This past weekend marked the return of popular former Pirates superstar center fielder Andrew McCutchen, who came back to PNC Park as a member of the San Francisco Giants.
Attendance for Cutch’s return was the best it’s been all season for the Pirates, which was rather ironic, considering the offseason trade that sent him to San Francisco was seen as the biggest reason for the steep decline in fans turning out at PNC Park to cheer on the local baseball team.
Fans don’t trust team ownership, specifically majority owner Bob Nutting, who is seen as a guy more concerned with the bottom line than he is with winning.