AN weekend in Anaheim

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 12:04 AM PDT Comment 116 comments

I have booked my hotel room at the Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County where the team supposedly stays during trips to Anaheim. I used Priceline and was able to reserve 2 nights (Friday and Saturday) at $55 a night (+taxes = $132ish total), which is at least 50% off the listed price (Doubletree's website starts at $99 a night).

If you need a room and want to chance this method, choose the name your own price and Disneyland area and bid $55 per night. Odds are, the Doubletree will get selected as your hotel (I've used Priceline for my last couple vacations and have a pretty good idea of where I'll end up based on the bid.)

Secondly, if people are still interested in doing card stunts, I'll need someone to volunteer to order the cards (green on one side, yellow on the other). I believe we'll need about 65-70 cards (5 rows, 13-14 seats wide) that are, 30 or 36 inches square? (I'm not sure what the dimensions should be). I can take care of creating the stunts themselves. I think the team will be juiced to see us showing our love and appreciation for the team - and really, who does card stunts in the opposing team's stadium? Crazy!! Only AN ...

C) if you've received your postseason tickets (I picked mine up today - yay!), remember to check in here.

Finally, I'm hoping that we clinch this weekend, after all, athleticsgirl24 is making the trip all the way from Arkansas to see our guys. I think 2 out of 3 should do it, which could put the clinching day on the 24th, my birthday :D. The fat lady hasn't sang yet, but she's doing her scales, and the audience is filing in ...

P.S. I'd like to give thanks again to Baseballgirl for organizing this event. It's fans like her that make these things possible, and make AN a great place to be a part of.

P.P.S. The gauntlet has been thrown down by a fan at HH

see how the ?ber-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring to Angel Stadium

I smell a challenge.

Poll

Which series will we clinch the AL West?

Next weekend, all up in their kitchen, tracking our dirty shoes everywhere, putting our feet up on their coffee table, leaving dishes in the sink, not flushing, wiping ourselves with their 'rally' simian ...

12 votes

Hell freezes over. (<--- option for RevHalo)

11 votes

This weekend vs. LA-ay-ay

31 votes

Next week vs. Seattle (will the streak continue?)

30 votes

84 votes | Poll has closed

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weee

I'm looking forward to AN weekend Anaheim so much! I don't think I can help out making the cards, but I wanted to say thanks for doing all of the planning for that. I wasn't sure if it was still happening or whatever, but I think it'll be way fun if it does!

GO OAKLAND!!

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Sep 19, 2006 1:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What's the cost for ordering the cards?

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't help to order the cards but I'll be happy

to chip in :)

by gilaASfan on Sep 19, 2006 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Same here...

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 19, 2006 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the offers, I think Trojanoava or BBG

might be able to offer ideas on how to procure the cards we need?

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like the good intern I never had

I'll provide a link to the original diary on the card stunts.

Oh TROJA! Let's do this.

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll see what I can do

regarding the purchase of the cards and the organizing of patterns and such, if someone else will design patterns. Whatchu got so far, Rickey?

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's keep that out of the diary

I don't want to ruin the surprise when it's on ESPN :-).

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Sep 19, 2006 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Start an email chain with us...

...to keep it off the internet...:)

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 19, 2006 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really really really really really really

really really really want you guys to pull this off

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 19, 2006 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I second (and third) that

What can we (underlings) do to help?

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

any number of things

look back at the old thread and see how we kind of designed stunts, and design some of your own. We could also use help in figuring out the construction of the signs (ie do we just use posterboard or do we buy stuff)?

I'm looking into it. I know that when they tried it my freshman year at 'sc, they did them with these plastic baggies - it was so weird. I don't think we'll have a problem getting the cards into the stadium as long as we don't throw them.

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Excellent

A few preliminary questions:

How many people will be participating?
What seating arrangement will the participants be in?
What size should the actual cards be?

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well

Everyone in attendence for Saturday's game
See the seating arrangements for Saturday (help BBG?)
I was thinking 2' x 2'? Your thoughts?

