The scene at PNC
PITTSBURGH -- Cheese Chester just won the pierogy race at the end of the fifth here in PNC Park (isn't it spelled pierogi in Buffalo?) and the Pirate Parrot was running plenty of interference that could have prompted an inquiry. Seconds later, the Gateway Clipper ship drove by on the Allegheny River behind right field and let out several blasts of its foghorn with the sellout crowd wildly applauding each one. And there is an incredible purple sunset off in the distance behind left-center field.
I've been here several times and each one is more fun than the last (The '06 All-Star Game here was pure misery on a 95-degree night so tonight rates higher). If you haven't made the four-hour drive, you owe it to yourself to do it. And, most days, there are plenty of good seats available.
As for the game, the Yankees have been a mess so far as Darrell Rasner (5 IP, 10 H, 7 ER) has been knocked around and the New York offense has sputtered. The Bucs lead, 7-3, in the middle of the sixth.
---Mike Harrington
