The Pittsburgh Pirates recently welcomed a new Single-A affiliate to the minor league system in the West Virginia Black Bears. With early round draft picks Kevin Newman and Kevin Kramer assigned to the team – as well as an opening day pop from a Tyler Glasnow rehab start – enthusiasm was high for the young club.
On that opening night, a substantial rain delay couldn’t dampen fan enthusiasm. The standing-room only crowd eventually saw the Black Bears go on to lose 15-7, but many have said after the pageantry of that opening night that the fans will come back in doves.