Hot Sexy USSM (/LL) Event At Safeco Field, September 4th
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 5, 2010 9:42 AM PDT
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PrintThis year's LL-rides-the-coattails-of-USSM's-extraordinary-organization-efforts event has been announced, and if you haven't already read Dave's post over there, then you can read my plagiarized post on the same subject right here. I just have to change around enough words to make it seem like it's not his voice anymore. Anybody know a synonym for 'pavilion'?
You'll notice, of course, the big difference is that this year's event takes place inside the actual stadium, allowing us to maximize attendance and maximize revenue which goes somewhere. You'll also notice that, while Dave talks to you about marginal wins, I talk to you about players who look like they smell, and the front office awkwardly asks why they didn't get a standing ovation this time, you'll be able to watch batting practice on the field, affording a rare opportunity to witness the true hidden extent of Chone Figgins' power. I want to see a BP team of Figgins, Jack Wilson, and Jose Lopez, just for optimum funsies. In my head, players look equally helpless in BP as they do in games. If that isn't true, then I have to start asking myself questions I really don't want to answer.
Oh, right, the event. For the price of $20, you get!
- a ticket to watch the currently 40-68 Seattle Mariners take on the currently 46-62 Cleveland Indians, who are a Major League Baseball team
- a ticket to enter and listen to important people talk to you for an hour and a half
- a t-shirt of some kind
- maybe an EQC fleece blanket? From the fine people responsible for the EQC Pitch Tracer
- a chance to mingle for two hours until the game starts with this handsome son of a bitch, and also other people who are all right I guess
So you should come. I assure you that Dave and I won't take up too much of your time, the front office guys who show up always have interesting things to say, and given the circumstances of the season, I'm very curious to see if and how this Q&A event is different from the others, when the organization looked to be on the rise. Are you the world's biggest Brandon Morrow fan who, ever since the trade, has just felt this urge to give Jack a piece of your bitter, angry mind? This isn't not your chance!
Sign up. It'll be awesome. Dave promises.
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I imagine all sizes begin with at least several Xes
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 5, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
C'mon!
I burn some of that climbing the stairs outta the basement. My parents won’t let me have a fridge in the basement.
Because we’re rebels. Accurate, intelligent, introspective rebels. And damn proud of it my friend. - CapSea
Only if you're going to PAX or live really far away or already made travel plans for a holiday weekend
by Jeff Sullivan on Aug 5, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Penny Arcade Expo
A gamer convention founded by the PA webcomic guys
by Craptastic-J on Aug 5, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, you are so square.
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
It's the TV network that is now Ion.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Finally, I've been wanting to vent to Jack about that trade.
Totally kidding, but double negatives are fun.
by seattle_since_81 on Aug 5, 2010 10:44 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I'm going to buy a ticket for this
and then sit one section over from where everyone’s talking about baseball and start a conversation about random things.
by pdb on Aug 5, 2010 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
What if someone (me) already has killer tickets to that game,
but would like to attend the events?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Thanks, I'll head over to USSM and see what I can find out.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
For those who are curious, here is the answer:
“Only those with USSM tickets can get in before the gates open. If you want to come, you can either sell your regular tickets for that night’s game, or if you’re attached to those seats, buy a ticket to this and then go sit in your normal spot for the game.”
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
So now I just need to figure out how to use my 300 level tickets to get into the events,
then give them away right before game time so I can use my good tickets… Any thoughts?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
More details for the curious.
Per Dave: “You’d have to give your other tickets to the person you’re exchanging them with so they could use those for entry to the park, then you guys would just switch once both are inside. Once your USSM ticket gets scanned to allow you into the event, no one else will be able to use it to enter.”
So, once I go into the park, I can’t even step outside to smoke, or go meet a friend, or anything? This seems weird to me.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
You can
From the M’s official site:
“Guests exiting the ballpark to smoke must have their ticket scanned for re-entry by a Gate Host prior to exiting.”
So, on your way out, they’ll scan your ticket, and then you’ll be allowed to come back in. I guess you could theoretically give it to someone else outside and then they could use it as a “re-entry”, even if they haven’t yet entered, but there’s a chance the ushers might catch on and be kind of unhappy with you. I make no promises that you won’t get stuck outside if you try this.
I'm guessing that Dave was talking about the event.
The event tickets might have something special in the computer that allows the early entry to the Park but only once?
Why, I think I'm going to be there.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
So if you tweeted this title there are going to be a lot of disappointed bots out there.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
This is as good a time as any to point out for those unfamiliar with such things
that a transcript of the event will not be available, should you not attend. These things are “off-the-record(ish)”, not that anything top-secret will be divulged, but these events are informal chats done as a favor by the FO, not press events, and as such will not be recorded or transcripted.
This is to awesome to pass up
But sadly I cannot afford the plane ticket. Have fun kids!
by E-Lizz on Aug 5, 2010 3:15 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
No info on who will appear
Is this still undetermined, or do we know who will be there from the M’s?
by nathaniel dawson on Aug 5, 2010 4:03 PM PDT reply actions
Ah, so it's undetermined.
I pretty much knew that already, but I thought I’d ask.
by nathaniel dawson on Aug 5, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Basically, we can't promise anything this far out
The event is a month away. Meetings don’t get scheduled this far out, so any commitment we have is tentative, and I’m not going to promote someone without knowing they’ll be there. If I say that Jack’s coming and then something comes up and he can’t make it, I would feel like I didn’t deliver on the product that I sold people, and they’d have a viable reason to complain.
So, we won’t announce any guests until I know that they can be there. But, you know, you can probably assume that we’re not going to get stuck with the janitor.
As opposed to not being quite able to hear us talk.
Which is a dumb reason to complain
10,000 or so
Our section is “view reserved”. They’ll keep selling us tickets until those are all gone.
Space is not a problem anymore.
I can't quite tell- are they opening up a concession stand for us at 3:30?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
No
There will be vendors selling food in the USSM sectioned off area from 5:10 to 7:10. And, of course, you could always leave that area if you wanted some other kind of food.
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