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Bricks, banners, bleachers and brawls have plagued the Pirates in 2025 as the team faces PR nightmare after PR nightmare off the field — and continues to struggle on it, now firmly entrenched in last place.
Read More: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2025/05/07/pirates-nutting-pr-crisis-winning-baseball/stories/202505070087
The first alarm sounded came when a fan-funded plane flew a “Sell the team, Bob” banner over PNC Park during the home opener, and then when the crowd inside broke into several supportive chants, echoing the banner’s sentiment.
Fans were also quick to note — and denounce — the quiet covering of a sign honoring Roberto Clemente, and the removal of fan-funded bricks — many of them memorials to loved ones — outside the stadium.
Less than a month later, a fan was critically injured after falling 21 feet from the bleachers to the field in the middle of a home game. And one week following, viral videos surfaced of a fistfight between a stadium employee and a fan — during which the employee removed his belt and whipped the fan repeatedly — at Sunday night’s home game.
As the team prepares for whatever the rest of the season may bring, criticism is mounting — and many are wondering how the Pirates will respond.
“The saying is very true — perception is reality,” crisis communications consultant Jessica Towhey said. “They’re already in the situation where the perception of the organization is very poor.
“Fans don’t believe that the organization values them.”
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16 Comments
The Pirates are an embarrassment to baseball. Sell the Team Bob.
It can be worse…just be the Colorado Rockies 😭
The Pirates have been a running joke since Barry Bonds left town in 1993… 30+ years of Marlins-level bad baseball (at least the Marlins won a couple of World Series back in the day – yeah, I know, even to this day, it's hard to believe), yet this year feels so much worse. Save for the 2013 Wild Card Game, the Pirates haven't won a playoff series since they won the World Series in … 1979.
They could be the Rockies
Illegal immigrants are the pirates of modern times. They've plundered our jobs!!!
Our own factory of sadness
I have not seen the fan falling video. I draw the line on viewing people or animals being harmed or killed as entertainment. The ONLY reason to view that would be a morbid curiosity. I'll pass.
Rockies are worse. They looked like a AA team against the Padres last night
At least they have Paul Skenes dating Livvy Dunne right? So that's got to be worth something. Pirates fans can celebrate their celebrity couple dating each other. In fact, Paul Skenes is more interested in dating Livvy Dunne than he is playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pirates organization have burned their Clemente bridge with the fans.
MLB needs to start making these owners spend. Pirates fans deserve better.
It's so funny watching your intro now that I know who is behind it.
Sure it could. They could be the rockies
The Rockies are worse, considering the fact that they just lost a game 21-0.
The Pirates have had a rockie start to this season. Okay, I'll see myself out.
At least they aren't the Rockies lol.