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is no Row I

Saturday's game:
Section V508 Row H Seats 12-25
Section V508 Row J Seats 12-25
Section V508 Row K Seats 11-25
Section V508 Row L Seats 10-25
Section V508 Row M Seats 12-25

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 19, 2006 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So

Looks like we need BBG's assistance for #'s 1 & 2. BBG? As per #3, 2' x 2' sounds ideal - but being as that I really havn't tried this before, my guess is as good as _____.

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

there's your answer

5 rows of 14

apparently now the debate is between 2'x 2' or 3'x 3' ?

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

3' x 3' minimizes the gap between people

so it'll look like we have a solid background instead of the cards looking like square dots. 30" might also be workable (I'm not sure of the actual distance from seat rest to seat rest, but I'm sure it shuld be more than 24")

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Got it

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know for sure that we have

A block 14 seats wide, 5 rows high. We have a couple seats on the fringe (i think) for people who would rather watch the game or something ;)

That should be about 70 cards.

The cards should be 36 inches wide i think to cover an adequate amount of space.

So far, I've designed -

Let's Go A's!
Let's Go Oak land
AN
AL West #1
HR!
Kiss our A's
We L(heart)V our A's
MVP

For the most part, I'm trying to keep things simple and relatively recognizable.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

'MVP' would be SO fun!!!

(if he plays) :(

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 19, 2006 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it sounds like

The design fase has been tkaen care of, no? Then the next step is actually producing the cards?

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Procuring the cards, yes.

I'll come up with little index cards or something for each seat so that person will know what color to flip to when.

Also, if cards cannot be purchased (for whatever reason) with different colors on each side, we can still do it with two cards of different colors.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh

are you taking care of the seat assignments? I was under the impression I was going to be doing that. I'm game for either way, though.

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

we can always have

more designs. Nonetheless...

Right now I'm reading that we're going to have to make our own, basically buy some gatorboard and spraypaint it. I think, through artsupply.com, we can get enough gatorboard for 60 signs for like $16, if I'm reading correctly. The only thing we need, now, is for someone to volunteer the time to make them....

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seems like a lot of work

Is colored poster board available? That way, all we have to do is cut it to size? As for seating, I can come up with the little index card instructions for each seat.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

poster board is too flimsy

gator board is ridiculous. i dont know if there are any art stores down here that carry it, though. And it def. only comes in white or black.

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i thought that was what our schools used

for our card stunts

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Time to make them I have. I'm thinking the best way would be to have a small get-together of volunteers to make them all at once (relatively quickly) while simultaneously enjoying some adult beverages.

I'll volunteer my place for this, but I'm in Oakland. Thus, the cards would have to be sent down with someone from the Bay Area who is traveling down for the weekend. Or does it make more sense to make the cards in SoCal?

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Frankly,

I don't care where they're made as long as they make it down for the game on Saturday :)

I like the way you're thinking though...can anyone in the LA area host, or help eamb in Oakland?

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welll....

I work at a motorcycle dealership with a warehouse where we could paint, either in the parking lot or in the actual building, so I guess that's enough space.

I just don't know when or how. If someone can answer those two questions... ;)

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 19, 2006 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If it's decided that

We'll be making them here, I'll organize the "card-party". It might have to be this weekend to get them done in time, that shouldn't be a problem. Let's just decide if that's what we're going to do soon, so I have some time to organize it.

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can help in Oakland

Mr. Poppy & I will be driving down to Anaheim on Saturday. I have no idea what gatorboard is, but if 70 3'x3' pieces of it will fit into a Honda Accord, I'm also willing to transport them... LOL

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 19, 2006 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about NOYOUCAN'T?

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 20, 2006 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

1 vote for "Hell Freezes Over"

He's been here...

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 19, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Most importantly...

We need to be sure we will be allowed to bring them into the ballpark. Before y'all go to all this effort. It'd be a shame to get there and be turned away -- or have our signs turned away and discarded. Awesome effort, everybody.

