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This is Garza Sign: The Remix....

I arrived to the game on August 28th, 2008 around the time of first pitch. As most of you know I am the kid with the "This is Garza" sign (If not you now know). Well I got into my seat today and around the 2nd inning I look over to the dugout to see Andy Sonnanstine pointing at me and calling me over. I quickly hop over to the dugout to see Rocco and Andy standing there. They pull out a sheet of paper and go "Is this how your sign is?". 0828081950_medium

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They had it wrong so I had to critique them. Rocco then goes "Where is it from?" I reply "You know in the movie 300?" to which Sonny interrupts and goes "Yeah dude." Rocco then remembered the scene and we had a good laugh. They then asked who Garza was kicking in and I said "It was originally a Ranger but then we made it generic" Andy then goes "Here you keep a hold of this and bring your sign to a game so we can compare. I gladly thanked them and went back to my seat with the coolest memorabilia I have ever gotten.

Here is the original sign for comparison.

 

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**** Not how conversation actually went but basic outline.

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Awesome

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Aug 29, 2008 9:00 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Very cool

Your one sign trumps all the signs of the sign lady

by matthan on Aug 29, 2008 9:01 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

She's dead to me

Kevin Millar fans cannot be Rays fans. It just doesn’t work that way

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 9:33 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I knew there was a reason I hated you

Drunken Sux fans saying MILLAAAAAHHH have scarred me for life.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 12:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

From my extensive knowledge on trannies

You could just be one that is pre-op.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 2:01 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I rec this

as hard as I possibly can.

by Vin on Aug 29, 2008 9:48 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kazmir

You can tell because the eyes aren’t open all the way. I like how he included the radial and ulna bones on the left arm.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 10:19 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   2 recs

Uber rec.

Be more obscure next time.

by kericr on Aug 29, 2008 12:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Like the Kamikaze pilot said

It’s what I aim for

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 12:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have not seen

Any of the “big three” (sign lady, big fat upper-deck sign guy, cowbell kid) in several days on TV now. I wonder if someone finally got the hint that we don’t want to see these attention-whoring fans all the time.

I like how Justin P. pretty much completely lambasted these three idiots by doing an entire show about them last week on 620. Apparently, Cowbell Kid is racist, Sign-Lady in addition to being a bandwagon-riding attention whore who stole the whole sign idea from the big fat sign guy (the dude in the upper deck) and only cheers for the Rays because she has a daughter dating ‘an upper level Rays exec’, and the aforementioned big fat sign guy hates being called fat.

by kericr on Aug 29, 2008 12:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Kid wasn't there last night.

At least he wasn’t visible in front of the scoreboard as far as I could tell. So that’s probably why you didn’t see him, not to mention the fact that hardly anyone was in RF, so it would have been bad TV to show the Kid and his crew surrounded by a sea of blue seats.

by rayweaver on Aug 29, 2008 1:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bumped to the front page.

“Sonny Bear’s amazing sign” excellent.

by R.J. Anderson on Aug 29, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh my god

"STP is me. He can do everything I can do." - R.J. Anderson

by P Brady on Aug 29, 2008 2:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is so awesome, but

I can’t believe neither of you guys drew spit on your pictures. Grrrza just isn’t the same without the spit.

by Her Rays on Aug 29, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whoa it's a lady, can I get you a nice glass of couvoisier.

Just messin keep up the good work on your site.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 3:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You have to give me some props next time.

As the creator of “THIS IS GARZA!” I claim a 2% stake in the coolness of your sign.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Aug 29, 2008 4:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You are my muse.

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls, Riggans Your Thingans

BELIEVE in 08!

by SRQman on Aug 29, 2008 5:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nothing say thank you like a generous cash gift.

I’ll take 2% of your weekly allowance.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Aug 29, 2008 5:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You receive 0 dollars in your bank account!

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls, Riggans Your Thingans

BELIEVE in 08!

by SRQman on Aug 30, 2008 12:39 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As long as you're not holding out on me...

We’re okay. The important thing to know is that my pimp hand is of Stokesian regard.

www.citadel-insurance.com

by SeanDubbs on Aug 30, 2008 3:07 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Absolutely hilarious!

And awesome. Way to go man.

by RayFanNY on Aug 29, 2008 5:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the rays got some wierd fans

sign lady, fat boy, happy heckler, cowbell kid anyone else i left out or should know about?

and SRQman you are the man, im jealous you got to meet one of my favorite players rocco

Longo=ROY. Friedman=Executive of the year. Maddon=Manager of the year. Gabe Gross= clutch.

by RaysOfHope on Aug 30, 2008 10:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Clarification?

Is sign lady the left-right person?

Also, who is fat boy?

by Patrick L. Kennedy on Aug 31, 2008 12:07 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The rest of Garza's home starts

should have a sea of these signs in the Trop. If SRQ doesn’t mind us ripping his sign. Wouldn’t it be awesome in the playoffs to see hundreds of these signs on national TV?

by BOHICA_ALEast on Sep 1, 2008 9:43 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not only was that an awesome sign idea...

I’ve also decided to try and scream it at a random time if I’m ever at a game that Garza is pitching at…

The last game I went to was the Angels game on ESPN, and I tried screaming it during the first pitch, but I couldn’t hear myself on the tape when I went home, probably because my voice isn’t loud enough all the way in right field.

I’ll scream that and “RUNNNNNNNN! GOOOOOOOOO! GET TO DA CHOPPAH!” which has zero to do with anything, but I do it anyway…

by McLovin2.0 on Sep 1, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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