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Fans asked to write eight letters to eight friends and family members PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pirates retired his number 8 jersey in 1982, but Willie Stargell's legacy continues in full-swing following the issuance of a Forever Stamp bearing his image. To continue the celebration, the Postal Service and Pirates have designated August 8, to kickoff the "8 on 8" campaign that encourages fans to mail eight letters to their friends and family using...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and PITTSBURGH, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pittsburgh Pirates are partnering with Mylan Specialty L.P., the fully-integrated specialty pharmaceutical business of Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL), to host the first-ever Pirates Allergy Awareness night at PNC Park on Friday, August 10. The Pirates will reserve a special area of the ballpark for those who have a life-threatening allergy to peanuts, the most common food allergen among children. The Pirates also will...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pittsburgh Pirates are teaming up again this year to offer an exclusive discount to Pirates fans with a Pennsylvania hunting or furtaker license. Advance purchase of outfield box seats for every Sunday through Friday regular season games at PNC Park will be $21 (a $3 per seat discount), and include a limited edition Pirates hat. All tickets must be ordered at least one week prior to...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pittsburgh Pirates are teaming up this year to offer an exclusive discount to Pirates fans with a Pennsylvania hunting or furtaker license. Advance purchase of outfield box seats for select Friday night games - July 8 and 22, Aug. 5 and 19, and Sept. 9 and 23 - at PNC Park will be $18, and include a limited edition Pirates hat and T-shirt. All tickets must be ordered at least one week prior...
Wednesday's contest between the Pirates and New York Mets at Pittsburgh's PNC Park has been postponed by inclement weather. The Pirates said on their Web site that the makeup date will be July 2. The clubs have mutual off days on June 15 and July 2. The scheduled starters for the third contest of the four-game series were New York's Mike Pelfrey and Pirates' Ross Ohlendorf. The Mets (28-23) trail National League East-leading Philadelphia by 2 ½ games, while the Pirates (24-28) are fifth...
The coal and gas company Consol Energy Inc. has won the naming rights for the new Pittsburgh Penguins hockey arena. The deal means that the arena will be known as the Consol Energy Center for 21 years after its opening for the 2010-2011 season, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. The team has not released the amount of money involved, but Consol is believed to be paying millions of dollars. Marc Ganis of Sportscorp Ltd., a Chicago company, suggested that Consol is paying $2 million a...
By Bonnie Pfister, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Jul. 31--The Allegheny County Airport Authority spent thousands of dollars on Pirates and U.S. Open golf tickets, stays at hotels in Pittsburgh and a farewell party at the Duquesne Club for its former executive director. The authority, which operates Pittsburgh International Airport, acknowledged Wednesday that it spent $15,712 toward tickets and food for 522 people for a June 24 game against the Yankees at PNC Park when it hosted the...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard recovered from a slow start to win the Home Run Derby contest on Monday, before Major League Baseball's All-Star game. A capacity crowd packed into Pittsburgh's PNC Park on a hot summer evening to watch baseball's top sluggers go toe-to-toe for the title of Home Run Derby King in the hugely popular warm-up act to Tuesday's Mid-Season Classic. Howard, who narrowly scraped through the opening round, found his groove in the...
