Dynasty

Sometimes you say something and immediately you almost want to take it back. I am sure that is a reason that many of us don't hold positions where we speak for an organization. We don't quite have that ability to be able to pick and choose what words to exactly say. It seems as though sometimes, the guys running the Pirates seem to lose that ability to carefully choose their words. Frank Coonelly did just that yesterday in Bradenton, when he said that the current group of Pirates are "the beginning of the next dynasty of the Pirates".

After 17 years of losing the Pirates are sometimes, not matter what, a walking punch line. Until they win, there are many things that can be immediately made into a joke. This is one of those times.

Of course dynasty may be a too strong of a word to describe what he is looking for. Perhaps powerhouse would have worked better. Take a look at the long history of the club, tell me where you can say that there is a dynasty. Maybe the 1970's with the two World Series, but I would think a dynasty would mean at least one more World Series in that great run. The Steelers of the 1970's are more dynasty-like. Perhaps the closest to a dynasty is the turn of the 20th century Pirates, led by Honus Wagner.

Could this be the team that is the beginning of the end of "the Streak'? Yes. Could this be the beginning of a great run? You bet. A dynasty? Well we can all dream can't we?