I’ve been handling Bucs Dugout’s Twitter account since the start of this year, and it’s been an ... interesting experience. Of course, I expected lots and lots of negativity, so to find that in spades didn’t surprise me. I’ll admit there are some BD followers that I actually admire for their stubborn refusal to embrace any sort of optimism regarding the Pirates. However, one trend has caught my eye:
Apparently “rebuilding” has become a dirty word in the BD Twittersphere.
I’ve seen tons of posts about “OMG don’t say rebuilding,” “why don’t they just come out and say we’re rebuilding,” “don’t lie, we’re rebuilding,” and stuff along those lines.