Sometimes, highly rated stadia turn out to be disappointment, but I'm happy to say that this is not the case for PNC Park. The photos of the views are real - no "city skyline added" in small print at the bottom of the picture. One of the nice things about the park is that the walking ramps for accessing the different levels are on a spiral walkway and have a view of the playing field, which gives the whole place a feeling of openness and rather less that of a concrete doughnut or multi-storey car park! It's on a par with AT&T Park in San Francisco, although that's still my favourite perhaps due to hometown club bias. The prices for these seats are remarkably cheap - just $52 for the club level, which is less than I paid for OK-ish seats at both Chicago teams.
This would be a terrific place for a playoff series. I'm sure that the place would be packed and the atmosphere electric. They've got the stadium, all they need is the team. The people here are friendly and probably best described as stoic when it comes to the Pirates - that's what comes of 19 straight losing seasons, although there are bright spots like Alex Pressly and Andrew McCutchen with the veteran Derrek Lee to provide leadership. It is quite cunning that the Pirates, Penguins & Steelers all have the yellow, black and white colours - it allows people to wear the merchandise of any one sport to other events! I saw quite a few Andrew McCutchen jerseys, but a lot more Troy Polamalu and Hines Ward.
PNC Park view over downtown Pittsburgh |
Pirates win! |
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