ILBB Fancy a Ballpark 2008

alas, acceptances are pouring in days after I have bought TWO (2) tickets... :(

If I still lived in Kings county, Doc.

Wrigley is calling my name sometime in April.

If I make it to the states this year can I press-gang some of you to take me to a game? (so far only planning Chicago in October which might not be ideal)

LOL!!!

Barry: yes

Steve: That's rich coming from Barrytown.

gabbneb would go to a mets game with a morbs, but might require lots of explanation of what all those funny men are doing with their sticks and cowparts

warm, Maine -- almost tempted to go Shea.

I'm not even going to Chicago any more so the White Sox triumphant journey to the world series will have to happen without me.

the temp in Flushing will drop 15 degrees during the game anyway...

I am going to the Cubs-Pirates a week from Sunday. I think colette and toby are going too.

Chicago FAP at some point that weekend, probably Saturday.

^^that is a sunday postgame beer invitation to the chicago ILBBers BTW. Are there any?

i don't think there's anyone from chicago here.

but, out of idle curiosity, where is this FAP to occur? i've heard good things about beer.

mr. diamond is from the south side.

rip k3rry

Oh yeah thanks he wanted to eat beef sandwiches again in Southy that one time.

Chicago kevin where you at?

ukrainian village.

I'll let you know when I hear back from colette and toby. Probably on the North Side.

the gingerman (next to the metro on clark, just north of wrigley) is the only non-jagbag place up there if you're looking for suggestions. better yet would be getting the hell out of wrigleyville but whatever, i'm easy.

Yeah I think colette might put something on the Chicago thread. Wouldn't mind visiting Wicker Park places like Rainbo and Holiday Star, or wherever the kids hang out nowadays.

Gold star

wow, i was at both gold star and rainbo last week . and rainbo tonight. the neighborhood is changing, goldstar, which was one of the most reliable bars for most of the time i've lived here, is now either over run by bike messengers (early) or neighborhood douches who are out slumming (later). but again, whatever, i'm easy.

I like Rainbo better, but also totally open to suggestions.

It is very, very reassuring that ILXors still go to only the same handful of bars in Brooklyn and Chicago that we did 6 years ago.

no it's not.

I'm glad I didn't go to 4-hr Mets game last night, even with happy ending.

It is very, very reassuring that ILXors are still contrarians.

fwiw, i'm going to o's v. jays on tuesday at camden if anyone's in the vicinity/cares. $8 upper reserved tix AND free adam jones tees!

morbs has been to the bar by wrigley that i mentioned!

I like Rainbo better, but also totally open to suggestions.

same. i've had to stop going to my local for a bit but a few of the regulars there are baseball obessives. lately when i've gone out for drinks in the neighborhood i've been going to inner town pub.

I'm glad I didn't go to 4-hr Mets game last night, even with happy ending.

-- Dr Morbius, Friday, April 11, 2008 8:22 AM (Friday, April 11, 2008 8:22 AM) Bookmark Link

wow, how much do THOSE tickets cost?!?

hahaha -- you have to wait for Citi Field for those. Looks too wet and cool for Mets game this weekend.

I thought Piazza had left the team

Chicago FAP at some point that weekend, probably Saturday.

-- felicity, Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:17 PM (Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:17 PM) Bookmark Link

collette mentioned this on the chilx thread, any idea what time?

Mets (Figueroa) tom'w night, for the mild Shea temps?

be sure to be careful on the escalators

Chicago FAP at some point that weekend, probably Saturday.

-- felicity, Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:17 PM (Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:17 PM) Bookmark Link

collette mentioned this on the chilx thread, any idea what time?

-- chicago kevin, Monday, April 14, 2008 10:29 AM (5 days ago) Bookmark Link

We're going to the Hungry Brain, Belmont between Clybourn and OIakley. Heading out now - I think they are already there.

yeah, i was at rainbo when i got the text and my night was starting to take a turn for the surreal so i rode it out. i just got walked in the door now. sorry i missed you.

I just got 2 free tix for tonight's OAK vs. MIN 7:05pm game. Currently shopping around for a late taker, would any of you local guys have any interest?

I'm going to BALTIMORE on Sunday to see the Orioles get a taste of the Red Sox' Colon :D:D:D

I hope they turn him into a semiColon.

i don't get it.

hit him so hard he breaks in half? it was 9a.m., jeez.

4 Games.
One Stadium.
FOX Game of the Week and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN.
Coming this Thursday . . . the Chicago Cubs at Dodgers.

Find me there or watch me on tv.*

*Blackout restrictions may apply.

A culinary scorecard for all 30 major league baseball stadiums.

I laffed at whatever park dispenses kosher dogs via VENDING MACHINE. mmm-mmm...

i noticed no mention of that bbq place at camden - is it actually any good? did the guy just miss it?

by omission, he seems to prefer Manny Sanguillen's in Pittsburgh.

