Bethlehem Steel - located in Pennsylvania,
at one time was America's largest producer of steel
and largest ship builder.
Steel - An alloy of iron.
Pig Iron - An intermediate form of iron.
Iron Pigs - A minor league baseball team
based near Bethlehem, PA
named after the former steel industry.
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| Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA Home of the Iron Pigs |
What's more American than apple pie?
How about baseball?
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| Iron Pigs Embrace Their Bacon |
Minor league baseball
is affordable family fun.
So usually once or twice a year
we head to a game.
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| FeRROUS, #26, The Mascot Pig |
I'm really not a fan of baseball.
But it's a family thing.
So I go.
Sometimes.
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| Where's the Peanuts and Cracker Jack? |
I am really not a fan of the food either.
But affordable junk food is much easier to swallow
than expensive major league junk food.
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| Two Beers and Two Dogs |
I get through it all by taking pictures.
Lots of pictures.
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| "He threw me the ball. Should I throw it back? |
I'd rather be watching soccer.
Any soccer.
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| Between Innings |
But what else would you expect from a former soccer mom?
Click here to view my photo gallery from this game.
Head out to a minor league game today.
Pennsylvania Teams:
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
Reading Fightin' Phils
Altoona Curve
Erie SeaWolves
State College Spikes
Williamsport Crosscutters
Harrisburg Senators
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Railriders
BWP Bats
