![Pittsburgh Pirates fan Eddie Fisher of Pittsburgh waves a Jolly Roger as the Pirates come to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning during a baseball game against the New York Mets at PNC Park in Pittsburgh Sunday, July 14, 2013. The Mets won 4-2. After twenty years without a winning season, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting on a good show in the first half of the 2013 season, and fans in a town so loyal to football and hockey are wondering: Is this finally the time for baseball hope, or is collapse once again just around the corner? (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)](http://hosted.stats.com/mlb/photos/201307150219083675259-p3.jpeg)
Check out this great article by AP write Ted Anthony about the new experience evolving at PNC Park this year. This quote demonstrates the point of this blog perfectly: ""For 20 years, it's been the Penguins and the Steelers. And the Pirates have been the afterthought. And now the Pirates are in the conversation. They're relevant," says Scott Kaminski, 45, a lifelong Pirates fan and college baseball player who is now an attorney in neighboring West Virginia. "For 20 years it's just been, `Well, let's go see a Pirates game for something to do,' or `Some great players coming into town,' or "It's a great ballpark.'" Now it's `Let's go see the Pirates.'""