TGP meetups at Citizens Bank Park, 2010?
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 18, 2010 12:05 AM EST
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On the eve of single-game ticket sales, I am curious if any of the esteemed assemblage on this site, and its various hangers-on and n'er-do-wells, blog lords and serfs alike, have any interest in making this demented and sad interwebs endeavor social, and actually meeting up at the park sometime this year. Handheld mobile computing devices optional, but can only serve to enliven the game chatter. ("OK, so the poster who uses "toolsy" in a comment and smokes out taco pal first gets a pass on the next round!" or "precipitates 10 or more ripostes from jemagee or more than three FCC-banned profanities from FuquaManuel has to buy next round" & suchlike).
I realize not all of us are nearby, so I'll target some Saturday games to allow for drive time (or cheap Southwest Airlines flights), and attach a poll to this, maybe pick the top 2 vote-getters. Looking for feedback on the best way to do the actual meetup. Perhaps we could target a particular section that doesn't sell well and each of us buy tickets there, or maybe easier just establish a standard meeting spot (like 2-3 of us committing to go early enough to commandeer SRO concession rail space behind, say, section 127 or somesuch). Or just meet up at McFadden's before and/or after the game and do the fanboys(&girls) meet Jersey Shore types? Are we to wear t-shirts/jerseys with our web handles for easy identification? Or all wear werewolf masks? Thoughts?
For those not in the Philadelphia area, wondering about some Saturday away games at venues where tickets are easy to come by--in order:
@FLA 5/29, @TOR 6/26 (possibly @PIT 7/3--but that will probably be their fireworks game), @WSH 7/31, @NYM 8/14 or 9/11 (hmm), @ATL 10/2
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I'm Totally Down With That
Especially as birthday + baseball game = excuse to drink some more.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Feb 18, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
Fantastic idea; just makes me wish I was closer.
Not sure if any of those dates will wind up working out, but I’ll be tracking the progress of this and will jump in should the situation arise. And if anyone’s planning on making it to Boston the second weekend of June (though, even for me, it’ll be a matter of Stubhubbing or Craigslisting tickets), let me know, as I live down the street and will most certainly be at all three games.
I’m already going to 4/17 game. I will make fun of Cody Ross for all if no one else can make it.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned it, but Ross angers me like no other current player in MLB. I cannot explain it. It’s totally irrational. I hate him with the white hot intensity of 1000 suns.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko
Matt Diaz is my enemy and I’m completely convinced he’s on the juice.
by Phils 2036 World CH on Feb 25, 2010 8:53 AM EST up reply actions
Sounds good but how about a list of games that everyone is reasonably assured they can get tickets to …LIke Marlins will have alot more tickets than the mets or braves
There’s always a way, stubhub or scalpers or SRO. This is why a semi-official meetup spot makes sense to me and allows for harmonic convergences.
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 19, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
Do i get points for shouting Mr. Positive while in attendance at a game?
TAKE THE FALL, ACT HURT, GET INDIGNANT
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 19, 2010 2:28 PM EST reply actions
Mr. Positive wouldn’t have it any other way!
by Wet Luzinski on Feb 19, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
The awkwardness!
I can probably make any of these dates, but my preference is for a weekend date. I voted 5/1 for no particular reason other than an afternoon in mid-spring strikes me as pretty much ideal baseball conditions.
Washington Nationals - 7/31
I really like that game. Nats park is easy/easy to get to on the metro.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Feb 24, 2010 1:30 PM EST reply actions
Could this get bumped to the front page?
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Feb 24, 2010 1:32 PM EST reply actions
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