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Originally posted on 5/22
So it’s MLB Interleague Play. As you can see by the Yankees have the best percentage record in these games since they started playing these things 1997. Something is not kosher here though with the playing field. Although since the “Lumber Company” left Pittsburgh (sands the “Bonds / Bonilla” era), the Pirates for the most part stink up the joint no matter who they play, they apparently particularly suck when they play the AL. So why have they played so fewer games then everyone else? They have a geographic rival in Cleveland that the NFL is smart enough to advantage of. Can’t they play them twice like the NY teams, the LA teams, the Bay area teams etc.? Why wouldn’t some other AL team lobby to get them on their schedule for the 3 free wins?
The answer - No one wants to play them, even if they are guaranteed the wins because no one will come to their ball park to see them. They make no money. The entire point of Interleague play was for the owners to capitalize on the unique twist and make more money.
What a shame. This once proud franchise can’t even get a game.
P.S. If you really like baseball and want enjoy a ballgame (minor league style) and sit in a front row in an Major League stadium seat for dirt cheap, PNC ballpark is the most beautiful ballpark in MLB hands down. I’ve been to them all (including the two new ones in NY) and this one is undoubtedly the best. And if Nate Mclouth is in the line-up, you’ll see a real major league play too. If you want to make a weekend out of it, give me a shout and I’ll lay out an entire weekend for you. - Blake Kearny
Blake Kearny is a retired baseball scout from Los Angeles, California. He currently runs a baseball school for children in Los Angeles.
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