38,000 people gathering in one place could only mean one thing, a baseball game in the beautiful city of Pittsburgh. The struggling Milwaukee Brewers were playing a thriving Pittsburgh Pirates team on a cloudy day in the three river city. It was a perfect day for a baseball game that I will always remember.
When my dad and I got our tickets checked by the men standing at the entrance they told us a little bit about the stadium. For instance it holds the second least amount of people out of all the 32 major league teams, and that isn't very good for being opened in 2001. Once you walk into the beautiful stadium you immediately notice how different it is from Miller Park, because PNC Park feels more open compared to the closed dome of Miller Park. Later after a little walking we noticed little terraces on the side of each and every concession stand looking out towards the city. After walking around for so long we were getting a little tired, and decided to look for somewhere to sit down.
Finally after what seemed like forever my dad and I found a place to sit down at a table; then another man sat down at a table near us with a sandwich that looked amazing. After a long debate I finally convinced my dad that we should go figure out where the man got the sandwich from.Finally we found the sandwich only resturant, it was called Primanti Bros. According to many local brochures Primanti Bros had the best sandwiches in town, and it was easy to tell by looking at everyone eating it around us. My dad and I just had to try it. I decided to order a grilled chicken with cheese, ketchup, tomatoes, and of course their famous fries piled on top of it. The sandwich was on of the best I've ever had, if I ever went back to Pittsburgh it would be a must eat. After eating we walked around the stadium and noticed a lot of people walking around on the warning track of the field. We decided to go see what was happening down on the field.
Eventually we got down to field level and tried to figure out what was happening. The workers down there said we could come on the field and meet the players. I was super excited one of my favorite players is on the Pirates,the center fielder Andrew McCutchen. He is a two time all-star in 2011 and 2012, and won gold glove in 2012. To add to that he even has bridge named after him in Pittsburgh. After waiting 15 minutes in line I finally got to meet him. One of the questions that stuck with me was what was his inspiration, Andrew replied with "Roberto Clemente." I wasn't really surprised, Roberto was the best center fielders to play the game. Especially for his time period. Sadly we weren't allowed to take pictures with any of the players. Afterwards we went back to our seats for the game. Sadly the Brewers lost 5-1, but after the game something amazing was about to happen.
My dad and I decided to take a walk on the river after the game until after the traffic cleared out. Once we got down by the river they announced that there was going to be a firework show. Eventually we found a nice hill to lay on to watch the fireworks. They were spectacular! They were better than some 4th of July fireworks. When it came time for the grand finale there was about a two minute pause so we knew it was going to be amazing. My dad and I guessed right the finale was spectacular, every kind of firework you can imagine. They were by far the best fireworks I've ever seen.
My trip to Pittsburgh was great with going to the zoo, Falling Water, and just walking around the city. But if I had one choice on what to do if I went to Pittsburgh again it would easily be going to see a baseball game. That day was definitely the perfect day for baseball.
