Pittsburgh Pirates, Pitt Panthers, Rib Fest, Labor Fest

Sep 3, 2008
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Okay so the Pirates aren’t doing that good……….okay so they are doing pretty bad! But we have tickets and like we tell everyone it is still good baseball (just the wrong team wins!) and still a beautiful ball park and still great food and still a wonderful city……..so it is still fun. It would be MORE fun if they won. So anyway, here are pictures from some recent games we attended:

Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres 07-25-08

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cinncinati Reds 08-14-08

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers 08-29-08

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers 08-30-08

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In addition to the above two Pirates games, I also attended my first Pitt football game at Heinz Field this past weekend and it was a disappointment with the way they played, but again it was still football, it was still a great stadium, the food was great (because we ate at the Rib Fest!), and it was still in a great city. Too bad they didn’t win, but we experienced 3 losses in just over 24 hours so it’s not like we weren’t used to it! Here are the pics:

Pitt Panthers vs Bowling Green 08-30-08

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The Rib Fest was a great event to attend in between the Pitt game at Heinz Field and the Pirates game at PNC Park on Saturday. It was hard to choose which booth to get ribs at but we chose the Texas Pit Barbecue because they won best sauce at this event last year, have won best ribs at this event in the past, won several awards at both the Erie and North East rib cook offs and since that is my hometown I thought it might be good (LOL), and it also won a cook off on the Food Network which we watch all the time. Oh………but the big thing that got us was the Steelers flags, Terrible Towels, and apparel that was quite evident in their booth and on their workers! Besides, ribs from TEXAS just seemed like they would be much better than ribs from NORTH CAROLINA! LOL So anyway it was delicious! Here are some pics:

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Then if we hadn’t done enough all weekend, we attended Labor Fest at Northmoreland Park which is an annual event for us. It is great……..no admission, food booths that benefit a lot of churches and fire departments, a great flea market, craft booths, and rides for kids (if you care to do those). We found some great purchases and of course had to have the Saltsburg Fire Department fried dough sandwiches which are to die for! Sorry, didn’t take any pictures at this event………aren’t you disappointed?

Well after three games, Rib Fest, Labor Fest and visits to Walmart, 380 Auction, Shop and Save, and Doug’s parents, we stayed home most of the rest of the weekend after Sunday afternoon!

Concerts - REO Speedwagon, Brad Paisley, Styx

Sep 3, 2008
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CONCERTS

We have been to some concerts lately. In fact we went to three concerts in eight days…..right during the time my daughter was coming to town to find a job and a place to live! We had the tickets for the concerts before she made her exact plans to come here, so she understood. It was a crazy week for sure!

On Thursday, August 14^th we went to PNC Park in Pittsburgh for the Pirates game followed by Skyblast (fireworks) and REO Speedwagon. Boy can those old guys still sing! LOL Here is the link to the concert and firework pictures:

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Then on Sunday, August 17^th we went to Post-Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA for the Brad Paisley concert. Opening for Brad was Julianne Hough, Chuck Wick, and Jewell. Except for the rude people who sat on the lawn by us and kept encrouching on our blanket even though we were there WAY before they were, it was a great time. Here are links to the pics:

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Finally, on Friday, August 22^nd we went to Console Energy Park in Washington, PA for the Styx concert. This is the third time Doug and I have seen them together and they are so awesome. Opening for Styx was Chris Higbee Project and Outlaws. Check out the pics:

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees

Jun 25, 2008
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We went to the Pirates game against the Yankees last night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh..........it was incredible! It is the first time the Yankees have been in town since 1960 and if you remember that is when the Pirates beat them in the last game of the World Series when Bill Mazeroski hit a home run in the last inning! That play has been a huge play in baseball history (not just in Pittsburgh) and the people of Pittsburgh voted it the best overall sports moment in Pittsburgh sports history this past year (even above Steelers Super Bowl wins and Penguins Stanley Cup wins!). Bill was there to throw out the first pitch and the crowd roared and they applauded with a standing ovation the WHOLE time he was out there! What a great tribute to the man!

This 3-game series (we are also going Thursday night) has been publicized to the max and all the games are a sell out with them selling standing room only tickets............and that NEVER happens to the Pirates anymore, especially the last couple years. There were over 38,000 people there and they said it was the 3rd highest attendance since PNC Park opened! There were special things going on everywhere and there were people everywhere!

The NY Yankees have the HIGHEST salary of all teams in major league baseball while Pittsburgh has the LOWEST.

Oh……the score of last night's game?

Pirates 12, Yankees 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out my pictures:

PIRATES VS YANKEES 06-24-08

Elliott's Off Broadway Restaurant & Deli - PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA

May 20, 2008
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If you are looking for a great place to hang out before a Pittsburgh Pirates or Pittsburgh Steelers game.....try Elliotts' Off Broadway Deli & Restaurant right at PNC Park! This is our place to hang before the game! If you go there enough, they get to know you and it's kind of cool! Their prices are totally reasonable and you know that nasty Allegheny County drink tax? Well they didn't raise their prices! Bet you can't find many other places like that! Anyway, check them out if you are in the area and tell them Doug and Bonnie from Murrysville sent you! Here are some pictures of Elliott's:

Elliott's Off Broadway Restaurant & Deli

Pittsburgh Pirates

May 11, 2008
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Catching up on some posting of pictures from Pirates games and the tour of PNC Park. We have tickets to about 15 games this year including 2 of the 3 games against the Yankees. Check out the pictures of the best ballpark in the United States! (click on the pictures to view them larger)

PNC Park tour 03-08-08:

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cinncinati Reds 04-11-08:

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies 04-26-08:

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants 05-06-08:

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves 05-09-08:

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I will try to do better from now on and blog right after the game! LOL