FanFest Reaction Open Thread and More

by R.J. Anderson on Feb 14, 2009 6:00 PM EST

Consider this your open thread for FanFest pics, stories, complaints, whatever.

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Here's some final links for you digestion:

A Dodgers blog poses the question: "Shouldn't Rays fans love the Dodgers?"

Per the Sporting News the best rotation in the American League resides in St. Pete.

“We have depth in a number of different areas, and that was a big focus of ours last offseason. It paid dividends for us during the season and we kept with that approach this offseason,” Friedman said. “We’re going to have a lot of very talented guys in Triple-A, and we look at that as a positive.”

Finally, the NBA All-Star weekend is underway, follow along at 3QC, and NFL free agency isn't too far away, check up on that over at Buc'Em.

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1. They weren’t ready for the size of the crowd. Especially for the autographs. They needed more rope. Hard to blame them for that, unless it continues in the future.
2. I wasn’t ready for the size of the crowd. Either I’m getting old or its time for me to have kids so I ‘get it’ again.
3. Along those same lines, they may want to consider more exclusive autograph sessions for season ticket holders, as I’d say at least 15% of the people in line bought the 9=8 packages just so they could get in early. Imagine how many more tickets they could sell. These types of events can pay for themselves in the long run.
4. I think the days of ‘More than Just a Game’ are long gone. It’s only to be expected that the schwag and personal service level has gone down as the fanbase has gone up.
5. I’m really glad I got season tix in ‘07. Judging from the seat selection available now versus the past there is no comparison. Any lack of customer service is made up by the fact I now have a truly hot commodity.
6. I thought there would be a riot when the announced Longoria would not be signing due to an emergency. Hope he and his family are alright, and that he has a legit excuse.
7. James Shields is a company man, and stepped up to the plate like a professional, sigining in Longoria’s place.
8. No other franchise (except maybe Florida or Arizona) even has the opportunity for something like this, and for that we are blessed.
9. Hooray Sign Guy and Wig Kid!!!! (Casting 35,000 All-Star votes yourself is pretty impressive)
10. If you have kids, failure to take advantage of the Rays Rookie program ($20 for 2 tix and a t-shirt, plus more) seems like a form of child neglect.

by GomesSweetGomes on Feb 14, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

I heard longo had his wisdom teeth removed on friday

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by UFfitz56 on Feb 15, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions

I'm In Tampa On Vacation

And I went to Fanfest. First of all, Chestnut is freakin awesome. I wanna see you drink a whole carton of milk. Second of all, McGee says he’ll be back around june/july and the surgery is going well. At least that’s what he said.

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by cwhitman412 on Feb 14, 2009 7:21 PM EST reply actions

PHX

going to win the shooting thing. Rose going to win skills. Kapono going to win 3 and Dwight winning Dunk.

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by SRQman on Feb 14, 2009 8:48 PM EST reply actions

Fail, Win, Fail, Fail.

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Feb 14, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions

Srsly...Fuck Nate Robinson....

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by SRQman on Feb 14, 2009 11:11 PM EST up reply actions

It's Dwight's fault

for not bringing his A game. He could of done a lot better than what he showed tonight. His third dunk was awesome, but the rest were “meh” at best.

Hello.

by killa3312 on Feb 15, 2009 12:06 AM EST up reply actions

Almost completely agree

The 2nd dunk was better than it looked; dunking on a 12 foot hoop is insane, and he made it look pathetically easy. He wanted to move the hoop higher but the forklift was maxed out. But he flubbed his first dunk and there’s no comparison between a sub-6 foot Nate Robinson dunking over Howard versus his tired-ass free-throw-line dunk.

I think Howard threw it on purpose to give LeBron James enough confidence to enter the contest next year to set up what could be the greatest slam-dunk contest of all time.

by kericr on Feb 15, 2009 9:45 AM EST up reply actions