Pittsburgh, Even in High-Def, is Still No Baltimore
Posted by junger - 04/27/06 at 07:04:55 pmThis afternoon I sat down to relax after work, turned on the tube, and checked to see what HD programming was available (unfortunately, still not enough). On INHD, however, was "Cathedrals of the Game" — a show dedicated to the ballparks across the country. This episode was about PNC Park in Pittsburgh, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dad and I were in Pittsburgh back in 2001, and got to take in a game at the park — actually, I think it was the fifth or so home game since the park had opened. When we showed up outside the stadium to buy some tix, the strangest thing happened — some guy gave us two club-level seats. For free. No questions. Legit tickets.
They were playing the Cubs that night, and I remember Sammy Sosa (back in the days before he forgot English) hit an opposite field grand slam. Cubs won, Pittsburgh lost … and I ended up in Boston.
Anyway, seeing PNC Park up-close again just reminded how much this ballpark, and all the other parks built after 1992, are just poor imitations of Camden Yards. The first ballpark to really be downtown, in the middle of the city. The warehouse, the scoreboard, the architecture all superb. PNC Park even ripped off Boog's BBQ with their Manny's Bar-B-Q, run by Manny Sanguillen.
Yeah, it's pretty obvious that Camden Yards is the crown jewel — but hey, don't they say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
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