theesmooveDon) February 27, 2020
The Pirates last won a World Series in 1979. Since then the team has not advanced beyond the NLCS and had a playoff drought from 1993-2013.
You’re right, we’ll lose to them 9-1 in the regular season
— Nick Kearney (@n1ck0622) February 27, 2020
The blowout loss to the Orioles drops the Pirates to 0-6 in Spring Training action. They are the only team still without a win and fans are resorting to humor on Twitter to stay sane. Maybe Bob Nutting should take a hint.