Question: What's better than sitting in great seats, watching the Pirates win to take over first place, and meeting Arnold Palmer?Answer: Not Much.
Last night, a friend treated me to Lexus Club seats at PNC Park. We sat in the 2nd row, just behind home plate. Despite 2 rain delays, it was a great night.
As we entered our section, a sign informed us that the signature drink of the night was an Arnold Palmer. And as we got close to our seats, we found out why: Arnold Palmer was sitting across the aisle from us. And, he ordered an Arnold Palmer, which begs the question: how does he order himself? Does he say, "I'll have a 'me'"?
As you can see, he graciously let me get a picture with him. But since there were 2 rain delays, he left after the first one, as many fans did. We stuck it out and were rewarded.
In the 4th, the Pirates scratched across 2 runs. "That's good, but I have a feeling it'll take more than 2 runs to beat this Reds team," I said. Fortunately, it didn't, and Joel Hanrahan closed out a 2-0 win with another lights-out 9th inning. Which means...
your Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place today, July 19, 2011. The best part of the night: seeing the Brewers' loss go final just as Hanrahan entered in the 9th, and then celebrating with other fans the dreamy fact that after 94 games, the Pirates are in first place. By themselves.
All in all, a pretty good night.
