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Bucco Blog: The Final Post

Woo-eee!...This could be the dirtiest thing to hit Pittsburgh…since the Elkem Metals Co. conspiracy!

With tears in my eyes I have to say Bucco Blog is now closed.

Over the last week I received some emails from someone purporting to be a member of the Pirates front office that I felt had a threatening tone.

I don’t know if the email addy actually belongs to a member of the Pirates front office, but I have been led to believe it does.

Taking everything this individual said as gospel, I owe him an apology because I mentioned he performed a task he said he does not do, although as a fan I honestly thought he did. To him I say I am genuinely sorry. If he hadn’t blocked all my email accounts, I would have told him myself.

But looking at the big picture, when it gets so bad that someone in the industry for over a quarter of a century even worries about a stinking fan blogging about his favorite team, something is very wrong, especially when the blogger is also the recipient of the individuals foul-mouthed anger.

Repoz Posted: July 04, 2007 at 07:55 PM | 58 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. s.zielinski Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:23 PM (#2428980)

It's appropriate to use the word conspiracy in a post which refers to Bucco Blog and Sunny/JJ.

2. Smyly Smile (Walewander) Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:27 PM (#2428985)

Plenty of stuff left unexplained here.

Who emailed him? What did they take issue with? Was this a one-time donnybrook, or a longtime feud?

Weird.

3. Schilling's Sprained Ankiel Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:27 PM (#2428988)

I don't understand why he quit? He got some intemperate e-mails from someone purporting to be in the Pirates front office? He's not affiliated with them, right? If not, so what? He can blog until his fingers bleed? What am I missing?

4. Rich Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:32 PM (#2428990)

Suck it up, dude.

5. Smyly Smile (Walewander) Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:34 PM (#2428993)

Well, yeah, that is the biggest mystery. I can only assume, as the blog is owned by MLB, the mystery Pirates exec (lets call him Lave Diddlefield) set he was gonna shut it down if the guy didn't bow out.

6. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:38 PM (#2428995)

I don't understand why he quit? He got some intemperate e-mails from someone purporting to be in the Pirates front office? He's not affiliated with them, right? If not, so what? He can blog until his fingers bleed? What am I missing?

Well, he's posting on MLB.com... and this post looks to be the entirety of his blog. You figure it out.

7. McCoy Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:38 PM (#2428996)

Or maybe he got tired writing about a team that hsits on him. How many people would be loyal customers of say a restaurant if they told you to go fcuk yourself?

8. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:39 PM (#2428998)

wow,
I wonder what he wrote to get this kind of reaction.
I did notice that he Blogs on MLB Blogs, so maybe they have some sort of control over what he writes, or can take away his ability to use their services.

interesting.

9. McCoy Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:41 PM (#2428999)

For what its worth you can find his past blog entries or at least synapses of them on the web.

10. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:48 PM (#2429008)

June 25 post on the planned fan boycott: Fans For Change: Hold 'Em or Fold 'Em?

I'll keep searching

11. Mike Emeigh

Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:50 PM (#2429011)

Apparently when he closed the blog, all prior entries were removed.

-- MWE

12. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:53 PM (#2429015)

MWE

They're still cached. Just hard to find.

June 25 post: Fan to Littlefield: When Are You Resigning?

13. Mike Emeigh

Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:55 PM (#2429016)

They're still cached. Just hard to find.

Yeah, but the direct links to them are gone.

-- MWE

14. Guy LeDouche Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:55 PM (#2429017)

"the mystery Pirates exec (lets call him Lave Diddlefield)"

Hey, that sounds like the name of the Pirates....hmmm, Guy sees what you did there.

15. Dan Szymborski

Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:55 PM (#2429018)

I'm still trying to figure out exactly what the benefit is of having an MLBlog. I think they should pay me $4.95 a month in return for reading the "featured" MLBlogs.

16. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew Posted: July 04, 2007 at 08:57 PM (#2429020)

Yeah, but the direct links to them are gone.

Roger. Gotcha.

17. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew Posted: July 04, 2007 at 09:02 PM (#2429023)

Google has a snippet of his post from yesterday:

So perhaps this is a Littlefield directive to try and get Nady better at bats because ... However, Suppan is 2-0 with a 3.80 ERA vs the Pirates in 2007, ...

but no cached version

18. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: July 04, 2007 at 09:03 PM (#2429025)

I'm still trying to figure out exactly what the benefit is of having an MLBlog. I think they should pay me $4.95 a month in return for reading the "featured" MLBlogs

I agree.
I never understood why people 'pay' to blog there.

19. Smyly Smile (Walewander) Posted: July 04, 2007 at 09:13 PM (#2429030)

They probably think it gives them a built-in readership. I have no idea if that is true.

20. Repoz

Posted: July 04, 2007 at 09:18 PM (#2429033)

Some recent Bucco Blog's posted here...with my emphuzizma!

Each MLB team has a different stand on bloggers. Where the Royals openly allow a lot more freedom, the Pirates refuse to acknowledge blogs even exist.

I guess that’s understandable since the team is owned by a couple of old school newspaper families. And hey, I do wear out the Pirates front office here at times, don’t I?

But lets face some facts.. while reporters might understand the Scopes Trial, some baseball reporters don’t understand the game of baseball.

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/bucco_blog_fan_to_littlefield_when_are_you_resigning_audio/

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/bucco_blog_its_time_to_jack_jack/

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/bucco_blog1/

21. s.zielinski Posted: July 04, 2007 at 09:37 PM (#2429041)

Well, I wouldn't wish too hard and long for Sunny/JJ to reappear by gifting us with another website and, perhaps, another alias as well. There's no need to because there is a very good chance that we'll see him real soon.

22. Smyly Smile (Walewander) Posted: July 04, 2007 at 09:48 PM (#2429044)

In fact, he's in THIS VERY ROOM!!!

Dum Dum Dum...

23. rdfc Posted: July 04, 2007 at 10:38 PM (#2429067)

Older material from the blog

http://web.archive.org/web/20070519131623/http://buccoblog.mlblogs.com/

http://web.archive.org/web/20070515063400/buccoblog.mlblogs.com/my_weblog/

24. Mister High Standards Posted: July 04, 2007 at 10:51 PM (#2429075)

Jim F. should just give him a blog here.

25. Greg Schuler Posted: July 04, 2007 at 10:55 PM (#2429078)

Paul S Galvanek strikes again.

26. WTM Posted: July 04, 2007 at 11:07 PM (#2429083)

#3,

No kidding. I can't see paying much attention to something that's so cryptic as to be nearly meaningless and that can't be verified in any way, shape or form.

Even if you take the "final post" at face value, it looks like he just offended somebody personally, not like the Pirates went after him.

27. walt williams bobblehead Posted: July 04, 2007 at 11:12 PM (#2429086)

You can't take chances. The Pirate's front office does know how to make people suffer.

28. WTM Posted: July 04, 2007 at 11:26 PM (#2429092)

Yeah, but they're too efficient to fool with one guy. They torment tens of thousands every day.

29. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: July 04, 2007 at 11:29 PM (#2429098)

Yeah, but they're too efficient to fool with one guy. They torment tens of thousands every day

be careful what you say, they might try and strong arm the BTF into shutting down

30. Shibal Posted: July 05, 2007 at 12:05 AM (#2429118)

My first (and only) girlfriend said I was a loser and kissed like a goat. I've been too ashamed to ever try again.

So I know how this guy feels.

31. walt williams bobblehead Posted: July 05, 2007 at 12:08 AM (#2429122)

Have you ever considered how the goat feels?

32. susan mullen Posted: July 05, 2007 at 12:11 AM (#2429127)

On Oct. 5, 2006, I quoted Bucco Blog saying the following: "In any given year, one or two of the young Pirates fold up like a smashed can of corn praying that the organization will let them out of their contracts. Some, like Benson and Gerut, fight the front office ritually. Others like Bradley and Bullington walk away or play the 'I'm hurt' game.

