Opening Day

[soupcan]

Okay - who's going?

Raise your hands.

I'll be there.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I'll be watching the ESPN telecast.

[Guest 86-Dreamer]

I will be there.

[Guest Edgy DC]

My 2006 debut will be at the Bobby on April 12th. Who's pitching?

[Guest sharpie]

I'll be here. At work. Ducking out at lunch to catch a few innings while downing a sandwich or something.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

The Diamond Knight family will be at Shea on Monday

[Guest ABG]

Edgy DC wrote: My 2006 debut will be at the Bobby on April 12th. Who's pitching?

Likewise. That's why I posed the question in the early rotation thread.

Either Pedro or Glavine by my count.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Excellent. I'll be one of the two obnoxious guys in Section 471, Row 4, Seats 6 and 7. Go, Pedro.

[Guest KC]

We're going - if anyone is meeting up post some coordinates.

[Guest cooby]

I have been very kindly invited by Scarlet, and I hope to be there if a whole bunch of things come together for me.

[Guest KC]

Hope it's not many bunches (is that a word?) - it would fun to see you.

[Guest Iubitul]

Oh sure - I miss a chance to meet Cooby because I'm having a 6-foot long cable stuck up my butt....

[Guest KC]

Eeek

[Guest Iubitul]

It just dawned on me that my little joke may get a few peeps worried...

It's no big deal - I'm at the age where I have to start having these things done, because my dad has had a few polyps removed in the past - they always came back negative - so it's no big deal.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Any rational being would have rescheduled the medical appointment.

[Guest cooby]

Iubitul wrote: Oh sure - I miss a chance to meet Cooby because I'm having a 6-foot long cable stuck up my butt....

Well, good luck of course, but geez, the lengths people go to avoid meeting me are starting to really bother me

[Guest KC]

c: >>>the lengths people go to avoid meeting me<<<

Is six feet a record?

[soupcan]

KC wrote: We're going - if anyone is meeting up post some coordinates.

I'm meeting 3 of my brothers-in-law in the stadium. If you know where you'll be in the parking lot, let me know and I'll swing by and steal some food.

[Guest cooby]

Food! Right!

I gotta think of something to bring if I'm coming...

[Guest SI Metman]

I'll be there in nosebleed

[Guest KC]

sc: >>>If you know where you'll be in the parking lot, let me know and I'll swing by and steal some food.<<<

I have pre-paid parking for this game and I'm not doing my normal tailgate routine
otherwise I'd be happy to feed you.

Maybe we can all meet for a pop or two somewhere, let's see who all chimes in.

[soupcan]

KC wrote: I have pre-paid parking for this game and I'm not doing my normal tailgate routine otherwise I'd be happy to feed you. Maybe we can all meet for a pop or two somewhere, let's see who all chimes in.

Pre-paid parking? Well excuuuuuse me.

Elitist bastard.

Pre-paid parking is THE way to go. Been doing it for years. Zip in, zip out. You are moving up in the world my friend.

You're allowed to tailgate in the pre-paid lot. In fact its probably easier because its not as crowded.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

How does that pre-paid parking thing work?

Last time I went to Shea I took the train so I could avoid the parking lot, but it was a long journey by train. NJ Transit, subway, missed connections, etc.

[Vic Sage]

i'm planning on not planning.

I'll see how i feel on Monday. I'll come in to work, and if the weather is decent, and my schedule is flexible, I'll just train it to Shea and see what I can scalp.

I should be able to find a single ticket, dontcha think?

if i do get out there, I'll look for youse guys... the Chapsfolk, and the Cartersians, and the Yancepators.

[Guest ABG]

="KC"]sc: >>>If you know where you'll be in the parking lot, let me know and I'll swing by and steal some food.<<< I have pre-paid parking for this game and I'm not doing my normal tailgate routine otherwise I'd be happy to feed you. Maybe we can all meet for a pop or two somewhere, let's see who all chimes in.

Or maybe I'll run you over in my TRUCK. That's right--you! How dare you say something bad about Piazza!

[soupcan]

="Yancy Street Gang"]How does that pre-paid parking thing work? Last time I went to Shea I took the train so I could avoid the parking lot, but it was a long journey by train. NJ Transit, subway, missed connections, etc.

Pre-paid parking comes with certain season ticket packages and lots of times if you buy expensive seats in advance, parking is included.

I like it cause I park right near the exit and I'm outta there and on the highway in no time no matter how crowded the lot is.

[Sandgnat]

Flying up from Savannah. Upper deck 4th row behind home plate. 850 miles can't stop the opening day tradition.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hard.

Core.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

So you can't do pre-paid parking on a single-game ticket?

Too bad. I was briefly intrigued.

Thanks for the info.

[soupcan]

You want hard core?

This will be (I think) my 25th consecutive Opening Day attended.

I'll give you that I never had to fly in for it and the farthest I've to travel was from Syracuse, but still.

Best Opening Day memory for me was Carter's game winning ding-dong in the 10th off Neil Allen in '85 in the BITTER FREAKIN' COLD!

Ordonez debut when he threw the runner out at the plate from his knees from short left field was pretty cool too.