the penguins are strong right now cause they are good… there was no one at the games when there was no crosby and mario was still retired. hockey was always a niche market in pittsburgh…the DVE yinzer crowd but not the bandwagon party crowd. baseball is a different animal… 82 home games over 6 months. i think in 2009 its hard to sustain interest in something for that long. people are dumbed up and only respond to bright shinny objects or the flavor of the week.
i’ve said it before i’ll say it again…pittsburgh is not an intelligent sports town…they are a beer drinking party town that does so at sporting events. I love the “ive been a season ticket holder since Christ” mentality…i could watch someone do quantum physics for 25 years…doesnt mean i’ll ever know shit about it.