Ian's Sports and Other Stuff Blog: 6/4/10- Pirates vs Giants

Well first off Im gonna ruin the surprise and tell everybody that I got NO BALLS at this game. I got to PNC around 3:50, just like the other night, I was 3rd in line. BP started early today, because of the heavy storms in the forecast. 2 other ballhawks, and I spent some time on the Riverwalk, to try and snag a BP blast. Nick Pelescak got 2 balls down there, I ended up with none. When the gates opened at 5, there was no players on the field, cause BP ended just before 5. I looked for balls, and found none.
Below: Field view from 140.

At 5:30 when all the other sections were opened, me and a few other ballhawks, raced up the steps to try and find some balls, I ALMOST found one, but I walked right past it and another ballhawk picked it up. Around 6, I got my usual PNC Park dinner, pictured below.

Then it began to rain, and the tarp came out.

Below: Weather announcement on the scoreboard

As the rain kept comin' down,

these started to show on the field.
Around 9:30, the Pirates decided to start the game at 10. And the tarp was taken off the field.

Below: Neil Walker

At 10, the game began.

Before the 2nd, I tried to snag a toss-up ball from Garrett Jones in Section 144(?) right before he threw it, an usher asked me to leave the section.
After that, I decided to accept the shut-out and go home.
When I got home I took the usual picture.