The Red Sox sell the kosher dogs in the machine.

ROFL at the U.S. Cellular entry.

The old Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field) had these amazing strawberries and whipped cream. They don't have that anymore since the remodel.

is it possible he just didn't consider the offerings on the concourse thing?

Can't write about everything in every park, you goddamn nerd.

yes, but the bbq place is talked up by out-of-town sportscasters, my good fellow

those guys will talk about their mother-in-law's foot ulcer to fill time

i'm guessing you have no first-hand knowledge to report

I did not eat Boog's bbq at Camden on Memorial Day, no. We ate at the open-air vendor area across the street where it's CHEAP.

i would trip an old lady for a fenway frank right now.

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im starting to think felicity is arlyssa marnano in disguise

Thanks! That's a big step up from Miss Manners.

i could have confirmed or denied this on her last trip to chicago but i got drunk at the rainbo instead.

http://www.planet99.com/pix/474_1.jpg

Next time, your pretty face is going to WAUKEGAN.

BLACK TOP!!!!!

Can't write about everything in every park, you goddamn nerd.

-- Dr Morbius, Monday, June 9, 2008 6:32 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

this made me lol cuz i picture buzz bissinger shouting it

HAY FUCKERS! IT'S STATEN ISLAND YANQUIS AND BROOKLYN CYCLONES TIME. WHO I BRAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO SEE GAMEZ?

after I move one stop closer to Coney!

Somewhat related:

There were theatrics during the game, as well, when a switch-pitcher on the mound for the Yankees and a switch-hitter at the plate for the Cyclones, unable to settle on their respective approaches, engaged in a bizarre late-game standoff that lasted several minutes.

the rule is the pitcher must declare what hand he's going pitch with before the batter has to declare what side of the plate he'll bat from. the red sox had a guy in the late 80s/early 90s who was ambidextrous with a special glove that he could wear on either hand. the old red sox never let him pitch left handed though. i think he did with the rangers later on.

can't remember his name, greg something i think.

greg harris

^^ that's the dude!

lolvid of ambidextrous showdown

players "declaring" stuff brings welcome 1870s vibe.

from the minor league umpire manual, via SABR's David Vincent:

6.15 AMBIDEXTROUS PITCHERS In the rare occasion of an ambidextrous pitcher, the pitcherand batter may each change positions one time at-bat. For example, if the pitcher changes from right-handed to left-handed and the batter then changes batter's boxes, each player must remain that way for the duration of that at-bat (unless the offensive team substitutes a pinch hitter, and then each player may again "switch" one time).

HAY FUCKERS! ABERDEEN @ SI YANQUIS WHO IS IN 7 PM

HAY! THE SI YANQUIS PARK IS EASY TO GET TO; LESS CROWDED THAN THAT SHIT IN THE AMUSEMENT PARK AND YOU GET THERE BY MAJIKAL BOAT AND SHIT.

and there are usually 3000 empty seats.

EXACTLY

Should we all be total gaywads and go to the Javits thing?

if I did, it wd be Sunday, but $30, hmmmm....

Jimmy the Mod: I will go with you to all these minor league games, as I discussed briefly with you post-Boxcar. I'll even go to the majors.

How about that Roy Halladay?

how about those jays unis?

hi va!

I KNOW THOSE UNIS ARE RUGGED AS FUCK

I know 30 USD but it seems retarded and therefore possibly fun/injurious i.e. "SEE HOW FAST U CAN THRO LOL" or "U CAN HAS MARIANO CUTTER UPSIDE U DOME TRI TO HIT LOL ^_^"

perhaps better spent on new blue Mets cap or Passing Strange

I expect to see George Bell in that Jays uni.

How many were in the stands for that Futures game, 25,000? Were the cheap seats $50 or something? That would've been an ideal last game to see there -- Yankee Stadium without Yankees.

JTM: I have Friday, July 25, off. Are there any minor league games that day (that you will take me to)?

(Hi MP! I still need to see you--perhaps at a Mets game?)

SI Yanks are @ cyclones which will likely be impossible to get in to. This thursday the SI yanks have an 11 AM start and are playing friday @ 7

Cyclones are no in town until the 22nd

aren't cyclones @ yanks on 19th and 21st?

I checked and there are online tickets available for 7/25 for both $8 and $15. But I could go other days and to S.I. Most nights I probably can't make it to S.I. or Coney by 7 though -- but I could do weekends.

ya we could do the 25th?

Awesome! What seats do you recommend? Field Box ($15), Box ($13), Reserved Bleacher ($8), or GA Bleacher ($8)? Anyone else wanna go?

I might be up for the 25th (have the Mets the next night).

There are stay-in-your seats fireworks afterward, if it's any inducement.

I went Saturday and the Reserved Bleacher seats weren't so hot. The woman policing the section was needlessly authoritarian about the seat numbers, despite the section being about 1/3 full. Plus it's a long ways away from the action and the RF and t-shirt cannon guy were paying zero attention to us.

