The Pirates have released their promotional schedule for the 2013 season, as single games tickets are set to go on sale next week. The giveaways have been pretty “meh” the past few years, but nothing terrible. This year’s list appears to be pretty good; here’s a look:
| Date▲ | Opponent▲ | Promotion |
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| Mon, Apr 1 | Cubs |
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| Fri, Apr 12 | Reds |
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| Sat, Apr 13 | Reds |
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| Sun, Apr 14 | Reds |
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| Fri, Apr 19 | Braves |
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| Sat, Apr 20 | Braves |
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| Sun, Apr 21 | Braves |
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| Date▲ | Opponent▲ | Promotion |
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| Fri, May 3 | Nationals |
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| Sat, May 4 | Nationals |
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| Sun, May 5 | Nationals |
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| Fri, May 17 | Astros |
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| Sat, May 18 | Astros |
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| Sun, May 19 | Astros |
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| Fri, May 31 | Reds |
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| Date▲ | Opponent▲ | Promotion |
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| Sat, Jun 1 | Reds |
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| Sun, Jun 2 | Reds |
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| Fri, Jun 14 | Dodgers |
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| Sat, Jun 15 | Dodgers |
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| Sun, Jun 16 | Dodgers |
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| Fri, Jun 28 | Brewers |
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| Sat, Jun 29 | Brewers |
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| Sun, Jun 30 | Brewers |
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| Date▲ | Opponent▲ | Promotion |
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| Fri, Jul 12 | Mets |
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| Sat, Jul 13 | Mets |
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| Sun, Jul 14 | Mets |
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| Date▲ | Opponent▲ | Promotion |
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| Fri, Aug 2 | Rockies |
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| Sat, Aug 3 | Rockies |
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| Sun, Aug 4 | Rockies |
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| Fri, Aug 16 | D-backs |
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| Sat, Aug 17 | D-backs |
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| Sun, Aug 18 | D-backs |
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| Fri, Aug 30 | Cardinals |
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| Sat, Aug 31 | Cardinals |
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| Date▲ | Opponent▲ | Promotion |
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| Sun, Sep 1 | Cardinals |
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| Fri, Sep 13 | Cubs |
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| Sat, Sep 14 | Cubs |
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| Sun, Sep 15 | Cubs |
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| Fri, Sep 20 | Reds |
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| Sat, Sep 21 | Reds |
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| Sun, Sep 22 | Reds |
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First, it’s nice to see Free Shirt Friday back on the slate. The free shirts are an incredibly popular promotion, and they are starting to become a Friday night tradition at PNC. The designs are not known yet, but they should be on display at PirateFest (along with the other giveaways) like in past years.
Also, the bobblehead promotions really jump out at you when glancing over the list. The Pirates only had one bobblehead in each of the past two seasons (Neil Walker in 2011, Joel Hanrahan in 2012) despite their popularity. However, they’re busting out two for 2013 – Andrew McCutchen with his awards on April 20th and A.J. Burnett with a camo jersey on May 18. Both seem like really slick giveaways.
In addition to Burnett’s camo jersey bobblehead, the Bucs will also have a kids camouflage jersey giveaway on May 19th. This leads us to believe that they will wear their camo jerseys for a game or two next season, just as they did last year.
Another note about jerseys – there is a Pedro Alvarez “Sunday alternate jersey” giveaway on August 4th. Furthermore, there will be a “Sunday alternate cap” on June 16th. This seems to imply that a new jersey/hat combo will be introduced by the team in the near future. Really looking forward to see what the Pirates have in store.
The typical fireworks nights, Fan Jams, and Skyblasts are on the schedule again. The concert bands have not been announced yet.
The Jolly Roger flag and rally towels seem like solid giveaways, too. There’s a good assortment of kids Sunday promotions as usual.
It’s important to note that the Jolly Roger, Cutch bobblehead, A.J. bobblehead, and fleece scarf are only being given away to the first 25,000 fans. In the past, all promotions were usually given to all fans (except the kids giveaways, which are obviously ages 14 & younger).
We can’t wait to get our hands on some of these upon entering the gates next season. Only 134 more days…
Go Bucs
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