Welcome all

Welcome to the first day of my new blog: "Doug's View from the Cheap Seats."

My name is Doug Street and I have been a sports writer for 10 years and a baseball writer for seven, though my days of covering Pirates games date back to 1998. I have covered the lowest of the minor leagues (short-season rookie ball in the Appalachian League for two seasons) to the best the majors has to offer (though that was usually the Pirates opponents.)

The view of the game used to be from a different (albeit higher) locale at PNC Park. To use a baseball term, I have been designated by assignment. So now, the view is from a different part of the park, but the love for the game remains.

My hope is that you will find something a little bit different with this blog from others. Sure, I will do my best to keep you updated ont he latest information around baseball. However, I hope do so with a style not seen in other places, especially since this blog can be a bit ore uninhibited than my last one.

I hope that you enjoy the blog and I welcome all comments, questions, etc. I want this to be very interactive and I appreciate feedback about the blog.

Thanks you.