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Pittsburgh's Pete Schell says he's probably collected about 300 to 400 baseballs in the 15 years he's been shagging balls outside the Pirates' ballparks. But the dream of catching one on the fly has so far eluded him. Photo: Lou Blouin

Ball ‘Hawking’ on the Allegheny River

Lou BlouinJune 30, 2017

Rather than scratch and claw for baseballs with the other ball "hawks" inside PNC park, Pete Schell has staked out his own version of the hawks' life on the banks of the Allegheny River.

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Ball ‘Hawking’ on the Allegheny River