2009 FanFest
by biancalana is my buddy on Jan 13, 2009 5:16 PM EST
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Who is headed to FanFest this weekend? I wasn't able to make it last year, but since I am moving back to KC (and got a 21 game pack for this season), I am flying back from LA for it. Anyone who went last year have any suggestions for those of us who want to make the most of the weekend and see/hear everything? I am betting with everything expanded from last year, it would be smart to get there as early as possible.
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We went the first day last year and it was pretty packed. I took the wife and kids (7 and 5) and there was a lot to do, but there was also a wait for most things.
I think we are going to go on Saturday, I don’t think it will be nearly as packed.
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by Matty486 on Jan 12, 2009 8:26 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Some MLB teams' fanfests include a Q&A session with the GM
I don’t think the Royals did that last year. Boy it would be fun to have one of those this year.
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by NYRoyal on Jan 12, 2009 9:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was there the 2nd day last year
and I could swear there was at least an abbreviated Q&A with Moore after he finished his talk with the announcers.
by AxDxMx on Jan 12, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cool, they should do more of that
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by NYRoyal on Jan 12, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but the Royals know
that your average 12 year old fan will ak more incisve questions than Dick “grit” Kaegel. So obviously, they try and avoid that scenario happening.
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by kcbottom9th on Jan 12, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dickgrit
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by devil_fingers on Jan 12, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that can't be good
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by buddyball on Jan 12, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds pretty painful
"I am sick and tired of [unintelligible] up with every [BLEEP]ing thing. No [BLEEP] from you guys, no [BLEEP] from you [BLEEP]ing players. And they can do any [BLEEP]ing thing they want to do. I’m sick and tired of all this bull[BLEEP]. Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it."
by Sweep_the_Leg on Jan 12, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sex on the beach can lead to that
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by NYRoyal on Jan 12, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There is a Q&A
with Dayton and with some players.
The trick is… I think only kids are really allowed to ask questions.
The fun part is manipulating your kids into asking what you want to ask. Have fun!
by Royal from Queens on Jan 12, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"i want to .... wha--
daddy? what did you say? i wanna know why you don’t user… i mean why you don’t look at your zebra… what? UZR! I mean why you don’t use your UZR!!!"
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by devil_fingers on Jan 12, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"now honey, go ask the nice man in the suit
what the hell he was thinking by signing Farnsworth – that’s ok, you can do it…"
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by buddyball on Jan 12, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It would be hard to coach a little kid into asking a good question
I think a 7-year-old could manage “Why did you pay so much for replacement level players?” Now I just have to fly to KC and rent a 7-year-old.
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by NYRoyal on Jan 12, 2009 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Renting a 7 year old?
Ahh… good ol’ craigslist!
by Royal from Queens on Jan 13, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's just the Kids Only Press Conference
There will be a separate Q&A for Dayton and Trey where anyone can ask a question. It’s on the schedule:
http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/kc/fan_forum/fanfest.jsp#details
on that page you need to follow the link for Main Stage activities
"MAIN STAGE
The Main Stage at the 2009 Royals FanFest will include several insightful and entertaining programs for fans including Q&A sessions with General Manager Dayton Moore and Manager Trey Hillman as well as Royals players and coaches. The Royals will also host the popular Kids’ Only Press Conference and other special sessions throughout the two-day fan extravaganza. "
by AxDxMx on Jan 14, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If you think that will be...
anything more than interns from the Royals’ PR department lofting anything but pre-screened, softball questions at them, then I’ve got some collateralized mortgage obligations I’d love to sell you.
"I am sick and tired of [unintelligible] up with every [BLEEP]ing thing. No [BLEEP] from you guys, no [BLEEP] from you [BLEEP]ing players. And they can do any [BLEEP]ing thing they want to do. I’m sick and tired of all this bull[BLEEP]. Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it."
by Sweep_the_Leg on Jan 14, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, I wish that Hal was still managing...
if for no other reason than the mere possibility that he might put one of these sorts of rants during the kids’ press conference.
“I’m sick and tired up putting up with all these stupidass questions from you kids at these Fanfests!”
"I am sick and tired of [unintelligible] up with every [BLEEP]ing thing. No [BLEEP] from you guys, no [BLEEP] from you [BLEEP]ing players. And they can do any [BLEEP]ing thing they want to do. I’m sick and tired of all this bull[BLEEP]. Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it."
by Sweep_the_Leg on Jan 14, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I was there last year
and they literally just handed the microphone to people that raised their hands.
by AxDxMx on Jan 14, 2009 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's surprising...
maybe I WILL end up going just to try to stir up some good responses from Dayton and Trey.
"I am sick and tired of [unintelligible] up with every [BLEEP]ing thing. No [BLEEP] from you guys, no [BLEEP] from you [BLEEP]ing players. And they can do any [BLEEP]ing thing they want to do. I’m sick and tired of all this bull[BLEEP]. Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it."
by Sweep_the_Leg on Jan 14, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Please do!
We need RR to be well-represented there.
WTF, self?
by minda33 on Jan 14, 2009 8:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you should be the "mole," minda
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by devil_fingers on Jan 14, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I went last year
Really seems to be geared more for the kiddies, and since my kid is too young to really understand what is going on, I probably won’t be going. Maybe in a few years.
