May Pirate Games

Tue May 04,7:05PM EDT - Cubs at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Wed May 05,7:05PM EDT - Cubs at Pirates 2 seats

- Went with Ed. We met downtown as we both rode our bikes. It was a beautiful night, the Pirates pitched and fielded well and we won. A quick game done by 9:30 and we had nice ride home in the dark up the jail trail and through the hollow.

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Thu May 06,7:05PM EDT - Cubs at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Fri May 07,7:05PM EDT - Cardinals at Pirates 2 seats - Sold to Lorraine for $10

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Sat May 08,7:05PM EDT - Cardinals at Pirates 2 seats - Stub Hub didn't sell. Sam went with his friend Natalie and also Ben and his girl friend for fireworks night. Sam collected $10 from Ben.

307, Row C, Seat 7, Pending StubHub Resale*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Pending StubHub Resale*

Sun May 09,1:35PM EDT - Cardinals at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back - Mike took the family on an upgrade to section 115 @ $24 each using trade in credits.

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Mon May 10,7:05PM EDT - Reds at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Tue May 11,7:05PM EDT - Reds at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Wed May 12,12:35PM EDT - Reds at Pirates 2 seats -
- Harry and Mike rode bikes down the jail trail for this day game. Turns out there was lots of school trips so getting food took a couple of innings but the new hamburger platters are pretty good.
Wed May 19,7:05PM EDT - Brewers at Pirates 2 seats -
- Howie, Harry, Sam, Chris, and Than went. Had Manny's BBQ. Good game

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Thu May 20,7:05PM EDT - Brewers at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Fri May 21,7:05PM EDT - Braves at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Sat May 22,7:05PM EDT - Braves at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Sun May 23,1:35PM EDT - Braves at Pirates 2 seats - Turned Back

307, Row C, Seat 7, Active Ticket*

307, Row C, Seat 8, Active Ticket*

Mon May 31,1:35PM EDT - Cubs at Pirates 2 seats
- Sam and Harry went. Rained the first few innings but they didn't stop the game. We got wet walking back to the car after they pulled out a win with Jones HR.

Tally for May
Harry - 12
Michael - 11
Money - $20 to Harry
Credit - 16

April Pirate Games

I will use this post to keep track of my Pirate Games in April:

April 5 - Mike and Harry: Opening Day, rode our bikes down the Jail Trail. Arrived early enough to be the first in our section, 9 year old girl sang the Star Spangled Banner better than 9 of 10 times I have heard it. Jones hit two home runs, one bounced into the river, the other a short opposite field. Doumit hit a HR also along with Church hitting a bases loaded double coming off the bench. A fun run down between 2nd and 3rd. A 1-2-3 double play that we hit into.

April 7 - Harry and Sam go to Buc Night. 3's was the theme. Turns out there is 30,000 fans so parking, walking, and getting hot dogs was tough. Sam and I each had 3 hot dogs. The pirates loaded the bases 3 times and only scored once but it was the last time in the bottom of the 10th to win the game.

April 8 - Harry and Jim B. Jim bought me Primanti's and Yingling for lunch, 2 of my favorites. It was suppose to rain around noon but it held off. It was 75 at game start and by the time we left in the bottom of the 7th it was 50 and raining. Pirates were down 8 to 1 so there was not much to stay for.

April 16 - Michael took Ari and Nathaniel on a upgrade on the 3rd deck behind home plate. They loved the seats. Harry(bought a $5 ticket at the gate) showed up late after flying in late but the game was rain delayed for over an hour. First of the 3 games we took from Cincinnati!!! Walk off single if I remember right.
April 17 - Turned in
April 18 - Turned in
April 20 - Turned in
April 21 - Harry took Nathaniel. We thought it was Buck night but it turned out to be a poorly attended non-giveaway event. Nathianel wanted stay since we moved down to section 114 behind home plate even though we lost.
April 22 - Day game and Harry couldn't get anyone to go. Didn't turn in ticket but found a friend Howard K. who bought the ticket for $5. Game was the historic 20-0 loss. Harry left at 8-0 to get back to work as it was a very painful game after the last 2.

Tally for April
Harry - 7
Michael - 8
Money - $5 to Harry
Credit - 2

Week in Seattle with Paul and Hien Feb 15, 2010

I had a last minute trip to Seattle and got to stay with Paul and Hien. As usual the activities were fun and the food great.

• Feb 15: Went shopping with Paul at his local Madison Coop. He got fish and he and Hien made me dinner including crispy rice and seasoned tofu with a nice wine of course.
• Feb 16: The guys at work went to a nice Pho shop in the Great Wall Shopping Center. I got to buy some Chinese pastries to take home. Paul and I went to Tula's for a big appetizer taster while listening to local Big Band called Roadside Attraction. The bass player was great, had a nice pickup and works in product support at Microsoft during the day.
  
• Feb 17: Don Sung from Huntington Beach joined Paul and I at his 'real' pizza restaurant, Via Tribunali. It was worth the price. Paul got our waitresses name and history(she is from Italy) but not her phone number.
• Feb 18: Hien, Paul and I went to their favorite Vietnamese restaurant, Green Leaf, located in the International District. Great fresh food and although Paul tried to teach me some Vietnamese words, I forget them now.
• Feb 19: Met Paul and Hien at Pike Markert, shopped for food at DeLaurenti's and Don and Joe's meat market, hit ZigZag for happy hour (great cocktails) and then hit the Film Noir Film Festival at SIFF. it was opening night so it was packed (also Bon Jovi was playing down the street). Great movies Pitfall and Larceny.
• Feb 20: Hit Top Pot for coffee and doughnuts in the morning. Plan to cook the Rib Roast this evening. Rented a bike for the weekend at Recycled Bicycles who gave me a deal since it was off season. Took about 4 hours to loop northwest Seattle with a nice stop at a Puerto Rican restaurant called La Isla which we hit at Happy Hour. Nice EMPANADILLAS and Shrimp dishes with great sauces.
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Another Catchup...Feb 20, 2010

Well I have been busy with lots of other activities taking my time. I will work backwards since I am getting old and the mind forgets things real quickly...

• I am writing this in Top Pot on Capital Hill in Seattle with Paul working on his project and Hien studying her Materiels Science. See next post for more details.
• Pittsburgh got plenty of snow this year so I haven't been to the mountains at all this season. Sam and I trailblazed Saturday of the first snowfall (Feb 6) and visited the Evan's on Abbott St since the roads were not plowed. I did most of my skiing in the cemetery behind the house since I spent most of my outdoor time shoveling. Went skiing last Sunday, Valentine's Day, for a couple of hours down in the Frick Ravine.
  
• We have switched over to Netflix and have seen several weird movies.
  

1. 2012:Doomsday - Careful this is the Christian version
2. Bicycle Thief - Actually a very good old Italian film about post war II.
3. Love Songs - Some good looking actresses are the best feature of this cute story.
4. Avatar - I liked the 2 3-D versions I watched. Well crafted and exciting story.

• Took Sam to visit University of Rochester on Feb 1 - Looks like none of my kids will go there since he did get into Michigan.
• Some of the plays and shows Lisa and I have seen:

1. In the Heights - Road Show hit the Benedem on the first night of snow.
2. Pittsburgh Symphony - Some good concerts with Manfred Honeck conducting including Mahler's 4th
3. Room Service - Play with the same plot as the Marx Brother's movie. Good play but not well executed.