Pirates-plank

* The MLB Pirates orgnization, in all its glory in 2006 with the All Star Game, should purchase PNC Park and own it. The city and its authority, should sell the facility to the team. The team can own and operate and update the facility. The cost shoud equal the investment into the facility, nothing more and nothing less.
* Pittsburgh did a nice job at building PNC Park, but there are a few points that could have been put into the mix. 
:* Years ago, when there was early speculation about the possible building of a new ballpark, or two in Pittsburgh, I suggested that the building of a new baseball parks should be scattered around the state of Pennsylvania. The Pirates, in its small market way, could play a couple of series each year on the road in various cities around the state. I don't think that all of the games need to be played in Pittsburgh. 
* We should be playing more sandlot games in PNC Park every year.
:* If the Pirates were at home, but in Altoona, say in late May and early June, then PNC Park could be a host site for the WPIAL baseball tournament, the City-League Championship game, and even the PIAA baseball games. 
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