This is Mike and I’m back on duty. We pushed the checkout time at the hotel as far as we could then headed out to see some sites in Pittsburgh before heading to PNC Ballpark. Since I’m a big Pittsburgh Penguins hockey fan, the nearly new Consul Energy Center arena was a must see and we did and took the tour. We had planned to hit it when we were due in Pittsburgh originally on June 23 that was affected by the rainout in Philadelphia on June 22. But we were here today and did it up right. Pittsburgh is a nicer town than its reputation might suggest. The 3 rivers that Pat so knowingly talked about earlier are pretty cool with all the sports stadiums in the same general
area. The Pirates are not my favorite team, unlike the Penguins, but they are my Aunt Joanne’s favorite team. Pat talked about her a bit very early on inthe first installment of “Pat’s Thoughts” describing her journal she kept when her, my mom and my two aunts made a long trip back to Kentucky way back when. Aunt Joanne’s favorite Pirates player was Roberto Clemente who was a hall of fame player and humanitarian who died on New Years Eve in 1972 trying to help victims of a horrendous earthquake in Nicaragua. Her daughter and my cousin Elma got a Roberto Clemente jersey, a picture of which is included in this blog entry. And for a special bonus, for the 2nd day the opponent for the home team was the Houston Astros. That makes 3 games with the Astros in the last week. I think that is quite enough. We loaded up on food at the ballpark tonight to get us good and full. Our plan was to drive ahead a bit toward our next destination of Atlanta, Georgia. Steven was driving and we made it to Morgantown, West Virginia, home of the West Virginia Mountaineers for a short night. We got here a little before midnight and will go to sleep after getting this post and Shawn’s game post out. We will be up and going around 6AM heading to Atlanta, Georgia. I’ve got a good friend coming down to meet us in Atlanta, but more about that in tomorrows post.
area. The Pirates are not my favorite team, unlike the Penguins, but they are my Aunt Joanne’s favorite team. Pat talked about her a bit very early on inthe first installment of “Pat’s Thoughts” describing her journal she kept when her, my mom and my two aunts made a long trip back to Kentucky way back when. Aunt Joanne’s favorite Pirates player was Roberto Clemente who was a hall of fame player and humanitarian who died on New Years Eve in 1972 trying to help victims of a horrendous earthquake in Nicaragua. Her daughter and my cousin Elma got a Roberto Clemente jersey, a picture of which is included in this blog entry. And for a special bonus, for the 2nd day the opponent for the home team was the Houston Astros. That makes 3 games with the Astros in the last week. I think that is quite enough. We loaded up on food at the ballpark tonight to get us good and full. Our plan was to drive ahead a bit toward our next destination of Atlanta, Georgia. Steven was driving and we made it to Morgantown, West Virginia, home of the West Virginia Mountaineers for a short night. We got here a little before midnight and will go to sleep after getting this post and Shawn’s game post out. We will be up and going around 6AM heading to Atlanta, Georgia. I’ve got a good friend coming down to meet us in Atlanta, but more about that in tomorrows post.
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