Meet You At PNC Park; We've Got Baseball to Watch

Pittsburghers-

You have no excuse. The Penguins season has come to a close, the Steelers Latrobe camps haven't started and let's face it-you're watching The Bachelorette to keep you busy at nights. I propose a much more entertaining alternative.

There's a park down the road, next to the river, right off Ft. Duquesne and Veterans Bridges. This park is touted as one of, if not THE best park in Major League Baseball. It has a beautiful skyline of the city of champions, with comfortable seats and great food. They sell your Iron City, your Primanti Bros. cheeseteak, and your "Lemonade here!". They even have all the food your heart could desire if you're willing to chip up a little extra. Not only that, but if you pay 9 bucks at the door, you can look down and see a competition. A match between two professional major league baseball teams, and one of them, I guarantee you, will be the Pittsburgh Pirates.

This team has great pitching, fast runners, and some decent hitting. Hell, you might even catch a souvenir ball hit by your favorite athlete. You can see home runs, stolen bases, and strikeouts. You can yell at umpires, dance around to goofy songs, and collectively stretch with the rest of the audience. And the way the Pirates have been playing recently, there's a good chance you'll leave that ballpark basking in that feeling; that victorious tingle of goodness.

Look Pittsburgh fans, I know I'm patronizing you a bit, but I really think this is the time of year when the Pirates really could use our support. I was happy to see a big crowd these past couple games while the Stanley Cup Buzz was in the air. But I think that the team really plays great when the seats are full, and I know that if the seats start filling up, and the Pirates continue winning, things can change quicker than your milk when you put Nesquik cereal in it. Filling the stands will
1. Motivate the Pirates
2. Give the organization more money to spend on players
3. Give Pittsburghers the summer pastime that we all desperately need.

Don't resist because of this nate mclouth apathy. Instead, how about we rally around the fact that we have one of the MOST EXCITING players in baseball right now in Andrew McCutchen. And Pirate hopefuls, we have him for 6 years. There's a different feel for this year. I know, people say that every year. But when was the last time we had this kind of solid pitching, this kind of young promise, this kind of owner? This year feels great, and we can be a part of the change. Right now is the time to go, the time for support, and the time to have fun at our amazing ballpark.

The next home stand is from the 23rd to the 30th of June, when the Pirates play the Indians, the Royals, and the Cubs respectively. If you go on the 25th, you'll get a free t-shirt!

It's 9 bucks. For a night of family fun or time with the friends. Grab your peanuts, get that glove, put on that Brian Giles jersey [it's also acceptable to wear a penguins or steelers jersey]. I'll see you at PNC, and let's go bucs!