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Posted on 04/10/2006 1:18:24 PM PDT by martin_fierro
Baseball with cigars and martinis
Monday, April 10, 2006
By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Now there's a new way to enjoy Pirates baseball, albeit one that may annoy non-smoking advocates and other advocates of healthy living, not to mention political correctness: The Montecristo Club, which opens this week at PNC Park complete with a cigar bar and a martini bar.
And while women are certainly welcome, this new upscale venue seems to be all about exclusivity and manliness, in an impress-your-girlfriend kind of way -- if she's into cigar smoke -- or, alternatively, in an-escape-your-wife kind of way, given its wood-paneled "men's club" aura.
Either way, the Montecristo Club -- which occupies sections 207 and 208 of the 18-section PBC Level -- is a pricey deal. Members can join for the whole season of 81 games for $4,500; commit to different packages of 10, 20 or 40 games at different prices -- or purchase membership for just one game at $70 a person (which includes the cost of a ticket). Some nights during the season may already be sold out (200 people is the limit on any one night).
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There will also be private cigar lockers available to the first 100 full-season members, while the first 50 full-season "charter members" will also receive a personalized box of Montecristo brand cigars.
At a recent opening reception, Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy expressed enthusiasm for the cigar bar concept -- but with a touch of rue.
"I just wish the Pirates were doing better," he said.
So do we.
(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...
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And you get to see some good baseball, if the visiting team is good.
FWIW, this guy's the starting pitcher.
Ok, Martin, enough of this baseball crap. Are you gonna help me beat Murtha? Are you gonna help Diana Irey?
Or am I going to get bored with the whole damn 'Burgh thing?
What say you?
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