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Fenway Park: Red Sox – Mariners.

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While in Boston we made the effort to see a game at Fenway Park.  In a stifling 100 degree heat the Red Sox beat the Mariners 7-2.  We took our time to check out the area around the park before settling into our seats for the game. The heat was nearly unbearable and it didn’t really let up when the sun went down. We got to see Suzuki Ichiro steal two bases to start the first inning and get the first run but it was downhill from there for the Mariners.

By far my favorite part about Fenway was the signage.  All throughout the park the signs for concessions, sections and restrooms were a really cool font.

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The View From My Seat: Fenway Park - Red Sox - Mariners - #Yearofbaseball

* The View From My Seat.

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** Structural beams seem to be an issue that people didn’t care about 100 years ago.

*** Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 13
Stadium Opened: April 20, 1912
Capacity: 37,493
Attendance: 38,048
Food: 1 Hot Dog
Beer: 1 Green Monsta IPA
Opponent: Seattle Mariners
Pitchers: W: Lackey, L: Hernandez
Miles From Home: 848.9
Ticket Face Value: $60.55
Seat Location: Section Outfield Grandstand 9, Row 15, Seat 11

Wrigley Field: Cubs – Yankees.

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Last night Julie and I headed over to Wrigley Field for the final game of the Cubs – Yankees series. We went with Bleacher seats for the first time this season since Julie was meeting some friends at the game and it gave us the most flexibility with a group. All weekend Yankee fans have been seen around town and it showed in the stadium. The game was sold out and many of the rooftops were filled but we were still able to pick up tickets under face value about an hour before the game. Brett Gardner lead off the game with a Home Run off the fourth pitch but the Cubs came right back taking the lead in the fourth inning off Alfonso Soriano’s 3 run Home Run. The Cubs continued to hold on until Nick Swisher blew the game open with a 3 run Home Run in the top of the eighth inning. The Yankees won the game 10-4 and took the series 2-1. This was only the second time in history that the Yankees played a regular season series at Wrigley Field, the other being in 2003.

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Vendors

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The aisle I had in the bleachers afforded me great opportunities to document the vendors. As you can tell by the third photograph nobody was pleased that I decided to take these shots.

Signs

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Various signs throughout the stadium, notice the electronic blinking lights on the birthday sign and the strict rules for TV: Do not raise your beer in the air. Last time I checked that was in the Bill of Rights.

The View From My Seat: Wrigley Field: Cubs - Yankees - #Yearofbaseball #WrigleyField

* The View From My Seat.

Father's Day at Wrigley Field - #Yearofbaseball #WrigleyField

** It was Father’s Day at Wrigley Field.

Wrigley Ball Hawks - #Yearofbaseball

*** Ball Hawks on Waveland Avenue.

****Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 11
Stadium Opened: April 23, 1914
Capacity: 41,118
Attendance: 41,828
Food: N/A
Beer: 3 PBR’s, 2 Old Styles
Opponent: New York Yankees
Pitchers: W: Sabathia, L: Marshall
Miles From Home: 0.7
Ticket Face Value: $80
Seat Location: Left Field Bleachers, Row 10, Seat aisle

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***** The majority of the photographs were taken by Julie, except this photo of course.

PNC Park: Pirates – Mets (and Beer).

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After putting it off for a couple years, Julie and I finally managed to catch a game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.  To say I was impressed with the stadium would be an understatement.  The game was sold out (which was suprising to me but it probably had a lot to do with the post game Huey Lewis and The News concert) which made for a great environment.  This is the first sold out baseball game I’ve been to in at least two years.  We had seats right off first base about 25 rows from the field.  Like most new stadiums, the concourses at PNC are wide open and you have great sight lines to the field.  In what turned out to be the quickest game I’ve been to all year the Pirates won 3-2. Afterwards we stayed for the concert and fireworks.

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Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum

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After checking into the hotel Julie and I wandered over to the Heinz Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.  The exhibits were pretty extensive, from world marble champions to exhibits on the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. Sadly, there was no Terrelle Pryor exhibit.  The museum is part of the larger Heinz History Musuem which had several other exhibits I would have liked to have seen if we had more time to spare.  The admission was only $10.

Church Brew Works

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After the museum we headed over to the Church Brew Works that Imperial Josh has been raving about for some time.  The Church Brew Works is in the former Roman Catholic St. John the Baptist Church.  The layout is great. When you enter, the first thing you see is the brew tanks in place of the altar, all of the seats in the dining area are pews and the place smells like a church.  We were there for the afternoon mass.  I stuck to the Thunderhop IPA and the Pipe Organ Pale Ale, we also took a 6 pack of the Thunderhop for tailgating.

On our way to the tailgate we made a stop at the Pittsburgh Public Market to pick up a growler of Pedal Pale Ale by East End Brewing for good measure.

Duquesne Incline

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Before we headed back home Sunday morning we walked over from our hotel to the Duquesne Incline.  It was quite muggy in the morning but the view was still worth it.

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Side Notes:

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* Before the game I hid my empty East End growler in the bushes outside the stadium and this was the celebratory photograph after I reclaimed what was rightfully mine.

The View From My Seat: PNC Park, where the beerman sells Yuengling. Mets - Pirates -

** The View From My Seat.

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*** Dog the Bounty Hunter attended the game.

**** Most of these photographs were taken by Julie.

*****Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 10
Stadium Opened: March 31, 2001
Capacity: 38,496
Attendance: 39,273
Food: 1 basket of hand cut fries.
Beer: 2 Pedal Pale Ale, 1 IC Light
Opponent: New York Mets
Pitchers:  W: McDonald, L: Dickey
Miles From Home: 411.5
Ticket Face Value: $30
Seat Location: Section 110, Row S, Seat 7