Pittsburgh Pirates
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$10 General Admission ReportApril 7th, 2008
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Welcome baseball addicts, it is that time of year again to bring out the sunflower seeds, suck them till your cheek is raw, and spit out the shells. Yes it is baseball season, that lovely time of year when every team is chomping at the bit to get out on to the field and play 162 games. It is that special time of year when every ballplayer thinks that this year will be his year and that last year was just a case of bad juju. The training rooms are fully stocked, the lockers are so very clean, and the field is so very, very pretty.
This is also the same time of year that reminds me of where I live and what team I call my own. That team is the Pittsburgh Pirates. I must admit though, I am full of pride and hope that this coming season will bring more of the same. The Pirates have been dreadful for 13 consecutive seasons, not once reaching .500. These Pirates have the chance, nay the great privilege, to continue that amazingly consistent play. If the Pirates can pull off the unthinkable and reach an astounding 15 consecutive losing season, they will be among the games elite losers. Only the Philadelphia Phillies have had more consecutive losing seasons. They reached the nice round figure of 16, before Read more
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Opening DayApril 2nd, 2008
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I can’t remember who we played and I can’t remember the score. What I do remember, though, is the smells and what I saw and what I heard and how it made me feel. I remember my Dad waking me up and telling me I didn’t have to go to school today. I was really confused because my parents were sticklers for education and missing school was just not permitted, for any reason other than sickness. He told me to get dressed in my Pirates t-shirt Read more