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Bucs Beat Brewers 3-2 in 10 Innings

It was Game 3 of the four game series, Pittsburgh Pirates versus Milwaukee Brewers. The Pirates won the first two games of the series and were looking for another.

The first inning is when the scoring began in the top of the first with Brewers Jesus Aguilar singled, bringing Domingo Santana; 1-0 Brewers.

The Pirates came back in the bottom of the inning to tie it on a sacrifice fly by Andrew McCutchen, scoring Starling Marte; 1-1 tie.

After the first inning, the game was crazy. The Bucs reached Home twice but were called out both times. Gregory Polanco almost had a home run.

Top of the 8th inning is when the scoring started again with Santana getting a solo home run to right center field; 2-1 Brewers.

Going into the bottom of the 9th inning the Bucs were still down 2-1 looking for another walkoff winner. Francisco Cervelli was up to bat, Max Moroff and Gregory Polanco on base. Cervelli singled on a fly ball to right field, scoring Moroff; 2-2 tie. Going to extra innings.

Bottom of the 10th, still 2-2 with Josh Harrison and McCutchen on base and Moroff up to bat. Then, with a 2-1 pitch, Moroff singles on a line drive to center field, scoring Harrison and getting his first career walkoff!

FINAL SCORE 3-2 PIRATES IN THE 10TH INNING

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PNC Park, Interview with Dan Hart and Sights Seen

Yesterday, at PNC Park, the Interactive Multimedia Workshop interviewed Dan Hart.

The first thing we talked about was the crazy schedule that Pirates Players and other behind-the-scenes team members have. Dan Hart said that he “is never really home for the Fourth of July”.

He said that he sometimes has to be there early in the morning and stay until super late at night. He has to be there at all times but every year, just before he has to be at work all day, every day, he goes on vacation. He goes through the motions of working with these people and he never complains because he loves his job.

He talked a lot about his interns and all of the things that he has them do. He told us about all of his and their tasks and how they always have deadlines.

He spoke very highly of everyone who works with him and the entire team behind-the-scenes of the Pirates.

We talked about the social media/ press and his background.

He told us that when he was a young adult, he applied for an internship there, and he didn’t get it. But later on in life, he got the real job, and met the guy who beat him over for the internship. He told us about how anyone and everyone who gets a job or internship there, always is very successful in their lives later on.

This picture one of the many sights from the press room at PNC Park.

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Students meet Pirates’ Director of Media Relations

On Wednesday July 19, students from the Interactive Multimedia Workshop met Dan Hart, the Director of Media Relations for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  

Students were taking up to the press box where they interviewed Dan Hart on his job.  He begins working in spring training roughly one week after the Super Bowl.  From then on, it’s a seven and a half month season with about 162 games.  

“You don’t know who I am but you know what I do,” said Hart when explaining his job.  

Dan Hart spends his time in between games coming up game information for the announcers to read on air.  During the game, Hart and his group of interns search for information relating to what’s happening.  

Dan Hart is a part of the smallest PR team in the MLB.  He has said that the most challenging part of his job is that he has 131 years of Pirates history to shift through for information.   

He loves working with the players and coaching them on how to interact with the media.  Hart says that his favorite part of his job is educating fans and players on obscure facts about baseball and Pirates history and sparking their interest.