2008 Pittsburgh Pirates Information

The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to dominate the baseball scene come 2008, under the guidance of their new CEO, Frank Coonelly. Together with new general manager Neal Huntington and team skipper John Russell, they aim to boost the team’s winnings and clinch their first victory in 15 years since 1993. Come Opening Day in March, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be playing against the courageous Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Before the season truly comes to an end in September, the Pittsburgh Pirates must simply make it to the top while battling it out with the San Diego Padres. Will there be divine intervention or will the Pirates triumph over the Padres?

The Pirates are expecting to make it big this new season with their core Pirates, most notably outfielder Jason Bay as well as infielders Jack Wilson and Adam LaRoche. All eyes are on LaRoche to best his own records of producing 32 home runs last season, He is after all, deemed one of the best defensive infielders in the National League. The pressure is on them to perform while proving critics wrong, that they can indeed overcome their consecutive 15-season losing streak. This can be achieved if they do not finish with a losing record, and against all odds, they must avoid beating the record held by the Philadelphia Phillies, in which they had a stroke of bad luck losing 16 seasons in a row!

The Pittsburgh Pirates ended their 126th season of baseball in 2007 with 6th placing in the National League Central and hope to do better in the year 2008, beating their record of 68-94. Come Opening Day, the PNC Park would have gone through some revamps like new food stands and crowd-pleasing amenities, so a packed stadium is in order. To guarantee your seats, do check the PNC Park seating chart and purchase the best tickets money can buy from vividseats.com.