@Mark Boyce posted:John, Yes indeed it is hard to visit every ballpark. Our now retired pastor and his son had to settle on visiting a game in every major league city, not every stadium. I have seen games in 4 stadiums, besides Forbes Field, Three Rivers, and PNC Park, I also saw a game in Baltimore's Memorial Stadium to show how long ago that was. If you ever go back to PNC Park, get something to eat at Manny Sanguillen's sandwich shop inside the park. He is often there and you will be greeted with his always friendly grin. One of the nicest Pirates ever, like Willie Stargell.
One thing I do not like that they changed in PNC Park on my last visit 2 or 3 years ago was that they added the lit panels the whole way around the edge of the upper level like they have in hockey arenas. The lights flash on and off, back and forth. I found it really annoying to my eyes. That's a senor citizen's opinion. I'm sure younger folk find it exciting!!
When I was a young man living in NYC in the 70s, I once decided I wanted to see Wrigley Field. This was before lights, so only day games. I wanted to travel by train like the ball players did in the early days, so I booked a sleeper car out of Grand Central, brought my copy of Ultimate Baseball, and made a pilgrimage to Chicago. The train broke down, it rained all the way, but I made it in time to take a cab from station to Wrigley, bought a box seat on the baseline from a scalper, and as the sun broke out from behind the clouds, saw the Cubbies play a double header that day. Like Ernie Banks would have said, “Let’s play two.” Baseball and trains: magic.
