Pittsburgh July 28,2008

We all got up around different times, but whatever time it was when we did was considered sleeping in. Gray’s parents and family were here to greet us when we came in last night. Gray’s dad made us breakfast which was excellent (heck of a lot better than McDonalds). We stayed downstairs and played PS3 and Scattagories, so it was kinda just a hang out day to rest until the game. We had an amazing dinner right before we left at 530. We had a little trouble getting out of New Eagle because of a closed bridge and then had more trouble finding a parking lot  around the stadium because of another closed bridge for the game. But we got into the stadium right as the game started.

 

Jason’s Stadium Review: PNC Park: Aside from the mere 15,000 fans at the Pirates v. Rockies game, PNC was a nice ball park with fun quirks. Located on one of the rivers, homers into the river are occasional, but still often. The pirate mascot was very festive, but the fan favorite was the Parrot. He was probably one of the funniest mascots I’ve ever seen. We kept trying to do the “text your message” thing, which was supposed to be shown on the LCD screens on the seating decks, however none of our messages got through, which was a little disappointing. However once we moved down to better seats that we didn’t pay for, the game was much more fun and easier to get invested in.

 

Kyle’s Souvenir of the Game: The yellow and black Pirate sword. This item was kind of a no-brainer because it resembled the Braves red tomahawk, but  the stadium doesn’t use them for anything particular. But it was fun to wave around a Pirate orientated ballpark.

 

We started off in our original seats next to Gray’s dad, brother and his 2 cousins. Cole and his 2 cousins snuck down to the field level and sat in seats with no one else in them. So we made our way down to the seats next to them and stayed there for the rest of the game. The Pirates ended up winning 8-4. On our way out, we forgot that we didn’t get a picture of us with the stadium in the background. So when we tried to run back in, the security stopped us and they asked us why we needed back in. Josh quickly thought on his feet and said he lost his cell phone when it was just in his pocket. So the guy took us back to the seats we said we were sitting at and Josh pulls his phone out of his pocket and said he found it. Then we randomly ask him if we can get a picture of us and he snapped the picture off. I couldn’t help but laugh the whole time. So we made our way back to New Eagle about 1025. We made it back and played around some more before we went to bed. Tomorrow its off to Cleavland.