Not a No Hitter

The main objective of our trip last weekend was to see some Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. Our expectations were low since they were playing the NL wild card leading Milwaukee Brewers not to mention the fact that recent trades depleted much of their already sub par hitting. We had hoped for more than games 9 and 10 of a 10-game losing streak. We still had an excellent time in a beautiful ballpark, concession-drama aside (Andy plans to blog about this topic, so I'll leave it to him). We received a Willie Stargell collectible plate on Saturday and saw a controversial 1-hitter on Sunday. For our money, sitting 20+ rows behind home plate (see picture below), we say it was a hit.

We also learned my favorite new sports statistic from a guy sitting next to us. The Milwaukee Brewers are the only team in MLB history to have two players that weigh at least 270 lbs! They are C.C. Sabathia (6'7" 290) and Prince Fielder (5'11" 270).

I am oddly amused by the graphics used at baseball games. Here are some pictures of my favorites.

That'd be Nate Mclouth

Andy, not Adam, LaRoche

We saw this mural while driving around downtown. Here's a shot of the whole mural, and check here for a very incomplete listing of the players. Apparently the mural was just refurbished. I can't find a full list of all of the players pictured, but it includes both Pirates and players from the Pittsburgh Negro League.