Show off your Pittsburgh Pirates items!

[Shipp_96]

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To answer my last reply before having to justify it, I meant how Pops and Cutch carry themselves with dignity on and off the field, as opposed to Bonds. He was an arrogant pr!ck in the 'Burg way before he went from Bruce Banner to the Incredible Hulk out west.

[Shipp_96]

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Some bats from 3 different Pirate eras:

'09 Andrew McCutchen
'88-'89 Barry Bonds
'79 Willie Stargell

Players one and three are beautiful bats and represent some of the best of Buccos baseball. Number two...not so much.

Still, what an awesome collection of lumber you have there!

[hrvatwill]

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Sorry, for some reason the photos did not post:

My thoughts are maybe "Bags" hit the concrete facade, and they attached a metal marker up there instead, because it did not land in a seat. I know at the Vet in Philly, they installed a marker for "Pops" moon shot (top right): (picture 2)

You are spot on.

[hrvatwill]

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Some bats from 3 different Pirate eras:

'09 Andrew McCutchen
'88-'89 Barry Bonds
'79 Willie Stargell

Very nice bats spanning 30 years of Buccos history.

[gorilla777]

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Some bats from 3 different Pirate eras:

'09 Andrew McCutchen
'88-'89 Barry Bonds
'79 Willie Stargell

[bigtime59]

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If you're looking to add to your Pirates collection...or to start one, please see my thread in the c2c section. I'm liquidating the collection. There are Pirates jerseys available.

[Shipp_96]

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Sorry, for some reason the photos did not post:

I also was able to find this photo, (the only one I could find on the internet) of a painted seat. It is above the numbered facade, to the right and is painted black with a white number. Kind of hard to see, but you can notice it if you look hard enough: (picture 1)


My thoughts are maybe "Bags" hit the concrete facade, and they attached a metal marker up there instead, because it did not land in a seat. I know at the Vet in Philly, they installed a marker for "Pops" moon shot (top right): (picture 2)

[Shipp_96]

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That's neat to be able to say you sat in those seats; I wish I could have.

What I'm curious about is that if these numbers were painted on seats, why my Bagwell marker looks nothing like a seat back?

I'd love to hear more about these, as my Bagwell home run marker is one of the more intriguing items I own.

You know, I noticed your sign looked metal and thought that was intriguing. I only personally saw seats that were painted into the early 80's. By the late 80's-90's when I went, I actually was watching the game and not running to the upper deck , so I never saw Bags HR markers. I did some research, and found this list of players that hit them into the upper deck at Three Rivers:

• 1: Willie Stargell - 8/9/70 off Mets' Ron Taylor (RF) 469'
• 2: Willie Stargell - 5/30/71 off Cubs' Ken Holtzman (RF) 458'
• 3: Willie Stargell - 6/20/71 off Expos' Howie Reed (RF) 472'
• 4: Bob Robertson - 7/16/71 off Padres' Steve Arlin (LF) 456'
• 5: Willie Stargell - 5/31/73 off Braves' Gary Gentry (RF) 468'
• 6: Greg Luzinski - 4/18/79 off Pirates' Don Robinson (LF) 483'
• 7: Bobby Bonilla - 7/12/87 off Padres' Eric Show (RF) 454'
• 8: Howard Johnson - 4/15/91 off Pirates' Zane Smith (LF) 456'
• 9: Jeff Bagwell - 5/5/91 off Pirates' Bob Kipper (LF) 472'
• 10: Mark Whiten - 8/11/93 off Pirates' Blas Minor (RF) 464'
• 11: Glenallen Hill - 5/6/94 off Pirates' Denny Neagle (LF) 457'
• *: Frank Thomas - 7/11/94 in all star home run hitting contest (LCF) 519'
• 12: Jeff Bagwell - 5/29/96 off Pirates' Danny Darwin (LF) 459'
• 13: Devon White - 6/16/96 off Pirates' Denny Neagle (LF-facade) 456'

I also was able to find this photo, (the only one I could find on the internet) of a painted seat. It is above the numbered facade, to the right and is painted black with a white number. Kind of hard to see, but you can notice it if you look hard enough:


My thoughts are maybe "Bags" hit the concrete facade, and they attached a metal marker up there instead, because it did not land in a seat. I know at the Vet in Philly, they installed a marker for "Pops" moon shot (top right):

It was fun looking this up, and taking a trip down memory lane!

[frikativ54]

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From my memory, we did sit in those seats, basically just to say we did, and they had painted numbers on the seat back (facing out to be seen, where your back would rest). I also remember the views from up there were horrible and it was rare anyone was ever sitting up there anyway!

That's neat to be able to say you sat in those seats; I wish I could have.

What I'm curious about is that if these numbers were painted on seats, why my Bagwell marker looks nothing like a seat back?

I'd love to hear more about these, as my Bagwell home run marker is one of the more intriguing items I own.

[Shipp_96]

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That's really cool. As someone with one of these markers, I would love to know a bit more about them. Did they place them over the seats? Did anyone ever sit up there, or did they preclude people from sitting in any seat with a marker on it? It would be neat to find out more about these artifacts.

-Frik

From my memory, we did sit in those seats, basically just to say we did, and they had painted numbers on the seat back (facing out to be seen, where your back would rest). I also remember the views from up there were horrible and it was rare anyone was ever sitting up there anyway!

[HawaiiSportsNut]

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Here's a few from my "Hawaii Born" players collection.

Tyler Yates


Tyler Yates


Brandon Chaves


Steve Cooke

[frikativ54]

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Used to be my favorite part of Three Rivers in the 80's when I was a kid, me and my buddies roaming the empty, cavernous upper decks in search of the HR seat markers, many hit by our beloved "Pops" Stargell!

That's really cool. As someone with one of these markers, I would love to know a bit more about them. Did they place them over the seats? Did anyone ever sit up there, or did they preclude people from sitting in any seat with a marker on it? It would be neat to find out more about these artifacts.

-Frik

[Shipp_96]

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Just won this beauty, Andrew McCutchen Just Minors signed Altoona jersey

[NegleyPirate]

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Here are some game used Pirate item's. I have more game used bats and other stadium giveaways, sign baseballs,etc.

[Shipp_96]

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That's pretty cool, even if it was for the wrong team

Used to be my favorite part of Three Rivers in the 80's when I was a kid, me and my buddies roaming the empty, cavernous upper decks in search of the HR seat markers, many hit by our beloved "Pops" Stargell!