If you are new to Pittsburgh, or are just a casual Pirates fan – you may be wondering why everyone is walking around in an extra layer of black and gold. It is a BIG day in Pittsburgh. The Pirates play a postseason game tonight at PNC Park.
Here are few of the ways that Pittsburgh is getting ready for the game tonight. We want to see how you are preparing for the Pirates postseason game – share your tweets and photos with the #PGHfanatics
The Independent Brewing Company Break Out The Television
I wanted to share the email that the Independent Brewing Company just sent out, which does an excelled job of explaining why the game tonight is a big deal. If you haven’t been to the Independent Brewing Company yet – GO THERE NOW! A great bar, located in the heart of Sq. Hill that only server local brew. If you can’t make it to the Independent Brewing Company RIGHT NOW, then take a moment to follow @IndependentPGH on Twitter.
No. We’re not putting the TVs back in and renewing Fanattics’ cable subscription. Yes. We are going to play tonight’s Pirates playoff game, which we will stream to a flat screen television through my espn.com account.
We stand by our position that televisions, for the most part, ruin good tavern experiences. And after tonight’s game, we will return to our televisionless tavern lifestyle. However, at the end of the day, if a newly-minted 21 year-old walked into the Indie tonight for her first legal beer, she would have witnessed exactly one season of Pirates playoff baseball in her life. These things don’t come around often. I’d like to think we’d televise another moon landing. Pirates playoff appearances are just as rare.
Click here to read the entire email from the Independent Brewing Company Management.
Pirates Post-Season Hashtags to Follow
Here are the hashtags we’re following today:
Pirates Provisions and Fan Fashions
Here are a few of our favorite tweets and instagrams from Pirates fans getting ready for the game
Read more about how Pirates fans are gearing up for the postseason game…
- Pirates Set to Host National League Wild Card Game at PNC Park (wtae.com)
- Officials Declare “Pittsburgh Pirates Pride Day” (wtae.com)
- Fans take to Market Square for Pirates postseason rally (powersource.post-gazette.com)
- Raising the Jolly Roger (iheartpgh.com)
- Businesses enjoying a surge thanks to winning season by Pirates (triblive.com)
- Pirates fans, celebrities poised for ‘Buctober’ baseball on North Shore (triblive.com)
- Welcome To Buctober: The Pirates Are Going To The Playoffs For The First Time Since 1992 (sportsgrid.com)
- Pirates Rally in Market Square (patch.com)
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