The Burgh's Diamond in the Rough

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PNC Park opened in 2001, it has endured almost a decade of great baseball. PNC Park is home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and is located in Downtown Pittsburgh. PNC calls the north side of the Allegheny River home. When you take your seat the crisp river mist hits your face. Right before game time you chow down on a Permanti burger a local favorite. On a hot summer night, cicada bugs come out and greet you. Light posts turn into feeding frenzies. You make your way through the crowds and take your seat; you can smell the fresh cut grass and Cracker Jacks. It’s summertime in Pittsburgh and baseball is in full swing. The left field scoreboard read and it’s a Like a sonic boom the crowd roars, as a monster home-run is crushed. There is nothing like watching a game at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh skyline is so close you can reach out and touch it. Thousands of die-hard fans flock the stadium through the Clemente Bridge. You witness the swarm of people from the upper deck. It looks like a bunch of ants stocking their home for the winter. You look out into the sunset and see a commercial jet flying low into the airport. As the game nears the 7th inning, the crowd erupts for a quick ‘’Take Me Out to the Ball Game.’’ It’s as dark as a black cat on Halloween and the Pirates are down by one. Steve Pearce is up and the crowd leaps to their feet. It’s a three two-count, and the pitcher is dripping a warm sweat. A fastball is coming and Pearce jumps on it like a brown bear on a salmon. It’s a game-winning home run. On this night in Pittsburgh, the people leave PNC Park with a piece of history.