Littlefield Dismissed as Pirates GM
September 7, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under News
Not to sound cold, but the other day I was thinking about the Astros’ recent housecleaning, and I wondered why nothing had changed yet in Pittsburgh. Well, now it has. Dave Littlefield has been dismissed as general manager, with Senior Director of Player Development Brian Graham stepping in as Interim GM.
The Pirates, meanwhile, continue to be a complete mess. They need to lose 3 of their final 22 games to assure their 15th consecutive losing season. There’s some decent young talent in the organization, especially pitchers — Tom Gorzelanny, Paul Maholm, Ian Snell, Matt Capps — but not enough to turn things around in the immediate future.
Whoever gets the permanent job as Littlefield’s replacement will have their work cut out for them. First item on the agenda: figuring out a way to get rid of Matt Morris and his contract. Good luck with that…
The real shame is that Pirates management has filled such a glorious ballpark with such wretched teams, year after year. Pittsburgh fans deserve far better.
Agreed. It’s not like this is a franchise without tradition and history. The Pirates were very good in the early ’90s and dominant in the ’70s. You would think that a team that’s been in existence for well over 100 years could assemble a better product.