The river is feet away at its closest point. Needless to say, Ward hit his homerun pretty hard. Ward's home run came from a Kip Wells meatball pitch. The Pirates hope to match Ward's feat, at some point.
Albert Pujols might be the best right-handed hitter to play the game by the end of his career. Given the Pirates' woeful track record since , you could guess Pujols has been pretty successful against his former NL Central foe.
He has used those at-bats to his. He also has a 1. Dominance should not come as a shock when it comes to Pujols, especially against the mediocre pitching he has faced in PNC Park. PNC Park is beautiful. It also provides an intimate setting to take in a baseball game because of its small seating capacity.
When the park opened, its 38,fan capacity was the second smallest in baseball, behind Fenway Park in Boston. The park's capacity is not exactly the same today, but is still just above the 38, mark. All of the park's seats give fans a great view of Pittsburgh's skyline. The small capacity also allows fans to take in a great view of the game no matter where they happen to be sitting. PNC Park's exposure does not stop in the world of baseball.
The park has also been portrayed in the television and movie industry. Fans arriving by riverboat are greeted with live music from a riverfront stage. The light towers in this new park are also reminiscent of Forbes Field and are unique from other recent ballparks.
Two garages across General Robinson Street from the ballpark will hold 2,, cars for season ticket holders. Kasota stone, a warm, ochre Minnesota limestone, is used to face the exterior of the ballpark.
Site of the All-Star game. Sean Casey of the Cincinnati Reds, a Pittsburgh native, got the first official hit here on April 9, It was a two-run homer in the top of the first that also accounted for the first two RBIs at the ballpark. Three days earlier, Casey got the first official hit ever at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
Delaney and Rick Eckstein. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist. Help us provide a better web site by completing our feedback form. Text on this page was contributed by Glenn E. However, after the proposal was soundly rejected in a referendum, the city developed Plan B. One member of the Allegheny Regional Asset District board called the use of tax dollars "corporate welfare.
Kansas City-based Populous, which is considered to be the "leading stadium design firm in the [United States]," designed the ballpark. The 6th Street Bridge, seen from a riverfront ferry, was renamed the Roberto Clemente Bridge in honor of the former Pirate. Wagner and Clemente's statues were previously located outside of Three Rivers Stadium, and after the venue was imploded, the two statues were removed from their locations, refurbished, and relocated outside PNC Park.
He was presented with a model of a statue that was to be erected in his honor outside of PNC Park. This will be the 50th anniversary of the Pirates' World Series championship, which Mazeroski clinched with a Game 7 walk-off home run at Forbes Field. The statue itself will be designed based on that event. The Reds won the game by the final score of 8—2.
In the top of the first inning, Sean Casey 's two-run home run was the first hit in the park. The first Pirates' batter, Adrian Brown , struck out ; however, later in the inning Jason Kendall singled—the first hit by a Pirate in their new stadium. Pirates' vice-president Steve Greenberg said, "We said when construction began that we would build the best ballpark in baseball, and we believe we've done that.
Upon opening in , PNC Park was praised by fans and media alike. PNC Park has hosted various evacuation and response drills, which would be used in the event of a terrorist attack. Members of the United States Department of Homeland Security laid out the groundwork for the initial drill in February Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". During its opening season, PNC Park's seating capacity of 38, was the second-smallest of any major league stadium—the smallest being Fenway Park.
A traditional Primanti Brothers sandwich. The main eating concourse, known as "Tastes of Pittsburgh", [85] features a wide range of options including traditional ballpark foods, hometown specialties, and more exotic fare like sushi. Baseball Wiki Explore. Top Content. Recent blog posts. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? PNC Park. History Talk 0. File:Pnc gamepano.
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