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MLB Ballpark Rankings: Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
PNC Park|Capacity: 38,365|Opened: 2001
OVERALL RANK
3
PNC Park
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Category Rank (1-30)
3		Affordability
How would you rate the affordability of a trip to your hometown ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
1.3% 3.4% 24.9% 30.9% 39.5%
 
Ticket Costs
Average Ticket % Increase From 2007 MLB Rank MLB Average Ticket
$17.07 0% 3rd $25.43
Courtesy Team Marketing Report, 2008
Category Rank (1-30)
3		Food
How would you rate the food at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
0.4% 0.4% 12.9% 50.2% 36.1%
 
How would you rate the cost of food and beverages at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
6.4% 11.2% 53.2% 19.7% 9.4%
 
What is the must-have food item offered at the ballpark and what makes it so good?
  • "A delicious William Penn Beer. It's much better than your mass-produced brews."
  • "Quaker Steak and Lube Wings are simply must-haves. They are simpy the best wings offered in a ballpark in America."
  • "Primanti Brothers has great sandwiches. They originated in Pittsburgh and are world famous for the coleslaw french fry combo on a sandwich with your choice of meat."
  • "Manny Sanguillen's BBQ. It's right behind center field and is just great how Manny is there cooking every game."
Category Rank (1-30)
30		Team Quality
How would you rate the quality of the product currently being put on the field by the hometown team?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
60% 29.1% 7% 0.4% 3.5%
 
Which player on your team is the most worth paying to watch?
Freddy Sanchez Jason Bay Ian Snell Tom Gorzelanny Jack Wilson
30.2% 22.2% 11.6% 11.1% 6.7%
 
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Category Rank (1-30)
10		History & Tradition
How would you rate the sense of tradition and history at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
3.9% 11.3% 22.1% 34.6% 28.1%
 
Category Rank (1-30)
10		Ballpark Atmosphere
How would you rate the atmosphere at the game?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
1.7% 9.1% 23% 29.1% 37%
 
How would you rate the level of personal comfort when you are sitting in your seat?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
0.9% 0.9% 11.7% 36.8% 49.8%
 
Category Rank (1-30)
15		Fan Intelligence
How would you rate the "baseball intelligence" of the home fans?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
5.6% 7.8% 29% 39% 18.6%
 
Category Rank (1-30)
4		Fan Hospitality
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
2.2% 1.3% 35.9% 31.6% 29%
 
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
  • "There aren't any bad incidents I've witnessed. It's difficult to get too fired up at a Pirates game, the fans are so numb from the interminable losing!!"
  • "I wound up sitting in the midst of a crowd of drunk West Virginia natives who were rude and smoking."
  • "Other than random booing, us Pittsburgh fans are a friendly crowd."
  • "The level of play for the past 15 years is the worst."
  • "Witnessing Jeromy Burnitz, Benito Santiago, or Derek 'Operation Shutdown' Bell put on a Pirates uniform."
Category Rank (1-30)
2		Promotions
How would you rate the quality of the promotions/giveaways offered by the home team?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
1.3% 4.9% 26.5% 40.7% 26.5%
 
What is the best promotion/giveaway your team has offered? What is the worst? What is a promotion you'd like to see?
  • "Worst: Running of the Wolverines. There were many killed."
  • "The pierogi race always gets the fans pumped up. The only bobblehead I think the Pirates have yet to offer up is Ruth Buzzi. Enough already."
  • "Bobbleheads are both best and worst. I would like to see an Eliot Spitzer Night."
  • "The best promotion is probably the free concerts offered after certain games during the year. The worst promotion was 'Bring Your Pet Day.' How sad is it when a team has to resort to allowing dogs in the seats in order to sell tickets?"
Category Rank (1-30)
5		Getting To The Game
How would you rate the traffic to and from the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
4.4% 10.1% 35.1% 33.3% 17.1%
 
How would you rate the parking availability/cost at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
4.8% 7.5% 46.3% 26% 15.4%
 
How would you rate the public transportation options to and from the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
6.2% 9.8% 44.9% 21.8% 17.3%
 
Category Rank (1-30)
8		Neighborhood
How would you rate the dining and drinking options within walking distance of the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
1.7% 5.2% 19.7% 33.6% 39.7%
 

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