They printed tickets, which they then signed over to DL and sent us running. I agree that they didn't HAVE to do anything, but still feel that even if it were a case of "we don't feel quite comfortable with this plane yet", they should have made that call earlier and been clearer on what was going on.
I wouldn't have been overnighting at PIT -- that's home. I would have been overnighting in ATL, and frankly by that point I'd had enough of the city.