Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 01, 2003
Pirates on the Road

Tom Bridge of Ramblings of a Baseball Addict writes:


I mentioned the bit about Pittsburgh being a large road draw to my girlfriend, a longtime resident of Pittsburgh, recently transplanted to Northern Virginia and she said that it wasn't surprising considering of the number of people who grew up in the area and have made their diaspora to the world at large. Apparently many of the people who grow up around there head for distant lands as to escape the bleak job market for skilled individuals. This is also why there is a Primanti Bros. sandwich shop in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and why there are many Pittsburgh-themed bars spread in unusual, non-PA locations.

Apparently, Pittsburghers love Pittsburgh, but not living there!


This is sort of the reverse Anaheim theory. People went to Angels games to see the visiting team, since Anaheim had a high population of relocated people. I don't know if that's true any more.


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