Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens, left, and team president Frank ...

Photo by Jessica Kanalas | published: December 15, 2011

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens, left, and team president Frank Coonelly sign autographs for Ramsey Brown, 7, of Sharon, Pa., at the annual Pirates Caravan event Wednesday at The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown. Normally reserved for the end of January, the annual event was moved up a month because the team was itching to get the season going, said Coonelly.