Pirates Baseball 15 years & Counting

So you’ve come to the ballpark to eat all you can, well you better make sure you do it on a weekday, because if you go to a game on Friday or Saturday you better bring your wallet, ATM card, or a mini loan from your bank. That’s right the All you can eat seats are off limits during what was called “Peak Time”. This information comes from a worker who did not want to give out his or her name, which I totally respect. “Why would we do all the food you can eat when we have busy games, we would lose money the section would be totally full, and that’s just not good business sense.

I went to the game fully intending on getting the inside scoop from fan sitting in that section. Taking my PDA for voice recorder for possible podcasting, digital camera for photos and video taping. The doors opened right on time and I made my way through the gates and to the left field bleachers to get a good look at the stadium. After a minute of staring and awe, my eyes were transfigured on the right field stands I wanted to see who would & how many people would be sitting there during the game, after all it’s just next to the right foul pole, and there has to be a good chance to catch a ball or two.

From the first pitch to the last out, I watched the game, and kept looking over at the stands, no one, not one person bought a ticket for that section. For the life of me I can’t figure out why. If you’re not into trying to catch a ball, the spot is great for having young kids, your just literally stops from the mini kid’s playground. Families can take their little ones over there between innings or before the game to run some energy out of them so to better enjoy the game. Well let’s see judging by my photo’s you can see that the Pirates front office won’t even market the empty section for families to sit in during the weekends when you have most of that type of customers are the park then.

So after looking at my photo’s again, I do believe the Pirates have again come up empty, they could market to families in that section during the weekend, or even the weekdays, offer the All you can Eat for a different price for kids under a certain age, or offer a 4 pack of All you Can Eat tickets for say $80. As a father I know my seven year old son likes to eat at games, and when he wants cotton candy or ice cream I have to find money or tell him we have to wait between innings, if he had a kids pass he could take a few steps behind me and get what he wants while I could still enjoy the action of the game while I’m able to keep an eye on him. I really don’t see a child under the age of 12 or 13 eating his or her weight in burgers, & nacho’s to have to pay an extra $30 for a ticket and that is where the Pirates screw up and do the bare minimum to make fans happy, both on and off the field. As always if you have any questions or comments you can reach me at sprice58@comcast.net