US EditionPittsburgh Pirates throw bricks purchased by fans into dump, pledge new permanent display for bricks
- The Pittsburgh Pirates are offering complimentary replicas of the personalized bricks that were removed from PNC Park and sent to a landfill for recycling.
- Pirates President Travis Williams acknowledged that the removal was handled poorly and apologized, stating, "The way in which we handled the replacement of the Bucco Bricks at PNC Park was flat out wrong."
- Plans for a new permanent display for the bricks are underway, with Williams emphasizing their commitment to ensuring these messages live on.
- The decision to remove a sign honoring Roberto Clemente was labeled an "oversight" by Williams, causing dissatisfaction among fans, including Clemente’s son, Roberto Clemente Jr.
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Pirates pledge new brick display
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are ready to give their fans another brick in the wall. Almost literally. Pirates president Travis Williams announced Wednesday that the team is working on a new permanent display for the commemorative bricks originally purchased by fans when PNC Park opened in 2001. The bricks have been replaced multiple times through the years due to wear. The team pulled up the bricks during the offseason as part of mainten…
Pittsburgh Pirates throw bricks purchased by fans into dump, pledge new permanent display for bricks
PITTSBURGH (AP/WTRF) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are ready to give their fans another brick in the wall. Almost literally. Pirates president Travis Williams announced Wednesday that the team is working on a new permanent display for the commemorative bricks originally purchased by fans when PNC Park opened in 2001. The bricks have been replaced multiple times through the years due to wear. The team pulled up the bricks during the offseason as part …
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Pirates pledge new permanent display for commemorative bricks following public outcry
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are ready to give their fans another brick in the wall.
Pirates Provide Clarity on Bucco Bricks
Fans became angered during the Pittsburgh Pirates first homestand of the season when it was evident the Bucco Bricks that made up the ground on the sidewalks outside of PNC Park were no more. That anger grew after it was revealed the bricks were abandoned in a recycling facility with no word of a plan of replacement. On Wednesday, team president Travis Williams penned an open letter to fans announcing a program giving Pirates fans who donated to…
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