Pirates propose baseball handicap system

In an attempt to “even the playing field” Pittsburgh Pirates CEO and Managing General Partner Kevin McClatchy proposed a payroll based handicapping system to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig in a closed-door meeting over the All-Star break.

According to sources that attended the meeting a handicap would be assessed prior to the start of each game and would consist of one run being assigned to the lesser payroll team per every $25,000,000 in payroll differential. For instance, had the system been in place earlier this season when Pittsburgh visited the New York Yankees the Pirates would have begun each contest with a 6-0 lead resulting in Pittsburgh taking 2 of 3 in the series rather than being swept.

In a statement to PSR a Pirate employee who wished to remain anonymous stated, “We’ve heard from our fans, and we know they want the Jolly Roger raised more often. This is an attempt by us to make that happen”.