"It's like the only thing they know how to do is win." -- Baseballdad, 8/5/06

by skigurl on Sep 19, 2006 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Angels Stadium of Anaslime

policy as such:

Banners & Signs:
All banners and signs brought into the ballpark must meet the following guidelines: they must be baseball related and in good taste (as determined by Angels Baseball) cannot be commercial, political or obscene in nature; are not allowed anywhere within the playing field; may not be affixed to any ballpark wall, staff or pole; cannot cover up any advertising in the ballpark; and must be limited in size to 3 feet tall by 12 feet wide and be made of a fire retardant material.

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Our 'signs' will be blank - heh

What's up with the fire retardant clause? Since when is paper non-fire retardant?

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that

requirement falls well beneath the "does not cover advertising" clause.

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

FIRE RETARD ANT NOW!!!

A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What about foam core?

as opposed to gator. Looks like it would be a lot cheaper. Although not as strong as gator board, it's definitely sturdier than poster board.

http://www.artsupply.com/foamcore/foam_cor.htm

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 2:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ok i think what is more important

right now, at least, is figuring out who can take care of this, and when it can get taken care of. I'd rather it be done in LA, so that transportation isn't an issue; however, we can have you (eamb) do it up north if need be. Also, does anyone in the LA area know of any art supply stores and such? I mean, I can go to the USC bookstore, but I know they don't have a lot...

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you think

that the supplies will fit into Poppy's Accord?

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

potentially, yes

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll scout my local art supply shop after work

to get an idea of what's available.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok, my local art supply store has

24" by 30" green posterboard, and yellow posterboard, for 70 cents apiece. If stapled together and held up at a slight arc, they're sturdy enough to not be floppy. So that's an option if people are willing to do some stapling.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I personally think

we need something stronger than foamboard. but that's me.

by noava22 on Sep 19, 2006 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm open to any material durable enough

I'm just hoping it doesn't get crazy expensive to pull off (considering that the cards are supposed to be disposable, right?) Anything people agree on is cool with me. :)

by Rickeyfan on Sep 19, 2006 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know if this helps

but I work on campus at UCLA and can email a pdf file which is a store list that they send to our students in the Architecture department to go to for Architectural supplies (there are some art supply stores on this list). Whoever wants it, let me know where to email it.

by AsFanInLA on Sep 19, 2006 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll let organized folks figure out where to do it

If it's going to be done in the Bay Area, just let me know when, and I'll be there (unless it's during the games today, tomorrow or Sunday 9/24, because I have tickets to those).

(And, obviously, we'd need to know FOR SURE whether they'd fit into my car, before we even start...)

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 19, 2006 4:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Now This is what I call positive thinking...

Day Games in Oakland this weekend
Sat and Sun , plus Sunday October 1st - and maybe some of our ALDS games will be in the (U.S.) daytime or on the East Coast.

by Rev Halofan on Wed Sep 20, 2006 at 12:15:11 AM EST
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by BleacherDave on Sep 19, 2006 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I volunteer

to lead a special forces team and infiltrate enemy territory under the cover of darkness and steal the rally monkey. It will be tough but with the right team behind me I am sure I can do it!

Monkeyball can handle prisoner interrogation, translation, and poo ballistics. BBG I will need you to provide me with the schematics to this place they call Anaheim Edison Field of Anaheim For The Los Angels Angels. I will also need you to guide me through their intrecate maze of lazer based security systems. Erik Being Erik, I will knew you to come with me, if we face any resistance I will need someone to kick a lot of ass, thus you will be in charge of ass kicking. Esteban Loaiza, you can drive the get away car. Alright team - this is a tough mission, and to be honest with you, some of us may not go home to our goats at the end of the day, you are all brave to undergo this mission. Ready? Break!

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby

by Amnesiac727 on Sep 19, 2006 11:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"poo ballistics"... LMAO

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

By the way...

y'all have been discovered:

this is classic. see how the über-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring to Angel Stadium.

rad. i can't wait to see their craftsmanship.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Sep 20, 2006 7:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

mmmmm... these grapes are sure yummy!

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bay area grapes rock!

