pittsburgh: Why are the Pittsburgh Steelers usually a force to be reckoned with. The Penguins are usually good and the Pirates always suck so bad that they have to give tickets away?|||Management!|||Its Simple. The pirates have become sort of a laughing stock in the Burgh. I live in Pittsburgh and the steelers are the only thing that we bleed for. The pirates were once a dynasty but in the latter years things have changed. People in Pittsburgh dont live for Americas pastime anymore. Report Abuse |||we get players with potential and train them until they get really good and then we let someone else scoop them up and watch them make history... just sayin Report Abuse |||First .......................root zoot blows. second The owner ship of the pirates blow too.I stopped watching them in 92 with that frikin crappy throw Bonds made to let the slowest man (at the time) Sid Breem score the winning run. I am so discusted with the pirates ownership . I would rather have Mark Cuban come in here and buy the team and at least make it exciting for awhile then to go throw ANOTHER losing season. You hear players say they would rather retire then go to pittsburgh. WHO CAN BLAME THEM ! I am a Steelers ,Pens, and Pirates fan...but a fan can only take so much of 15 years of a losing season.|||because the steelers and pens owers actually care about the sports, not the money, with MLB's revenue sharing, the pirates make a lot more money than they would if they were a winning team. the pirates are owned by th nuttings who really only care about the money|||Their owner doesn't want to spend any money on players. I've never even seen them in the bids for anyone, either. They have a nice stadium but all teams give tickets away , they'd rather give up the seat price and make the money back up in hotdogs and beers.They make it to.|||Go Steelers =D the Penguins are awesome cuz Sidney Crosby is amaziiiing.|||Because there's a salary cap in the NFL & NHL which provides for a more level playing field.|||The pirates just don't have a good team.|||ben and willie on steelers rocks and pirates don't have much or any good players