Agents representing players refuse to even answer phone calls originating out of 115 Federal Street anymore. Most General Managers don't even bother to call the Pirates brass. Free agent's worth their salt will only consider Pittsburgh as a side show stop if they get one and one-half their true value in return." I believe his comments were also from 10/5/06. Sorry, didn't make a link, just copied and attributed his comments.

33. base ball chick Posted: July 05, 2007 at 12:48 AM (#2429161)

well you got a team where you KNOW that all the owners care about is getting their 30 mill a year. they don't NEED to get people actually going to games. so why should they even bother to try to win?

what ballplayer WANTS to go to a team like that if he got a chance to go somewheres else?

34. Russ Posted: July 05, 2007 at 12:49 AM (#2429163)

Paul S Galvanek strikes again.

Are you serious? I haven't been to ASB in so long... that's a total blast from the past.

35. Dan Szymborski

Posted: July 05, 2007 at 02:21 AM (#2429256)

Yup, Galvanek is still around and just as diplomatic as ever.

36. greenback

Posted: July 05, 2007 at 03:05 AM (#2429299)

well you got a team where you KNOW that all the owners care about is getting their 30 mill a year. they don't NEED to get people actually going to games. so why should they even bother to try to win?

what ballplayer WANTS to go to a team like that if he got a chance to go somewheres else?

Alex Rodriguez?

37. Dan The Mediocre Posted: July 05, 2007 at 05:29 AM (#2429364)

well you got a team where you KNOW that all the owners care about is getting their 30 mill a year. they don't NEED to get people actually going to games. so why should they even bother to try to win?

what ballplayer WANTS to go to a team like that if he got a chance to go somewheres else?

Alex Rodriguez?

Texas at least tried to build a team. The Pirates just, er... plunder money from fans and other teams.

38. Walt Davis Posted: July 05, 2007 at 05:52 AM (#2429369)

I owe him an apology because I mentioned he performed a task he said he does not do

Serves him right for suggesting that Dave Littlefield is actually a major-league GM.

39. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: July 05, 2007 at 07:03 AM (#2429373)

I wonder if this is the post that got him in hot water.
when I saw this post earlier, there was a picture up, and now it is missing, and it ties in nicely with the comments mentioned in #38

40. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: July 05, 2007 at 07:07 AM (#2429374)

ah never mind the picture is back

41. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: July 05, 2007 at 07:10 AM (#2429375)

Adam that post is time stamped at 3:07 am. I hope I have your acceptance to be posting at that time.
It is very important to me that I have your acceptance.
I am still waiting for you to send me your schedule so that we can get on the same page here.
I let them know at work, that this was a MUST!
the sooner the better ..

thanks.

42. ECBucs Posted: July 05, 2007 at 12:28 PM (#2429412)

HOpefully Jake is in counseling right now.

Talk about a clear call for sympathy and understanding. A delusional post in my trained opinion. He just got tired of writing a blog, didn't want to say so and made up a story to show he hurt someone else's feelings so he needs to quit writing.

Why doesn't TJ Simers shut down his column?

Could the person he offended be the main source of the "inside" information that he has gotten? has he been banned from Bradenton? Now won't get the good reports on Hickory anymore.

43. TerpNats Posted: July 05, 2007 at 01:27 PM (#2429442)

This is why I refuse to have anything to do with MLB-owned blogs or message boards. Especially considering there are so many other online places where you can voice your opinions.

44. s.zielinski Posted: July 05, 2007 at 01:34 PM (#2429447)

Re: ECBucs, #42:

HOpefully Jake is in counseling right now.

I wonder if his blog was his therapy?

Talk about a clear call for sympathy and understanding. A delusional post in my trained opinion. He just got tired of writing a blog, didn't want to say so and made up a story to show he hurt someone else's feelings so he needs to quit writing.

This explanation sounds plausible.

Why doesn't TJ Simers shut down his column?

Simers is funny every so often. Sometimes, he's even intentionally funny (e.g. 'The everybody here hates you' interview with Jeff Kent). If Simers goes, then who would provide ballance to Plaske's humorless stuff?

