Hey guys, welcome to Double Shot Pirates.

I'm Dan Kovachovich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.

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Pirates are playing the Padres tonight over at PNC Park. I want to talk a little bit about

the crowds that have come here, down here to date and what that means. But first, I'll let you know that

the pitching matchup has Bubba Chandler on the mound. And, you know, what could be a pretty

nice, nice little matchup there or not. Let me see what Marquez is. I know nothing about Marquez.

Oh, Hermann Marquez. Of course I do. I didn't know it was him. Yeah, he can pitch.

So you got a nice little matchup over there, but especially an opportunity to see Bubba. He's

going to be that guy who's forever second or third or whatever when it comes to the prospect hierarchy.

In another time, in another era of Pittsburgh baseball, he'd be the one that all the eyes are on.

That's not an exaggeration.

He'd be the one everybody's talking about.

That's obviously to the credit of the organization to have, you know, the two wonder children

that they do in Paul Skeens. And of course, now Connor Griffin. So that's the matchup. It's a 6.40 p.m. start. If you're in here with us,

oh, you are in here. I'm looking at all the numbers. Okay, hi, guys. We're going to be talking about a lot of

different stuff today. I'm going to begin with this attendance thing, just so that it's understood.

I hear this gotten wrong so often that no matter how often I bring it up.

I try to correct everybody, It's shouting into the wind.

And I understand it's not my stance.

It's not my opinion.

This is stuff that I've been told by baseball executives who live this life.

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