The Pirates won 9-2 against the Florida Marlins yesterday for a 2-2 start to the regular season. Today the Bucs finally bring their show home with their home opener against Chicago at 1:35 p.m.

Fans flocking to PNC Park for the home opener will be greeted by a new restaurant and sports bar. The Hall of Fame Club, which has taken over the space formerly occupied by Outback Steakhouse, features table seating, a full-service bar, 20 flat screen HD televisions, retractable glass doors open to PNC Park, and an outdoor patio overlooking left-center field. Other new features at PNC Park for 2008 include:

• All-you-can-eat seats in right field
• Larger seats in the Lexus Club section
• Credit and debit card purchases at all concession and merchandise stands.

Speaking of food, Aramark has released some fun statistics about the food Pirates fans are expected to consume on opening day at PNC Park:

6,000 Hot Dogs
3,500 Orders of Nachos
2,500 Primanti Bros. Sandwiches
1,700 Soft Pretzels
1,200 Bags of Peanuts
1,200 Hamburgers
850 Bags of Cotton Candy
750 Slices of Pizza
700 Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches
650 Bags of Popcorn
400 Pounds of French Fries
300 Bags of Cracker Jack
200 Orders of Chicken Tenders
150 Gallons of Ice Cream
10,000 Gallons of Soda
1,500 Bottles of Water
15,000 Pounds of Ice

Of course if you want to attend the Pirates home opener against the Cubs, its standing room only! Or if you can't make today's game, the team has announced "Opening Night" on Wednesday, April 9 with dollar hot dogs for all fans, and half-off outfield reserved seats for college students with ID.