45. Greg Schuler Posted: July 05, 2007 at 02:01 PM (#2429469)

And now there is a "Correcting the Misconception" piece up. It seems that no one forced him to do anything but that blogs are too powerful and must be destroyed for the sake of humanity.

Uh, yeah...

46. Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew Posted: July 05, 2007 at 02:29 PM (#2429494)

Christ almighty, this fellow follows up "The Final Post" with another post?

Maybe he's taking a page from the "tina Book of Goodbyes".

47. s.zielinski Posted: July 05, 2007 at 02:29 PM (#2429495)

Re: Greg, #45:

It seems he prefers self-censorship to fact checking, rational thought, hurting the feelings of baseball folk, etc.!

So, that's kind of a good thing!

48. WTM Posted: July 05, 2007 at 02:39 PM (#2429504)

Christ almighty, this fellow follows up "The Final Post" with another post?

Are we learning anything yet?

49. Sir Stamford Raffles Posted: July 05, 2007 at 02:40 PM (#2429505)

Christ almighty, this fellow follows up "The Final Post" with another post?

Maybe he's taking a page from the "tina Book of Goodbyes".

Sadly, whoever is in charge of MLBlogs is apparently not a believer in the Toxx Clause.

50. Greg Schuler Posted: July 05, 2007 at 03:25 PM (#2429548)

This could turn out to be as drawn-out a good-bye as anything Chris Hyatte attempted.

51. ECBucs Posted: July 05, 2007 at 07:00 PM (#2429727)

Hate to beat a dead horse, but why quit blogging when someone emails and said you have printed something that was wrong?

If it was that easy to get jake from blogging, he probably would have only lasted for one or two posts.

Can't wait to see what is posted tomorrow.

Biggest question is who is going to replace him?

McClatchy would seem to be a good candidate if he can pay the access charge.

52. Swedish Chef Posted: July 05, 2007 at 07:10 PM (#2429732)

McClatchy would seem to be a good candidate if he can pay the access charge.

"4.95? Damn, that's too much. Tell ya what, let's do a trade, you get Zach Duke, I get the blog."

53. The District Attorney Posted: July 05, 2007 at 07:28 PM (#2429748)

So his argument is that... front office people read blogs, therefore blogs are too powerful, therefore I'm closing mine down?

Zuh? I don't even understand what he's trying to say.

54. Bruce Markusen Posted: July 06, 2007 at 01:51 AM (#2430433)

I don't really know the inside story with Bucco Blog--it was a pretty good blog and was written by a guy who used the pseudonym of Jake for some reason--but let's clear up one misconception about MLBlogs. I've written there for well over a year; there has never been an effort to censor or delete anything I've written, and I've been plenty critical of several GMs and front office types along the way.

Some people have had their blogs taken away, but only, from what I understand, because they used incredibly foul language or wrote very inflammatory material that could be considered libelous. They are sensitive to the language issue, in particular, to the point that they use one of those cyber nannies that are used here at BTF.

55. Dan Szymborski

Posted: July 06, 2007 at 02:18 AM (#2430521)

This could turn out to be as drawn-out a good-bye as anything Chris Hyatte attempted.

There's a name that I hadn't heard for a long time.

Looking at his current blog area, he's mellowed out quite a bit.

56. WTM Posted: July 07, 2007 at 05:31 AM (#2431936)

This could turn out to be as drawn-out a good-bye as anything Chris Hyatte attempted.

It turned out to be a very short good-bye, as you can see if you click the link.

You just can't make this #### up.

57. s.zielinski Posted: July 07, 2007 at 01:50 PM (#2431996)

Re: WTM, #56:

So, it seems that Sunny/JJ was responsible for Dejan's much acclaimed reporting of the team's finances! With all his deep financial knowledge of the team one might wonder why he thinks the Nuttings would try to get Brian Cashman to come to Pittsburgh....

58. The Bones McCoy of THT Posted: July 07, 2007 at 02:00 PM (#2432000)

My first (and only) girlfriend said I was a loser and kissed like a goat. I've been too ashamed to ever try again.

If she can make that comparison, you're probably better off without her.

EIEIOHMYGOD!

Best Regards

John

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