I was in LA last week, and their grapes are totally different. So sour--like sucking on a bag of lemons sour!

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Sep 20, 2006 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

We'll have to take our own grapes with us when we drive down to Anaheim next week. That'll be a nice ballpark snack! I think we can enjoy some sweet grapey goodness while flipping our Green & Gold "AL West Champions" cards at Angels Stadium...

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah...

i can't really seem to find real sourdough bread down here either. it kind of sucks.

by noava22 on Sep 20, 2006 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lmao

Which fable is the "sourdough bread" metaphor from? ;)

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh its not a metaphor

its legit. southern california doesn't believe in sourdough bread.

by noava22 on Sep 20, 2006 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was kidding...

I'm not really bringing grapes. But would you like me to bring you some bread? LOL

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, please!

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'd rather you bring air

the smog down here is no fun

by noava22 on Sep 20, 2006 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can get fake sourbread

for about $10K a loaf in Santa Monica, though.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Sep 20, 2006 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Arts and crafts!

I wanna help!

..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 9:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We can blind 'em with GLITTER!

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lady, if you can fly here with your

glittery expertise, and glitterize all our signs, we will have the coolest . card . stunt. ever . or at least the most sparkly.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And there are plenty of people

who would be willing to chip in on that!

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

At a buck an ANer

We'd only need about 10% of the site to contribute.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Sep 20, 2006 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SHIT!!! SHIT!!! SHIT!!!

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's a chant you don't hear everyday...

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Sep 20, 2006 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Perhaps you need more roughage in your diet?

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm working on my own project.

It should be ready tomorrow. I hope, anyway.

..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're the uberest of the uber-nerds.

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alright so

do we have any more volunteers for a venue for this weekend other than eamb? just seeing.

I know you volunteered your workplace, bbg, but do you have access during after hours?

by noava22 on Sep 20, 2006 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

But I live in LA. Eamb lives in Oakland, right?

Ironically, I will be in Oakland this weekend. I'm booking my flight right now. I have no plans outside the three A's games, but I have no car and no idea how to use public transportation (LA girl! ;)), but I do have time to help if the venue is close to a Bart ramp, or if someone feels like picking up a poor, lost baseballgirl for Saturday afternoon/night to work on the signs!

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here's my feeling on the thing

Ideally, we would have a team make the signs down south. That way they are already near the ballpark, ready to go for the game. However, understandably, there are probably more bodies here in the Bay Area that could come together on short notice to push this thing to completion -- I'm more than happy to facilitate this...

I think we should make a decision one way or another ASAP, so that the wheels can start turning towards this project getting under way, time is obviously of the essence.

My 4 bucks-

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My house is near

the West Oakland Bart station. I can provide a ride to and from, as you probably won't want to walk. I'll put the full details in the volunteer diary...

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When do you arrive?

I've got a Friday night ticket with your name on it...

"Listen, my attitude is a whole lot better when we win..." Our favorite GM

by LongTimeFan on Sep 20, 2006 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was just going to call you!

My friends let me off the hook for San Diego this weekend about an hour ago. I'm looking at Southwest right now, and I think the best bet would be to hop on the 5pm plane, which will put me in Oakland at 6:10.

I can grab a cab down the street. :)

I think it's important for me to be there, even though I'll be in Seattle next week and in Anaheim for the rest of the season. That's a lot of A's games in a row for me!

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

U Rock!

by BleacherDave on Sep 20, 2006 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great! I will leave your ticket at willcall

but probably talk to you before you leave.
I am so glad that you will be here this weekend...bringing good luck, good karma etc.

"Listen, my attitude is a whole lot better when we win..." Our favorite GM

by LongTimeFan on Sep 20, 2006 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, by golly

let's just see if we can set something up for this weekend up north :)

eamb, still down to host? anyone else who might be able to help out this weekend?

by noava22 on Sep 20, 2006 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll put together a dairy to round up

volunteers. I'm going to need you guys to guide me with the technical aspects of the project, as I've never done this before. If you can, give me directions on building the tiles to spec.

