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The Pirates "Winter Caravan" visited 17 different communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia from Tuesday, December 13 through Thursday, December 15 to meet with fans and the media, to build excitement for the 2012 baseball season, and to share Holiday well wishes with Pirates fans across the region.
Participating were manager Clint Hurdle and members of the coaching staff, players Andrew McCutchen, Joel Hanrahan, Kevin Correia, Jose Tabata, Alex Presley, Michael McKenry, Daniel McCutchen, Brad Lincoln, Jeff Karstens and James McDonald, and members of the Pirates broadcasting team.
The Caravan featured private and public appearances by current players, coaches, broadcasters, members of the front office and the Pirate Parrot and/or Pirates Pierogies. At each public visit, the participants signed free autographs for fans, met with members of the media and discussed the 2012 Pirates season.
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View Gallery"The support that our fans showed us throughout 2011 began with record crowds for the Caravan and PirateFest during the off-season and continued throughout the summer with 17 sellouts at PNC Park was overwhelming," said Pirates President Frank Coonelly. "The Winter Caravan and PirateFest provide us with an opportunity to say thank you to the fans for their remarkable support in 2011 and to show them our commitment to finish the job in 2012. These two winter events also give fans an opportunity to reconnect with our players and staff locally in Pittsburgh and in a number of outlying communities in the tri-state area during the holiday season."
In addition to the group Caravan events, the Pirates held an autograph session at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, December 13 with Michael McKenry, Brad Lincoln, Daniel McCutchen and Alex Presley.