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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 12, 2009 10:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'd love a detailed report from someone on one of these things
sounds kinda fun. Chilling with Teahen, stalking Alex Gordon into the bathroom (as described in a Star story a while back)…
I dunno… seems like a pretty good idea to get the kids in the tank, but the adults are the ones with the money (insert line about the New Great Depression).
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by devil_fingers on Jan 12, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
From last year
I browsed the exhibits which were pretty cool. You can see the 1985 World Series trophy, and they had a few exhibits from the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. They also brought in all the division title flags. There was a mini-field kids could play on and a batting cage and a pitching cage with a radar gun. There was a Q&A session with former players, and then Trey Hillman.
There were also tons of lines to get autographs and pictures taken. I didn’t wait in any of the lines.
The OP CC actually seemed too small for the event, I really hope they move it to Bartle Hall soon. It was way too packed last year.
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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 12, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
do they have enough time to fly in Farns, Willie, and Jacobs?
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by devil_fingers on Jan 12, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
as long as the Rs pay for the flight
since they gipped those guys so much
meat
by kabrink on Jan 13, 2009 12:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
2008 Fan Fest
Was immediately followed by the Bret Tomko signing. I wonder what exciting free agent we’ll bring in after this year’s Fan Fest? Kip Wells? Josh Fogg? Livan Hernandez? An anxious Royals Nation awaits!
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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 12, 2009 2:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
why does it have to be a free agent?
(impossibly hot, indeed)
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by devil_fingers on Jan 12, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
such a relevant publication
i wonder who Frank Deford likes in the AFC Championship game
by royalsreview on Jan 13, 2009 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Jon Heyman broke "Manny to the Dodgers!"
how would we ever have found out otherwise?
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by devil_fingers on Jan 13, 2009 11:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going again.
It was pretty cool last year. I mainly am trying to meet Gil Meche this year, lol! & my friend (who is a new Royals fan!) really wanted to go, so that’s another reason I’m going.
by teahen24 on Jan 12, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am in there
like swim wear.
I can’t wait. I’m super excited.
by Royal from Queens on Jan 12, 2009 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm sad...
I’ll be in Washington next week so I can’t justify going to KC this weekend as well. Plus, I just started (today!) as an RA and I’m on duty over the weekend. Maybe next year…?
WTF, self?
by minda33 on Jan 12, 2009 11:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Creighton?
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by devil_fingers on Jan 12, 2009 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
N-o
She’s a Husker from The NU!
The N stands for nowledge!
meat
by kabrink on Jan 13, 2009 12:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the fox guarding the henhouse?
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by buddyball on Jan 13, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I plan on attending on Saturday
Did we perform a photo montage, last year? We should do this again. I’ll provide Royals Review with the always necessary photos from the event.
Considering I’m a Jackson County taxpayer, I’m a little miffed about the 35-minute drive (and additional 15 minutes needed for parking, walking, and waiting in line to attend the event). Oh, well. For what it’s worth, I plan on attending the Friday banquet downtown that is available (I think) to season ticket holders. I’m not a ticketholder myself, but my dad is, so I’m mooching off of him. Aren’t dads great?
by Royals Nation on Jan 13, 2009 1:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
well here they are...
FanFest is just four days away, and we have big news to report! You can meet the newest members of the team this weekend at the Overland Park Convention Center. It was just announced that Willie Bloomquist, Coco Crisp, Kyle Farnsworth, and Mike Jacobs will all be in attendance!
by teahen24 on Jan 13, 2009 5:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Will Willie
Be covered in grit?
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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 13, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Artist's rendering of Bloomquist
They will be selling commemorative little Royals tupperware-type containers. You can just follow Willie around and catch whatever grit falls off of him. He may even autograph them.
"I am sick and tired of [unintelligible] up with every [BLEEP]ing thing. No [BLEEP] from you guys, no [BLEEP] from you [BLEEP]ing players. And they can do any [BLEEP]ing thing they want to do. I’m sick and tired of all this bull[BLEEP]. Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it."
by Sweep_the_Leg on Jan 13, 2009 11:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wouldn't count Jacobs making it
how is he going to catch a jet plane when he can’t even catch a slow grounder to first?
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by devil_fingers on Jan 13, 2009 11:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I went last year.
It was great and I am going again on Saturday. They are supposed to be doubling the floor space so there might be more to see and do. Got a few autographs last year including Butler, Teahen, and DMGM (who may not be tall enough to ride the ride). It’s a socially acceptable regression into childhood. I think Dayton will be available for questions including…
“Dayton, do you think David Glass will fire you and hire Scott Pioli as your replacement?”
“Dayton, who will the organization designate as the Roving Instructor of Grit for the farm system in 2009?”
“Dayton, about Willie Bloomquist…WTF?” (Get a kid to ask that one)
Feel free to submit your sample questions as well.
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by u l washington's toothpick on Jan 13, 2009 6:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dayton
Kevin Seitzer….great hitting coach? Or THE GREATEST HITTING COACH OF ALL-TIME??!?!??!
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by RoyalsRetro on Jan 13, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dayton: you do realize that Kevin Seitzer took tons of walks but wasn’t great in the slug department? That he was essentially the anti-Francoeur?
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by devil_fingers on Jan 13, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What if...
instead of a Q&A session, Gload and TPJ get 10 minutes to plead their cases as to why they should be allowed to keep playing baseball?
by biancalana is my buddy on Jan 15, 2009 2:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And then, if
their case is unsatisfactory, fans get to stone them!
WTF, self?
by minda33 on Jan 15, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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