Well that game sucked. Basically, the Pirates made a lot of fuck ups and it cost the Pirates the game. If Carrasco and the pen was able to hold the Astros down, maybe the Pirates could have taken the game to extra innings and won it.
I heard that Dave Parker was going to be in the HOF Club after the game for 1/2 hour. It was cool meeting someone so famous. Sure he’s not the most famous ballplayer ever or even the most famous Pirate ever, but had he controlled his weight and not done so much cocaine, he might be a Hall of Famer these days.
After that, Rocco DeMaro was doing his post-game show in the HOF Club and there was Neal Huntington getting interviewed. I wanted to go back to the hotel, but I stayed and listened to Neal talk about draft signings and that 15 year old pitcher in Mexico the Pirates might sign. When I decided to leave, Neal was coming back and so I basically walked right past him.
Also, during the game, hung out with another guy who hangs out at BucsDugout. I ended up getting really kick ass seats near RF for the two of us. They were awesome seats because we were pretty much right next to the field and they were only $26 each. Take that you idiots at Yankee Stadium paying hundreds of dollars per seat. You people are suckers. Almost as big of suckers as the guys who waste time watching the Pirates these days.
In the ticket line, I heard two guys complain about how bad the team is. If they suck so much and you hate them so much, why are you here? Then there was a guy in front of me saying that he can’t stand the people who have given up on the Bucs because the day in the distant future when the Bucs start winning, then all those people will be back and taking up all the good seats at PNC Park.
The stadium tour was nice. We got to sit in the pressbox, the dugout and saw the batting cage. The guide told us that the turf in the cage was left over from TRS. Saw all sorts of stuff. I’d say it’s about the same as the Busch Stadium tour.