Who's interested in Marlins-Giants (zzzzz) on Aug. 19 or 20 at PacBell? I don't care a whole lot about either team, but I haven't been to the park yet.

eh yeah who cares about the teams bhut pac bell (or whatever its called now) is way up on my shortlist of parks to visit + maybe youll catch lincecum

Hmm . . . not sure I can get excited about PacBell, but pencil me in for any Mets games.

that beautiful brick ballpark overlooking the san francisco bay isnt all that, but shea stadium? count me in!

a WINNING TEAM makes the diff

that annual mets collapse can not come soon enough.

Backwards team allegiance . . . a little unconventional, but I like it!

Rock Hardy, AT&T is a beautiful park. You should definitely try to see a game there.

i'm interested in cyclones+fireworks, but more than philip glass?

I would go to cyclones but I don't think I could make it to Coney after work by 7pm. I can make it to Mets though. COZY SHACK PUDDING!

that's KOZY

15 dollar tix all the way

how shall we handle this?

The field boxes on that Fri night (vs SI Yanks) look gone to me, no?

I myself am eyeing 8/6 bravos vs. giants daygame @ at&t...never been either. anyone have rec's on where's best to sit?

figures xp

Yea, looks like the field tix are gone now, should we do reserved bleacher, or ga in case more people decide to come? If we do reserved bleacher, I can get the tix.

whichevs! Sign me up!

Dr. M: should I get you a ticket?

If possible, yes, but I think we're looking at another night -- 7/25 looks sold out.

I can't go to a ballgame THIS Friday, but look what the Newark Bears have planned:

http://newarkbears.com/schedule/promotional/

Argh, all that's available now is standing room.

sro is gay

i believe there are field boxes and fireworks on the 24th

Yea I figured standing room was no good. Maybe we can get lucky on Craigslist.

Maybe we can get lucky on Craigslist.

i think that only works with casual encounters.

I went by the ballpark last night because I spent the day in C.I. anyway, and I asked if tix were sold out and they said no. Either box seats or standing were available. I took a box but it was out between right field and third base and some big guy's head was blocking my view. Went shopping for T-shirts, came back and took a seat right behind home plate basically. There were tons of empty seats. I think even with standing room only seats, you can definitely pick a good seat near the field (at least after the third inning). The people there didn't seem to care at all. It was a kind of boring game as the Cyclones were ahead by a lot until the last inning when the Yankees starting getting all these hits and runs. Cyclones still managed to win it. Oh, why do they play all that music between every pitch? Kind of annoying.

Up for a visit to the S.I. ballfield now. Let's coordinate.

i am down for the latter half od this week?

Sun Aug 3 at 6 pm--Cyclones at Yankees?

working, probably won't be back in time :(

Boo. There's the same gay Friday night, but I don't see how I could make that, unless I call in sick. . . .

I leave for family gathering next Friday. Anything doing Wed night or Thurs?

VP, you seem like a time traveller who is used to the halcyon games of 1956.

There are very likely things happening Wed and Thurs--but how are those of us who work in Queens until 6 p.m. supposed to partake?

I guess I'm used to '80s baseball--my how times have changed. I was pleased with Giants Stadium when I went to see soccer--the food and beer offerings hadn't been all yuppified like in DC's RFK.

Oh, and 'God Bless America' during the 7th inning stretch? Really?

can't do sundays, but many other nights are good

Cyclones vs Batavia, Sat night at 6?

Billy Wagner pitches in Coney Saturday! but I have other plans.

What about Sunday at 5 (Carl Erskine bobblehead/tribute)?

8/6 bravos vs. giants daygame @ at&t

^this worked out v. well btw

Is this Coney? I could be down. But when is the Staten Island trip?

I think I will get tix for Mets Summer Reading night after all!

throw out some SI dates, somebody.

flash: Wagner NOT pitching in Coney. Hates fun.

I'll be at the Giants game either tomorrow night or Wednesday. Post here if anyone wants to meet up.

Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus:

Not to be all Will Carroll here, but Jay Jaffe, Derek Jacques and I, among others, will be at tonight’s Brooklyn Cyclones game. If you’re around and want to talk some baseball, or just ask Jay why Joe Maddon bites his style, swing by the first-base side and I’m sure you’ll find us. (And yes, I’m annoyed that we missed Brad Holt by a day.)

one for morbs:

http://brooklyncyclones.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/News/Baracklyn%20site%20front%204.jpg

For one night this summer, the Brooklyn Cyclones will be transformed into the Baracklyn Cyclones, honoring the 44th President of the United States with a night of patriotic partying at the ballpark.

Universal Health Care: Free Band-Aids to the first 1,000 fans
Naming Rights: Anyone named Barack gets in for free

free pass out of Guantanamo (date to be determined)

hillary umping as secretary of plate

amazing.