Piratefest Announced Today

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:25 pm

Piratefest will be held this year at a PNC Park on December 9th. Besides the new venue I noticed that the Fanfest will be held right before the Winter Meetings which begin the following day. If any trades are made during the Meetings the fans will not get the opportunity to ask Management about them.

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:53 pm

666A6B3039303835322D37000 wrote: Piratefest will be held this year at a PNC Park on December 9th. Besides the new venue I noticed that the Fanfest will be held right before the Winter Meetings which begin the following day. If any trades are made during the Meetings the fans will not get the opportunity to ask Management about them.

that sounds like a good plan on management's part.

Edit - I hope VAPirate attends and reports on Fanfest.

dogknot17@yahoo.co · Post by **dogknot17@yahoo.co** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:34 am

Where at PNC Park? On the field?

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:10 pm

4C474F4346475C191F685149404747064B47280 wrote: Where at PNC Park? On the field?

Various places such as the Riverwalk, Club Level and the Conference Room. If it is a typical December day it will be cold on the Riverwalk.

dogknot17@yahoo.co · Post by **dogknot17@yahoo.co** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:16 pm

343839626B626A67607F65520 wrote: Where at PNC Park? On the field?

Various places such as the Riverwalk, Club Level and the Conference Room. If it is a typical December day it will be cold on the Riverwalk.

I don't like this. It will be crowded everywhere. Is this a chance for fans to see the ballpark? Like, something big might happen (more like a rebuild).

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:55 pm

I am not sure it'll be any more crowded than the convention center. Maybe they'll take people underneath to the batting cages and lockers and stuff too--that would be cool.

dogknot17@yahoo.co · Post by **dogknot17@yahoo.co** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:00 pm

675559594D7F5C55585D5255340 wrote: I am not sure it'll be any more crowded than the convention center. Maybe they'll take people underneath to the batting cages and lockers and stuff too--that would be cool.

A lot more space in the Convention Center than PNC Park. The concession areas, riverwalk, club level could be more crowded based on the space provided.

Letting fans in the dugout, or to see the cages/clubhouse might be a way to win fans over, keep fans due to changes being made. I'm a little skeptical of a motive here, that's all.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:20 pm

58535B575253480D0B7C455D545353125F533C0 wrote: I am not sure it'll be any more crowded than the convention center. Maybe they'll take people underneath to the batting cages and lockers and stuff too--that would be cool.

A lot more space in the Convention Center than PNC Park. The concession areas, riverwalk, club level could be more crowded based on the space provided.

Letting fans in the dugout, or to see the cages/clubhouse might be a way to win fans over, keep fans due to changes being made. I'm a little skeptical of a motive here, that's all.

See what you mean, but what are the normal attendances of Piratefest? You have to think that the concession areas and stairs and such are equipped for 30k+ people all leaving the game at one time.

GnatsEyelash · Post by **GnatsEyelash** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:43 am

With attendance down and TV ratings down, maybe they want a new location to make it difficult to compare crowd sizes.

You don't think they are just trying to save rent of a hall?

Nah...

dmetz · Post by **dmetz** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 1:26 pm

I have an idea! Lets have the fanfest OUTDOORS in December in Pittsburgh! That'll bring em' out.

Granted, it's early December so maybe it will be one of those mild 40 degree December days