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Volunteer party

diary is up.

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok.

we need foam board and spraypaint. if you say a piece of foamboard will cost $2, and let's say we can only use one piece per sheet we buy...ok, well, thats 75 sheets at $2, cost is $150. 4 cans of spraypaint (2 forest green, 2 yellow) are probably ~ $10. So we're looking at ~$160. I know it's a lot to bankroll but we will be sure to pay you back - I think Blez intially volunteered to help chip in on this project. I can wire you money, too, if you can't afford it upfront.

we ideally want the signs to be 3' x 3', but I think we can do 30" x 30" if it will help with costs.

Basically, cut the squares, spray paint, you're done. They need to be uniform green and yellow, though, and we need each card to be green on one side and yellow on the other.

don't use metallic gold spraypaint.

If anything else needs clarification, I'll be back in around an hour.

by noava22 on Sep 20, 2006 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can help too with the money.

And I still have a PayPal account set up with a credit card attached, if anyone wants to donate to the cause, I'll just use that card.

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would be great BBG

Can you post to that effect in the volunteer party diary? I don't mind spending the money, it's just a matter of actually having it to spend, which I'm not so sure about at the moment =/

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think we'll need

a LOT more spray paint than that. Where did you see that price for foam board? I'd like to verify the cost locally here since it's too late to order online...

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

question

does anybody here know a fast and easy way to make a doily for my dining room table? i can't find anything i like on marthastewart.com.

by yeswecan on Sep 20, 2006 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No problem.

Here you go! If you need help, we can probably have a doily party in November. I don't think anyone around here is free until then. :-(

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That looks complicated

good thing they'll have a couple weeks head start on us to get started.

P.S. yeswecan - tell higz to check his pop culture references a little better. Ricky Shroder's first name doesn't have an 'e' in his first name. Unless higz was just channelling the Angel defense and their ability to throw up an 'E' whenever possible.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Burn!!!!!

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby

by Amnesiac727 on Sep 20, 2006 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

uh

you shouldn't be correcting anybody's spelling, my man. take another look at what you wrote.

by yeswecan on Sep 20, 2006 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

meh

that's I asked you to do it. I only had one error to his two.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

now try grammar lessons

by yeswecan on Sep 20, 2006 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry to point out the obvious...

...but you're trolling here.

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah.

We're not going to call him TROLL and make him slink back to HH. We welcome visitors here! What kind of lowlife blog treats the other team's fans as trolls instead of engaging them?

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i engage the nice trolls

and expel the not-so-nice ones. but that's just me. salb, if i remember correctly, you're one of the nice ones. ok time to go now. see you at HH!

by yeswecan on Sep 20, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

{deletes sal's comments}

{changes sal's username to sally916}

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's sali

The "I" is silent.

Read it all.

"...see how the ?ber-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring..."

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

is this a grammar-free zone, then?

by yeswecan on Sep 20, 2006 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like to be redundant whenever

I address fans from HH. Just in case they don't get it the first time around.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm bad at crafts... Is this a crochet hook?

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uber-nerd sez

'There is no spork'

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm hysterically laughing at that whole exchange

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ERROR

DOES NOT COMPUTE. ILLEGAL HUMOR IN SABERMETRIC SPORK SUBROUTINE; ABORT, RETRY, BUNT.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have been BE-LETED!!!!

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby

by Amnesiac727 on Sep 20, 2006 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's so cute!

HH is all jealous about our mad crafting skills and the fact that we can get along and work together and stuff. All the things they failed to learn after dropping out of kindergarten.

"Folding chair. Right to the base of the HR guy's spine. Incapacitates a man in seconds. Next question." --Catfish Stew

by tankerraid on Sep 20, 2006 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice!

Extending and confusing that analogy, this isn't high school where cool kids can call you a nerd to make you feel bad and clam up. The nerds run the asylum on AN, and we have a good time to boot! If YWC thinks he can embarass us, he has no idea where this falls on the pantheon of "embarassing things that happened on AN."

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs